Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Julian R. White ***SPOILER ALERT***So this is one of those old 1950's creature features that aren't very well heard of. I hadn't heard of it at all until recently. I decided that the creature on the movie poster looked wonderful! Something frightening and different. I liked how the creature resembled a large tropical bird, hence they are in the amazon. So finally, I decided let's give the movie a try. The film gives us beautiful scenery, and hilarious animal interactions that some more educated people could laugh at (e.g. when the "very poisonous snake" drops onto the boat, but upon inspection, it is a common South American boa constrictor). So let's talk about the main aspect of course, the monster itself. I was able to appreciate that this creature made sounds and calls like I had never heard in any other creature film before, it was completely unique. Here is the problem though... near the end of the film, you realize there was no monster at all, rather it was the son of a native chief dressing in a monster costume to scare his people into abandoning the white man's ways, and revert back to the jungle. So as another critic stated, this movie was a mix between a creature feature, scooby doo, and cannibal holocaust (though there was never any cannibalism seen in the film).I got a bit irritated that the murders and tracks and actions of the monster technically never occurred, which leaves many questions unanswered about who was truly committing the murders. How did Tupanico (the antagonist) make the calls the creature made? How did he murder people without a weapon? It left me scratching my head.Not a bad movie, but not what you'd really want from a true monster movie.

bkoganbing John Bromfield and Beverly Garland star in Curucu Beast Of The Amazon and the best thing this film has going for it is the location photography in the Amazon jungles of Brazil. One hates to think that where this film was shot might be developed over by now. Because this film surely didn't do much for the careers of either of its stars.Bromfield is a plantation manager and Garland is a doctor and and a ridiculous looking monster is out terrorizing the natives of Bromfield's plantation. Purportedly it is Curucu a legendary monster from up the Amazon headwaters country where no white people have gone before. So Bromfield decides to play Captain Kirk and go on a mission to explore and destroy this monster that's cutting into his business.Garland being the scientist wants to get some of that head hunter concoction which she says might be valuable to medical science. Garland had one vital asset in being cast in these films, no one could scream quite like her and she gets plenty of opportunity from the natural and man made opposition they both encounter.The monster Curucu is one ridiculous and stupid looking beast which looks like a mixture various Halloween costumes. In this case though there is a reason and the mystery of Curucu is solved.A few laughs are in this one, unintentional ones if you care.

captainapache I spend a lot of time trying to add lesser known 50's sci-fi titles to my ever growing collection. Unfortunately I came to this title. Cool title and stars Beverly Garland made by Universal - how could I miss? Although the poster looks great on this flick, find the strength to resist. The Brazilian locations are great and acting was acceptable but whoever wrote the script was a loser. This played out more like an episode of Scooby Doo(old man Smithers and all). The part that really killed me was that after they ruin the whole movie after 45 minutes, it goes on for another 35 minutes!! Seriously, for lesser known movies, check out Giant from the Unknown or Monster from Green Hell before you ever touch this garbage.

BaronBl00d "Like nothing you have ever seen" states the tagline for this film, and it is accurate beyond belief. This film is beyond description in many ways. The story details how a plantation owner and a doctor go up the Amazon in search of a Head-shrinking tribe and a mythical beast. The beast looks incredibly inept and totally silly, as is the plot for this film. The leads are horrible, particularly Beverly Garland as the sassy doctor out to always prove herself. Her expressions, not to mention her screams, are enough reason to see the film. I cannot remember laughing so hard at a film. Although the settings are genuine, the folksy South American tune in the background throughout most of the film only serves to belittle any real tension the film might have provided. The direction is poor and the camerawork even poorer. One sequence in particular, when Garland and male lead "Rock" run up a tree to avoid being trampled by a herd of water buffaloes is a real hoot! The scenes were laid on top of each other and just look so idiotic. A great film to ridicule with friends or just for private laughs!