What's this about?

Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Monster on the Campus - 1958

We had Memorial Day movie night this week. It was a choice between campus monster or wasps from space. The monster won.

Dr. Blake is super excited about the coelacanth his university has acquired. The blood of the fish reverses evolution, and the worst scientist in history has to figure out what's happening.

Let's take a moment to appreciate the utter stupidity of the professor. This "man of science" left his melting fish out in the open, picked it up without gloves, got wounded by it, and didn't even wash his hands! In fact, he was sucking on the wound on his hand! Eww.

There was a dog affected by the melted ice (I have no idea how since Dr. Blake talked about blood and plasma), but Samson was a good boy. Jimmy eventually convinced the doctor to let him take the German Shepherd home, so Samson was safe.

This movie was bizarre. It was funny to watch my daughter's Wildlife Ecology fiancé freak out at all the science faux pas sprinkled and dumped throughout the movie. Apparently, they got a few things wrong. Also, Mom and I were doing the Three Stooges thing when they'd say Dr. Howard's name (Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard). The special effects were utterly ridiculous, and the metamorphosis to the monster was as I imagined it would be. Not near as impressive as you think. BUT, Jimmy was ok, and most importantly Samson was ok, and the ending was abrupt as usual.

I had fun with this one and will give it a Good Movie! review. I'm certain it takes a special kind of person to have as much fun with these movies as I do, but as they say, laughter is good for the soul.

(RIP Forest Ranger Tom. You didn't deserve the hatchet to the head!)

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