Anyone ever see 20 Million Miles to Earth?

From cinemablend, Among the mutants, Ray Harryhausen’s alien monster in 20 Million Miles to Earth is one of the most impressive displays of stop motion of the era. Released in 1957, the film revolves around a monster from outer space that threatened the city of Rome. Granted, there isn’t much thematic depth to 20 Million Miles to Earth, but in what other film can you see an alien monster fight an elephant in front of the Roman coliseum?

While the film starts off with the suspense and mystery of the unknown creature growing exponentially, the film slips into a breath-taking spectacle. Sometimes, the alien invaders aren’t the normal shades of green. The maroon blob creeps, crawls and grows to the size of buildings in the classic 1958 film. Again following that classic framework of an alien species invading a small American town sets up the premise for The Blob. Again, not much to say thematically, other than the outer-space creature mirrors our own endless consumerism as it literally consumes everything in its path. With the pop-of-the-day theme song, The Blob is a pulpy piece of 50s horror fit for a warm evening with a glass of lemonade.