Interesteg What makes it different from others?

ThiefHott Too much of everything

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

binapiraeus Of course this film was meant deadly serious back in 1943, and it surely scared lots of moviegoers out of their wits - but today, it's become one of those little gems that every B movie fan will love: the script is absolutely lousy, the direction as well as the settings are meager, and most of the performances are highly hammy - except for Bela's, who as always puts his heart and soul into his performance even in a little cheapie like this. And even if, towards the end, we REALLY start doubting the sanity of the author - that priceless joke on this very subject in the final scene is worth the whole thing! Now rating movies like this one is always difficult: looking at it in an unbiased way, it's more or less impossible to give it more than 6 - but in our hearts, it gets a much higher score!

bbickley13-921-58664 Though it's predictable, I'm actually very impressed with how cleaver the film was, especially for the time period the movie was made in.A crappy movie for the great Bela Lugosi of Dracula fame, who probably did this movie for the paycheck, or because of Dracula, got type cast to be nothing else but the monster. Lugosi plays a doctor who does an unethical experiment on himself that transforms him into an Ape-Man, and now he's willing to go on a murderous spree to fix what he messed up.The movie is set up for an ensemble cast, unfortunately I only know Lugosi. Maybe the other cast of characters were played by famous or well known actors but only Lugosi stood the test of time.But it would explain the different sub plots of the movie: A reporter looking for a scoop and his camera woman looking for a break. The police men the movie spends a lot of time allowing to solve the case, and the strange man who just happens to be lurking around the house for no real reason.Lugosi's make up reminds me of the movie Teen wolf and because I saw that movie first, I kept getting a wolf-man vibe as Lugosi tries to walk like an ape.The movie is very humorless to watch. I definitely recommend giving it a shot.

kai ringler Wow some of these low budget "b" movies are so wonderful, this one is at or near the top of the spectrum, Bela Lugosi is just charming in this one, he has to get some kind of serum from people that he needs to turn back into full human. But he can't do the killing himself he has his Ape do it for him,, I just love all the back and forth banter that he has with the Ape. the part I loved the best was when the Ape looks at his empty bowl on the floor, looks up at master shakes his head and then looks at the bowl again in utter disgust. the Ape is cheerful to follow his master whenever the chance arrises every once in awhile he's a little disagreeable as far as listening to master, but the two are a pleasure to watch together, I love the plot. the characters, and the Ape,, what's not to love from this 40's classic horror movie.

Bezenby I need to watch more of these ancient horror flicks - The Ape Man had me in tears of laughter. Brilliant! This one has it all...Somehow, Bela's turned himself (slightly) into an Ape. Which means he's got bad posture and hair on his face. Apart from that he's alright. I mean, he can still speak English and wear clothes, which made me confused as to why he had to sleep in a cage with an ape. He certainly was an angry fellow though. I lost count of the amount of times he attacked that ape with a whip! When I say 'ape', by the way, I mean 'guy in an ape suit'. Bela and the guy in the ape suit talk their own ape language from time to time too, especially when arranging to kill folks and steal their spinal fluid for a laugh.There are some old classic horrors kicking around, but this is a BAD classic horror. Poor acting (from everyone), spelling mistakes on the headlines, and an ending that must have been shown in Italian film school under the class 'How to leave the audience scratching their heads'.It's public domain. You don't even have to pay to see it.And buy war bonds! Help our boys overseas!