Review of The Incredible Shrinking Man

The Incredible Shrinking Man(1957) was probably a better book than a movies. I remembered watching this when I was about 4, when my family lived in Portage La Perrie. Just some little guy running around. Cool special effects. My wife mistakenly down loaded this classic,; a mix up when I was talking about the Incredible Melting Man. So we watched it any way: What work: The special effects from 1957 held up well. The cat trying to eat the little guy. Bigger and bigger cups etc. The fight with the spider etc. I liked! What did not work. Radiation and bug spray caused the shrinking!?! Lame. Stared out strong with protagonist wondering what was happening, and going to the carnival part the movie took a down turn as the Shrinking man slowed down. Better read as a novel than a movie as the survival of the basement became long and stretched out. More of an effects movie for todays C G I culture. The story of man survival was okay, but I would of preferred and ending of the little guy getting eaten by the cat. Call me demented. 6 stars.