Copper miners in the tundras of lapland discover a frozen piece of reptilian tail belonging to some unknown prehistoric creature. As one might expect, the new guys at mst3k made fun of the movie which is sort of their job. Download reptilicus 1961 bluray 1080p dtshd2 0 x264grym. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Streaming warlords of atlantis 1978 full movie storyline searching for the lost world of atlantis, prof. Dirch passer in reptilicus 1961 reptilicus 1961 birthe wilke in reptilicus 1961 reptilicus. Reptilicus le monstre des mers 1961 film complet en. The fragment is brought to science institute in copenhagen where it starts regenerating and turns into full grown monster, called reptilicus. As is always the case with these types of films, the idiots take it. Starring carl ottosen, ann smyrner, mimi heinrich, asbjorn andersen, bodil miller, bent mejding cinematography aage wiltrup miniatures kaye koed film editor sven methling, edith nisted nielsen original music sven gyldmark written by ib melchior and sidney pink. With bent mejding, asbjorn andersen, povl woldike, ann smyrner. Grayson retells the story of that fateful day which began somewhere in the forbidding arctic tundra of lapland 2 points to anybody who knows where that is. Reptilicus is the titular antagonist in the 1961 danishamerican giant monster film of the same name.
Reptilicus is a film that tests this notion by stretching it to an extreme. Reptilicus is a 1961 danish kaiju movie, in the vein of godzilla. I first saw the us version, and have just got hold of the danish dvd release from last year. The monster grows to gigantic size and goes on a citywide rampage. A bunch of scientists dig up a tail thats believed to belong to a prehistoric reptile of some type. Edition discs price new from used from dvd jul 04, 2016 please retry 1. Reptilicus usa version 1961 x264 bdrip 1080p rus kosmoaelita.
After copper miners discover part of the frozen tail of a prehistoric monster in lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life. Has approx 1 14 spine split at top of spine and 12 at bottom. I can sympathize with this argument, but this movie was released in 2000, only 4 years after the first feature length cgi movie toy story. Released april 17th, 2006, reptilicus stars carlottosen, annsmyrner, mimiheinrich, bentmejding the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Alas, reportedly the poor people in denmark were subjected to these scenes in the danish version of this film. Reptilicus 1961 reptilicus under beskydning youtube. The film was produced by american international pictures and saga studio. A frozen, prehistoric fossil is found and given to scientists, who then revive it. Reptilicus is literally powerful prehistoric monster. Grab the tentaclesreptilicus double feature bluray at. Making music is not a primary goal and the main concern is with pushing the boundaries of what is considered listenable and to this end a variety of sonic sources are. A comic book based on the film was published in 1961, ahead of its theatrical release, by charlton comics but lasted only two issues.
Reptilicus 1961 sidney pink synopsis, characteristics. Reptilicus slithers off into the ocean to allow his wounds to regenerate. To start with, my first exposure to reptilicus was through the mystery science theater 3000 revival of april 2017. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1961. Anyway, i wanted to find the danish version of reptilicus, but, of course, i had to settle for the english dub from good old american international.
This being the case, any critique of reptilicus may be a bit biased in their direction thematically. Perhaps the rarest tribute was the recent publication of reptilicus the screenplay, as compiled by kip doto. May 01, 20 top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew duration. Two versions of the film were made with largely the same cast, with sidney w. I gotta give ol sid pink and poul bang credit, though, for centering the film s action on miniatures and puppetry.
Reptilicus is a collaborative effort of two icelanders who will take anything sonic from the environment and organize it into what might be called the semblance of music. Aitken, his son charles and greg collinson are betrayed by the crew of their expeditions ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures of atlantis. Reptilicus, aside from being one hundred percent asinine looking, seems to have a drooling problem. Reptilicus on the other hand delivers a brand new hd transfer in the film s original 1. A portion of the tail of a prehistoric reptile is discovered in denmark.
The film was produced by american international pictures and saga studio and separate versions were released in denmark and in the united states. Based upon the 1961 danish movie, released in the united states in 1962. Even as the artwork notes that the film got a fresh hd transfer for this disc, its still pretty beaten up. This book has 37 pages and was uploaded by jodyanimator on june 11, 2012. Its vocal sound effects were provided by the late georg jensen. Watch reptilicus full movie in hd visit movie 21266 a portion of the tail of a prehistoric reptile is discovered in denmark. Reptilicus is a 1961 danishamerican horror monster movie directed by poul bang danish version and sidney w.
