michaelthompson-98713 First of all this film was a complete waste of the fine acting talents of Bill Travers, and William Sylvester. This film is about a monster taken from the sea and put in front of people on the land, just to make money and for amusement. This is a sad film because the mother comes from the sea to take what is in fact her baby stolen by the greedy humans. She creates mayhem in her path.I became very sad watching this film because whenever I watch films about monsters, I always feel sorry for them as they are attacked by the so called civilised people on land.I took this film seriously, and the only person who had any pity at all for the monster was the character played by Vincent Winter, Tom I believe his name was ?Yes, I know the monsters were'nt real....I have to ask, just who were the monsters.?????

jacobjohntaylor1 This is a great movie. 5.5. is underrating. This a very scary movie. It has great acting. It also has a great story line. It is very scary. Bill Travers was a great actor. Giant sea monster goes on a rampage in London England. This a very scary movie. If this movie does not scary you then no movie will. Try not get scared. This so mush better the Cloverfeild or Godzilla 2000. This is one of the scariest movies of all time. This is a true science fiction classic. This movie is no 5.5 it is a lot better. If you like to get scared see this movie. This movie is a must see. William Sylester was a great actor. Vincent Winter was a great actor.

janethesnail It's hard to believe this film has so many good reviews, especially so many stating how advanced the effects were for their time. It is utter rubbish, and unfortunately not even bad enough to make it funny. The acting is lame throughout and the characters and dialogue unrealistic. The monster, which I presume is based on an anklosaurus, is so obviously a man in a suit, that it is in no way convincing. Most of the budget must have been spent on stock footage, which makes up about a third of the film. This wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so badly cut and with ineffective dubbing over it. Unfortunately there are a lot of continuity errors and even more times when the same stock footage is used more than once. Even the tailor made special effects are recycled, with Gorgo knocking over the same wall three times in about two minutes. I'd like to know whether the people who thought these effects were realistic were only 6 years old when they saw it or if they were taking mind expanding drugs at the time because quite frankly The Muppets are more realistic than Gorgo. The film's one redeeming feature is the happy ending.

Coventry The British must have been really jealous of the legendary Japanese monster Godzilla destroying the city of Tokyo, as they insisted on having their very one mega-giant critter destroying the city of London. The result is Gorgo, a charming and easily aggravated sea lizard of Irish descent with adorable bright red eyes. The film opens with a diving expedition witnessing an underwater volcano eruption in the middle of the ocean. The impressive ecological phenomenon brings a lot of fake and inexistent species of rubber fish to the surface, but also awakens the bad-tempered sea monster Gorgo. See, Gorgo is a really cool monstrosity that doesn't waste any time and that's something horror fans will definitely always appreciate. Unlike most monsters in the film industry, Gorgo doesn't start by picking off sole victims somewhere in the middle of the sea; it promptly attacks entire seaside villages at one. That way, there are witnesses aplenty and the few hysterical survivors don't have to waste half of the script trying to convince the authorities about what they saw. Greedy fishermen catch the prehistoric critter and sell him/her/it to a sleazy circus owner in London. But then, and inevitably, it turns out that they only just captured Gorgo Junior, and mommy obviously doesn't like that her baby is downgraded to being a circus freak. "Gorgo" isn't a great or even highly memorable monster classic, but at least it's never boring. The titular monster is pretty cool, the special effects are reasonably astonishing considering the time of release and there are a few admirable attempts to generate sequences of mass hysteria and mayhem. The majority of miniature sets are delightful and let's not forget the various and hilarious use of stock footage! Military battleships and U-boats are firing off artillery into the open water and Gorgo isn't anywhere near the point of impact. The rampage through London itself is not as overwhelming as the aforementioned Godzilla crushing down Tokyo, but it's nice and exhilarating to look at nonetheless. Recommended if you have a soft spot for late 50's/early 60's ecological monster movies.