Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Rainey Dawn Monster (1980) is aka Monstroid and aka The Toxic Horror. Whatever title you give it - it's still an awful movie. OK. I'll admit it... I watched maybe the first 15 or 20 minutes then I did my fast-forward and watch a bit, fast-forward again then watch a bit until the end of the film.... yes every thing I saw was just awful.So what part of this film is supposed to be a "true story"? I know, people lie make up bull-poop - that much is true and I guess that is the only "true story" part of the film. OK -- factories putting waste into rivers/streams and messing up the things is true too - but they don't create stupid looking monsters - just dead wildlife mainly. But that is about the only true thing I find in this film besides the fact people get drunk. Basically, factories pumping junk into good waters and messing them up, drunks and liars -- all true. Monsters, such as in this film, are false - NOT a "true story".The ONLY reason I'm giving this film a 1 is for John Carradine (He gets a point)... that's it!! The rest of the film is not even worth crumbling up to throw away.1/10

Aaron1375 This film was not a pleasure to watch, it was a dull monster in the lake movie in the same vein as The Crater Lake Monster, except this one made that one seem good! The film is a lot like that one, crossed with the Talia Shire film Prophecy, however that film was actually good. So if you want to see a good pollution causes wildlife to mutate, see that film. Then again, this may have been dinosaur in the lake as they never said that it was a mutation, I am just assuming this because of the fact they tried to pass this crock as a true story. Want to see a good movie featuring a dinosaur like monster in the lake, well don't see this one. Or Crater Lake either, it is better than this, but still not good. Then there is The Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds from Japan, it is better than these two films, but it isn't all that good either! Man, I am beginning to feel there are no good dinosaur lake movies.This movie features a plant in Columbia that is running into problems as the locals fear a monster, a reporter is causing trouble and an terrorist is sabotaging the plant. Well, turns out there is something in the lake, however, don't expect to see it much as the most we get are quick glimpses here and there. Well the people in the plant work together as they try to defeat this thing, meanwhile a woman is burned for being a witch and a dude blows himself up and there is padding a plenty in this film. Just not a lot of monster! John Carradine is also in this film as a priest who is also quite pointless.So basically, another film about a lake monster like Crater and Legend. This one actually garnered an R rating, however, both Crater and Legend both were more graphic than this one. You only really see the monster at the end as they do all they can to pad this film out. There is one death of note involving a blonde lady which was okay, and about the only decent kill in the entire film. Just boring to the extreme for the most part. I did not like Crater Lake either, but it was not quite as bad as this one turned out to be.

Chase_Witherspoon A Mr Fix-It (Mitchum) is sent to Colombia to rectify publicity issues with a US-run chemical plant that is the source of both environmental contamination speculation and monster superstition after a series of mysterious happenings by the lake. Shortly after arriving, big Jim finds more than he bargained for when the local company secretary is shockingly bisected. Initial speculation is that a shark is responsible, then an elephant-like specimen is touted, but the real culprit has more sinister origins. Sectarian distrust prevails fuelled by allegations of witchery, the widow whose husband mysteriously disappeared years before, being held responsible for summoning a monster from the lake, a folklore that gathers traction when two drunken fishermen disappear. With the aid of the local plant manager (a tired-looking Eisley) and a tenacious TV reporter (Hartford), Mitchum has to try and save the town from the scourge of the lake monster, and salvage the company's reputation in the bargain.Based on a true story (or so it says, twice, in the opening credits), "It Came From the Lake" is a low budget amalgam of the mythical "Loch Ness Monster", and chemical mutation themes, spun with a faithful 50's sci-fi appreciation. The sensational concoction "from the lake" is something of an amphibian of diplodocus proportions, mutated by chemical waste, with metre-long tendrils hanging from the jowls, googly eyes, and the mobility of a sock puppet. A clumsy attempt to show pretty victim Laura Manly (Martin) cleft in twain, is achieved by burying her lower torso in the sand, and having onlookers feign nausea at the ghastly vivisection.Mitchum is dependable, Carey barks expletives down a phone line in an otherwise unconnected two scenes, and Eisley is both protagonist and hero, as he hatches a hair-brained scheme to destroy the nuisance monster. Horror film veteran, Carradine is cast in a frivolous supporting role as a local priest, whose incantations feed hope to the masses while the devil-sent beast plunders their livelihood. It's very honest treatment, no gratuitous sex or violence a cinematic nonsense of childish antics and generally good natured, uncomplicated fun – a definite for the cult collection (there's even a key supporting character called "Sanchez", and yes, he is dirty).

InjunNose Tough guys, sexy women, lots of swearing, and a most unconvincing monster that rises from the depths of a polluted lake. You'd think "Monster" would be fun...but it isn't, really. It does star Tony Eisley and John Carradine, however, and in my book that makes it worth viewing at least once. In an interview with "Fangoria" in 1987, Eisley recalled that Herbert Strock had directed the bulk of the film, but somehow Kenneth Hartford--who only directed the footage featuring his children Andrea and Glenn (portraying characters named Andrea and Glenn, in a particularly inventive turn)--received full credit. Considering how awful the end result was, Strock was probably glad that he hadn't been credited! "Monster" has the look and feel of a mid-to-late-'70s TV movie, which is why I like to leave it on in the background every so often. As entertainment it falls flat on its face, but as a reminder of another age and a vanished type of film-making, it's very effective. The only thing that's missing is a car chase.