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I imagine the restoration effort to bring this one to full glory would be extremely time consuming and expensive. Reptilicus is a much more faithful remake of beast than any of the big gs outings, but strangely it wasnt a hit. Eventually, the navy discovers the singed serpent sleeping it off, at which point graysen shows himself to be an utter and complete imbecile by ordering the boat to drop depth charges on the supine saurian. A reptilian monster with the ability to regenerate itself attacks the beautiful city of copenhagen in denmark, where tourists can hear beautiful songs like tivoli nights and enjoy the nightlife andsorry, i seem to have gotten off the track. A danishamerican coproduction, an englishspeaking version was filmed simultaneously with the danish one, which led to the frequent misunderstanding that the two versions are the same except for language, but in practice there are quite a few differences. Danish geologist expedition finds a fragment of unknown giant prehistorical creature in frozen north. A low point of the film is pop star birthe wilkes rendition of a ditty, tivoli nights, to a. Although the poster for reptilicus reproduced on the dvd case shows the monster attacking the golden gate bridge in san francisco, the film is actually set in and around copenhagen. Apparently the world wasnt ready for the surreal spectacle of denmark being invaded by a giant prehistoric. Due to all of the camera tricks utilized to pull off the film s many special effects in the early 60s, film grain can spike here and there depending on the optical effects being shown. The american version of reptilicus was released on dvd on april 1, 2003 by mgm home entertainment under the midnite movies banner. Reptilicus is a 1961 danishamerican giant monster film about a prehistoric reptile. It doesnt seem like the worst ideaafter all, the approach leaves plenty of time to develop characters and exploit the intrigue.
The film was produced by american international pictures and saga studio, and was a. When its briefly mentioned in the history of scifi and horror, a vhs documentary that i watched a lot during my young adult years after i received it as a birthday present in 2001, butch patrick describes reptilicus release as the point when. Also stream reptilicus on your mobile, tablets and ipads plot. The film was produced by american international pictures and saga studio, and was a coproduction between two directors. Reptilicus 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. On june 16, 2015, the film was released in the bluray format by scream factory as a double feature with the 1977 film tentacles. Reptilicus novelization wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. And if youve seen it, you will realize the enormity of that statement. The acting was abysmal, but can be pushed off to the fact that the cast was composed entirely of danish players. Reptilicus is a 1961 danishamerican giant monster film produced by cinemagic and saga studio. Apparently, theres never been a second danish monster movie, so i guess they have stuck to pastries for nearly 50 years since this 1961 turkey.
Heres the major differences between the two versions for the minor differences, theres a whole book on the making of this film, reptilicus. Reptilicus 1961 download movie for mobile in best quality 3gp and mp4 format. Reptilicus is a 1961 danishamerican film about a giant monster. Reptilicus internet movie firearms database guns in. Reptilicus 1961 is probably the best film sidney pink ever made. Reptilicus official trailer a fairtopoor monster film has a group of oil drillers coming up with the mangled tail of some prehistoric beast the film s most gruesome and best scene. Reptilicus 1961 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Starring carl ottosen, ann smyrner, mimi heinrich, asbjorn andersen, bodil miller, bent mejding cinematography aage wiltrup miniatures kaye koed film editor sven methling, edith nisted nielsen original music sven gyldmark written by ib melchior and sidney pink produced by sidney pink, samuel z. Nevertheless, i sort of enjoyed the movie, as it harks back to my days as. Watch reptilicus 1957 full movie free online streaming. Pink directing the english version and poul bang directing the danish version. Reptilicus is a 143page novel based on the 1961 american international pictures and saga studios film reptilicus, written by dean owen. See also video watchdog magazine, issue 96, for a crossanalysis. Reptilicus 1961 full movie download full hd youtube.
Reptilicus was such a financial bomb that employees at the danish production company, saga films, were prohibited from speaking the name for several years. Top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew duration. It is a giant dragonlike creature with the ability to regenerate from a single bodypart. Reptilicus art by bill moino and vince alascia, mind over matter text story 2 pgs, daydreams art by rocko mastroserio. Some people dont like the combination of 3d and 2d animation. As the older movie of the bunch, reptilicus is in decidedly rougher shape. Reptilicus was a fullblown puppet, not just a sock with a hand in it. Gorgo 1961, yongary, monster from the deep 1967, gappa the triphibian monsters 1967, the crater lake monster 1977, the curse of the komodo 2004. Still, smelling money, it seems that everybody would give it a try, and in 1961 denmark gave us the relentlessly average to mediocre dinosaursockpuppetontherampage movie reptilicus. The film was produced by american international pictures and saga studio and separate versions were released in denmark and in the united states the original danishlanguage version was directed by danish director poul bang and released in denmark on february 25, 1961. The following year, a japanese semiremakeripoff called godzilla was an even bigger hit, and the rest is history. The film opens with a narration by general grayson, the man who eventually defeats reptilicus at the end of the film.
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