ebiros2 Ocean volcanic eruption brings many deep sea fishes to the surface. Divers researching the ocean finds not only the fishes, but a reptilian monster from the deep. They succeed in capturing the monster, and brings it back to London, but a closer study shows that it's only an infant, and a lot bigger adult is expected to exist somewhere. The adult shows up, to search for its missing offspring, and London is under attack by a 200 ft tall monster.This might be a British version of Godzilla, but it's the first time a monster is portrayed as a family. The production is very good for a movie of this sorts, and has aged well. It was even more sensational back in the '60s when the movie was made.It's a classic monster movie that has its place in movie history, and still a good entertainment to watch.

bkoganbing I do so remember seeing Gorgo in the theater when I was only 13. That's the place it should be seen on a full theater screen. Then you get the full impact of the terror he's spreading around London.A tramp freighter captained by Bill Travers puts in to a small port on the island of Nara off the Irish coast. As that name sounds Japanese it should have given someone a hint. Volcanic activity at the bottom of the Atlantic has torn the ocean bottom open and this prehistoric monster emerges. The Irish government claims it for research, but after Travers captures it he sells it to Martin Benson's circus in London at Battersea Park.British scientists say that this guy is just a baby and that must mean some adults are around. Sure enough a 200 foot high version of Godzilla's Atlantic cousin starts looking for her youngster and there ain't nothing stopping her from getting her child. This was as good as I remember it and Gorgo has a nice moral to it about letting sleeping dogs and monsters lie and that man isn't all powerful. I was impressed by the performance of Vincent Winter who plays a young Irish orphan kid who attachs himself to Travers. Winters comes across as a real kid and his performance was quite touching.I'll bet even with the advances in mankind's weaponry we'd still have big problems with Mama Gorgo today if she was on that same mission, looking for her child.

MartinHafer The film begins off the Irish coast. A crew is looking for sunken treasure when a storm hits and the ocean floor is torn apart by a volcanic eruption (near Ireland?!). As a result, some weird primordial creatures are unleashed. However, despite a HUGE Godzilla-like creature stomping about, the greedy jerks STILL stick around and try to salvage the wreck. And, in the process, they manage to capture the monster and they bring it back to London to put it on exhibition (like King Kong)--not realizing that it is just a baby and mama is NOT at all pleased about losing her kid!I noticed that one reviewer talked about how impressive the special effects were, though I assume they couldn't have been talking about 'ol Gorgo. This monster was similar to the Japanese giant monsters but managed to look even more fake...and more obviously just some fat guy running about in a rubber reptile suit. The red eyes especially looked silly as did the weirdly hinged lower jaw. And, like many of the Japanese films, it has the annoying cliché of the all-knowing child who KNOWS that the creature is good and thinks he has some weird psychic connection with it--just like in many of the Godzilla and Gamera films. Stupid little know-it-all kids!So is it worth seeing? After all, the plot idea is pretty ordinary has been done many times previously (not just Kong and Gozilla, but in films like "20 Million Miles to Earth" and "It Came From Beneath the Sea"). As a result, it loses some originality points. It also has way too much stock footage of Naval ships (some a bit fuzzy). While this footage is sometimes effectively integrated into the plot, it seem an awful lot like padding after a while. And, I loved the stock shots of American planes flying over the desert (in England?!?) as well as those flying during the daytime--even though the monster is stomping about at night!! However, at least the ending is a bit different--a nice plus. It's worth seeing if you adore these sort of films or were dying to see a British giant monster flick, but frankly it's not terribly original and there are many better giant monster films out there--so it's easy to skip.

janethesnail It's hard to believe this film has so many good reviews, especially so many stating how advanced the effects were for their time. It is utter rubbish, and unfortunately not even bad enough to make it funny. The acting is lame throughout and the characters and dialogue unrealistic. The monster, which I presume is based on an anklosaurus, is so obviously a man in a suit, that it is in no way convincing. Most of the budget must have been spent on stock footage, which makes up about a third of the film. This wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so badly cut and with ineffective dubbing over it. Unfortunately there are a lot of continuity errors and even more times when the same stock footage is used more than once. Even the tailor made special effects are recycled, with Gorgo knocking over the same wall three times in about two minutes. I'd like to know whether the people who thought these effects were realistic were only 6 years old when they saw it or if they were taking mind expanding drugs at the time because quite frankly The Muppets are more realistic than Gorgo. The film's one redeeming feature is the happy ending.