The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (Monster from Beneath the Sea) (1953)

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Now we come to the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms a milestone in monsters movies (The Giant Monsters genre to be exact) the stop motion effects were done by Ray Harryhausen [img id=1119800 width=500full] in his earlier days and started a whole new generations of monsters in the 50s The Lost World was the first but this is the one that started the genre.

The faux-dinosaur at the heart of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (dubbed Rhedosaurus) is the twisted atomic heart of an entire genre of films about gigantic monsters created or awakened by nuclear bombs. For all of the stilted dialog, slumberous pacing, and wooden acting, those big set pieces make the journey worth it. It’s brief running time taps into the Atomic Age paranoia by unleashing this s... read more

Near the Arctic Circle researchers detonate a nuclear device and unwittingly thaw a prehistoric beast frozen for millions of years. The monster leaves a path of destruction across eastern North America as it heads straight for New York City. When heavy artillery proves ineffective against the towering creature, scientist Tom Nesbitt (Paul Christian) concocts a radioactive formula to neutralize the beast -- and ace shot Cpl. Stone (Lee Van Cleef) will deliver it by grenade.