Saw this film and not sure what to say. The film is like a lot of films of the era in that the science is iffy and the pacing a bit slow. It also teases, but then you will later wonder how some things could of happened. Yes, the film is about a giant who is not from the unknown and not really a giant, but he does enjoy picking up girls and hanging Native American decor...
The story, there have been cow mutilations, a murder and people are in a panic! Well, an archaeologist and his daughter come to the town as the doctor wants to find a legendary giant. Amidst all the wrong doings, the sheriff takes time to tell the archaeologist to put ties on the tent poles and another archaeologist asks the two for dinner which upsets this one guy who really wanted the younger archaeologist to do his sister, but then a giant awakens and kills the sister so the sheriff believes it is the younger archaeologist and then a posse is formed to take care of the giant and the person who mutilated the cows and killed the one person laughs as they forget all about his crimes!
Seriously, the mutilations and the murder at the beginning of the film could not have been done by the giant as it was clearly in suspended animation still. They show him getting out of the grave for the first time, which is well after the mention of mutilations and murder. Kind of reminds me of another film, The Beast of Yucca Flats, which showed the beast kill a woman in her home pre credit sequence; however, at no point was the beast near civilization or a cabin during the run of the film!
So, the film is a bit of a mess and you get people running around and shooting at the giant which is not as effective as hitting it with a stick apparently. Still, it is always kind of fun to revisit a film from this era mainly for the laughs it can provide and the silly premise. I do not care what the giant was made up, if he was just buried in the ground he would decay, not remain intact until lightning woke him up!
The story, there have been cow mutilations, a murder and people are in a panic! Well, an archaeologist and his daughter come to the town as the doctor wants to find a legendary giant. Amidst all the wrong doings, the sheriff takes time to tell the archaeologist to put ties on the tent poles and another archaeologist asks the two for dinner which upsets this one guy who really wanted the younger archaeologist to do his sister, but then a giant awakens and kills the sister so the sheriff believes it is the younger archaeologist and then a posse is formed to take care of the giant and the person who mutilated the cows and killed the one person laughs as they forget all about his crimes!
Seriously, the mutilations and the murder at the beginning of the film could not have been done by the giant as it was clearly in suspended animation still. They show him getting out of the grave for the first time, which is well after the mention of mutilations and murder. Kind of reminds me of another film, The Beast of Yucca Flats, which showed the beast kill a woman in her home pre credit sequence; however, at no point was the beast near civilization or a cabin during the run of the film!
So, the film is a bit of a mess and you get people running around and shooting at the giant which is not as effective as hitting it with a stick apparently. Still, it is always kind of fun to revisit a film from this era mainly for the laughs it can provide and the silly premise. I do not care what the giant was made up, if he was just buried in the ground he would decay, not remain intact until lightning woke him up!