Bride of the Monster (1955)

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at Apr 26 8:20

"A race of atomic supermen that will conquer the world!" as quoted by Bela Lugosi's character in another of Ed Wood's famously appalling films. That quote pretty much sums up the plot...and the absolutely appalling screenplay. Bride of the Monster is about a crazed doctor named Eric Vornoff who is experimenting with people to create his own "master race" of atomic people to rule the world. Premise is weak, and executed appallingly! Performances are just woeful, with Lugosi visibly past his prime, Tor Johnson doing nothing more than zombie sleep-walking and a bit of roaring, and there's a few others that do nothing more than winge and moan, and add nothing to the story. Script is horrible...I mean how did the actors ever agree to say such lines?! And the octopus...well it's ...Read more

Rating : 2/10