Customer Reviews
true classic! 
2008-09-04
don't make them like this anymore, if you like horror classics, you'll like this one.
Best Of Its Era. Acting More Than Cinematography. 
2008-08-27
DeForest Kelly (F Troop) Stars is this believable story where aliens inhabit a mountain side in Switzerland. I get more every time I watch it! Its not the monster! Its the buildup. The evacuation, the cold! The mountain climber with no head! Listen to dialog and find out it happened elsewhere!
IT CRAWLS...IT CRAWLS...AND SO WILL YOUR SKIN...UNTIL YOU SEE THE EYE, THAT IS...(GIGGLE) 
2007-11-29
Tim Burton has mentioned this gem as one of the movies that inspired him to become a film-maker. And I can see why he would say that. Like so many science fiction films from the 40s and 50s this movie has ambience up the wazoo. And having the lovely Janet Munro (who died MUCH too young) to look at won't spoil the movie for you GUYS out there either!!! (You may remember her better as Sean Connery's love interest in the Disney Classic Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
Forrest Tucker is on hand and shows us that he was a pretty good actor back in those dim and distant days before F-TROOP. He is fated to be remembered FOREVER for that sitcom and, while that isn't necessarily a BAD thing, it would be nice if he could be remembered for other things TOO. Including his portrayal of Alan Brooks in THIS film. (It's like Agnes Moorehead, really...forever famous for her role as "Endora" on BEWITCHED...yet how many know that she was one of the original cast members---along with Orson Welles of THE MERCURY THEATER? AND of THE MERCURY THEATER ON THE AIR--how many remember that when Orson was THE SHADOW SHE was his Margo Lane? How many remember her one woman tour-de-force on SUSPENSE in the classic SORRY, WRONG NUMBER? Or even her portrayal opposite Vincent Price and Gavin Gordon---who played George Gordon, Lord Byron in The Bride of Frankenstein---
in The Bat---but I digress).
The screenplay is by Jimmy Sangster who wrote the screenplays for most of the classic HAMMER films including the Peter Cushing-Christopher Lee-Andre Morell version of The Hound of the Baskervilles
so you KNOW the script is good and scary.
Indeed, the only problem with this movie is with the title character---I was 8 years old when this movie came out and I remember that I started to giggle uncontrollably at my first sight of the eye ("sight of the eye--GET it???) even THEN. but the set up to the reveal...the suspense and the fear that are generated through most of the film...make this one well worth your adding it to your collection of "Movies That Go Well With Popcorn".Crawling Eye
Crazy Mist Movie 
2007-09-29
One of the most simple and stupid movies ever but just like a car wreck you will slow down to watch. If you like "B" horror movies then this is right up your alley. If you need suspense or a plot that just keeps you on the edge of the seat then pass on this one.
The Old Ones Are Still Good!! 2007-08-06
I purchased this DVD because I remember watching it from when I was a kid and enjoying it (acutally I love sci-fi).
I wanted my son to see these types of movies also--I think these old black and white classics are great and my son did enjoy it also, so there is meaning to "oldies but goodies".
It is a good story and the DVD is good quality and viewed very nicely.
QUALITY CHEESE HERE! 2007-05-03
A classic science fiction terror thriller about a weird creature from outer space which survives in the rarefied atmosphere of the Swiss Alps and terrorizes scientists in a remote high-altitude research station. This hideous monster hides in the fog-shrouded cloud of mist and kills its victims by decapitation. As the mysterious cloud descends on the Swiss village of Trollenberg, United Nations science investigator Allan Brooks (Forrest Tucker), Professor Crevett (Warren Mitchell) and a young woman with psychic powers (Janet Munro) must find a way to stop the monster's murderous rampage before it's too late.
A Taut Little Sci-Fi Thriller 2007-04-13
Don't be put off by the sensationalist title or the lurid case artwork--"The Crawling Eye" is actually a quite good, if minor, science fiction film.
The decade after the end of World War II produced a bumper crop of the finest science fiction films ever made, many of which remain classics to this day. "The Crawling Eye," released in 1958, certainly does not rank among the top ten of the decade, but it is nonetheless an interesting story told in a reasonably well-made film. The plot is tight, coherent and logically consistent, and the acting of the British and American cast is as good as the typical standards of the day. There are some moments of genuine suspense as scientists race against time to figure out how to fight an unseen murderous force that inhabits a strange radioactive cloud high in the Swiss Alps. The "crawling eye" creatures of the title, when they appear late in the film, are about as good as the special effects technology of the day could make them, complete with tentacles very obviously manipulated by wires suspended from the ceiling of the sound stage.
This DVD is advertised incorrectly as a "Widescreen European Edition"--it is actually full-frame format. It is "European" only in its title, "The Trollenberg Terror," as it was released in Europe, and the obligatory British Board of Film Censors "X" rating before the opening credits. The black-and-white transfer is crisp, sharp and contrasty, but overall the film is marred slightly by what seems to be more than the usual amount of dust, scratches, hairs and other defects. The only extras are a grand total of three count 'em three still photos and an extremely poor-quality trailer.
At this low price, "The Crawling Eye" is hard to pass up. You'll definitely get your money's worth if you have any interest at all in science fiction films of the '50's.
Chilling terror 2007-01-17
In the style of 'you don't see the monster until it's too late', this is a very chilling setup. Adapted from 'The Trollenberg Terror', everything takes place on a lonely mountain far from help. The monsters are never seen until the end, only spoken of. You see the effects long before you see them.
Look for Forrest Tucker (of 'F Troop' fame) in the lead.
And for the Adults, look for a scene involving a couch and a woman bent over that, incredibly, escaped the notice of the censors. 'Nuff said.
Cheesy special effects don't detract from a pretty good "B" Sci-Fi movie 2006-12-17
"The Crawling Eye" (aka, "The Trollenberg Terror") is a better-than-average low budget sci-fi entry from the late 1950's. As is the norm for many of the classic sci-fi movies of that era, radiation plays an important role in the plot.
In this film, aliens are drawn to the Earth (for some unknown reason) and move mysteriously up and down the Trollenberg Mountain by way of the aforementioned radioactive cloud. The acting led by TV veterans Forrest Tucker and Janet Munro is actually above the norm for a movie with this limited of a budget. The secondary actors are also a little better than expected. The plot moves along nicely and there are few "down" moments in the film.
The only major criticism that I have of the film is that the special effects used to create the aliens is suspect, even for a film in the 50s'.
The viewer is led to believe that the "eye creatures" (consisting of a giant eye and a few tentacles) can easily move around even though they have no visible motoring legs or appear to have the ability to float in the air. I know....what do you expect... George Lucas and his special effects team?
With that being said, fans of sci-fi movies of this era will definitely want to add "The Crawling Eye" to their collection. It's much better than most from this genre'.
Chilling, but... 2006-08-15
This is a surprisingly well-made "low budget" atmospheric film. I first saw it on "Million Dollar Movie" (Channel 9/NYC) in the late 50's (they would show a film all week long and 4-5 times on Sunday!). Janet Munro is superb as the psychic, and Forrest Tucker's usually wooden acting 'style' lends tension to the story line. The acting is first-rate. The only disappointment is the creature's 'reveal'. After such a tense, horrific build-up we finally get to see...well, I'm not going to spoil it, 'cuz it's an entertainingly creepy little hair-raiser, nonetheless.
