Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

jacobjohntaylor1 This a great horror film. It has great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. If it does not scary you no movie will. 5.1 is a good ratting. But this is such a great movie that 5.1 is underrating it. I give this movie a 7. It is very scary. You may think because it is old that it will not be very scary. But you would be surprised by how scary a lot of old horror movie can be. Most of them are scarier then The silences of the lambs. This is very scary. See it. It is a great movie. It is very scary. I can believe how scary it is.

Chase_Witherspoon From the opening credits introducing the cast members scampering across the wilderness, pursued by an unknown assailant, you know you're going to get something a little different and that promise lives up to expectation in this Spanish thriller. A trio of treasure hunters converge on a haunted cave searching for an elusive cache of rare antiquities that has evaded them since their first brush when they were soldiers in WWII. But after discovering what may have been the long lost chest, they inadvertently release a terrible, shrieking creature that also happens to be invisible.More than meets the eye to this cast, with Amercian James Philbrook cast as the stoic, unofficial leader of the trio (the other two Casas and Bodalo), his girlfriend Polish bombshell Ingrid Pitt in her film debut, while the ill-fated Soledad Miranda is the leading lady, a rising star who died prematurely in a car accident only a few years following this film. All the cast discharge themselves with professionalism and tact, no hysterics or over-zealous rants, very measured, solid performances. I thought Lola Gaos as the superstitious Greek housekeeper - whose frequent warnings go ignored until too late, - was a highlight, the scene in which she fetches the water, suspenseful and exceptionally well photographed.There's plenty of atmosphere in the black and white cinematography, decent sets and calculated suspense, the film's multi-pronged climax is engaging and leads to an unexpected conclusion that won't disappoint. Perhaps the only faux pas is the fictitious Greek setting and characters, all of which looks and sounds very Spanish. Better than expected, worth a look.

ferbs54 What could possibly be more frightening than a face-shredding, chest-gouging prehistoric monster? Well, how about one with a particularly bloodcurdling scream? Or even better...howzabout one which, in addition to all of the above, and due to its complete camouflaging ability, IS TOTALLY INVISIBLE?!?! Anyway, it is just such a see-through monstrosity that menaces the characters of the 1965 Spanish film "Sound of Horror." In the picture, a trio of aging treasure hunters breaks into a long-lost cavern in the wilds of modern-day Greece, thus releasing the petrified egg of the unseeable whatsit. And very soon after, the freshly hatched, ravening beastie begins to kill off their helpers and traps the trio, their driver, the niece of one of the men (future Jess Franco muse Soledad Miranda, almost unrecognizable here) and the girlfriend of one of the others (future Hammer vampiress Ingrid Pitt, absolutely unrecognizable here) in a lonely old house in the valley. But how to fight an enemy that you simply cannot see?"Sound of Horror" is a relatively obscure little picture, and that is something of a shame. The film is actually very well put together, and it is quite remarkable how much suspense director J.A. Nieves Conde is able to generate utilizing only his actors' reactions, sound effects, and the moody strings of composer Luis de Pablo. Though we never get to see the film's monster--except for some split-second images in what I gather is refracted light, and once in the midst of smoke and flames--its hideous wailings (the film IS well named) and squishy footfalls are enough to elicit shivers. The reactions of the film's characters are quite realistic, too; when they hear the creature for the first time, these war-toughened men bolt as quickly as they possibly can! The picture features some fairly effective gross-out moments as the monster inflicts its mayhem, despite the fact that the movie was filmed in B&W. Actually, it is a pity that it could not have been shot in color, as the countryside outside Madrid (standing in for Greece) would have thus been nicely captured. And speaking of color, this viewer could not help wishing that our harried band in the film could just do what Jonny Quest and Co. did when battling "The Invisible Monster" from that TV episode (also from 1965); namely, drop some paint on the darn thing so we could get a good solid look at it! Still, despite all, this is a surprisingly involving little film, with some nice twists and surprises toward the end, as that darn monster proves itself to be stunningly resilient. And how can you dislike any film in which two characters, facing their demise, agree that the most important things in life are dancing, flowers, books and music? How many horror films have extolled the virtues of these four things? I love it! Oh...as for this DVD itself, it is yet another crummy-looking one from those indolent underachievers at Alpha Video. This is certainly a film that deserves a loving restoration, and much more than the Alpha treatment!

Michael_Elliott Sound of Horror (1961) ** (out of 4) A group seeking a buried treasure accidentally cracks open a prehistoric egg, which lets loose an invisible dinosaur like creature. Pretty soon the humans are trying to survive yet they can't run away because they have no idea where the creature is. Many low budget movies are beaten to death by critics because of how "fake" the monsters look so with that in mind this film is actually pretty smart. Instead of turning in a bad looking monster we just don't get a monster at all. The idea of an invisible monster is actually a very good one but sadly the film goes on too long, which eventually makes it boring. Had the movie ran seventy-five minutes or less then this would have been a cult classic but the extra running time just makes it rather hard to sit through. The film is best remembered for featuring a young Ingrid Pitt and Soledad Miranda, two actresses who would become known for their work with Hammer and Jess Franco.