To me, this movie is perfection.

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Good movie but grossly overrated

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

In a remote part of Greece, treasure hunters set off an explosion in a cave that rouses a huge invisible dinosaur, which had lain dormant for eons. Now it's awake, angry, and thinks nothing of using its claws to slash to death any person who crosses its path. The only warning its victims have is an eerie screech the monster emits (hence the title). It sounds like the set-up for a really stupid film, but SOUND OF HORROR confounded my expectations by not being all that bad. It's no classic, but given its obviously small budget and its very limited sets and costuming, the film could have been a whole lot worse.The set-up takes entirely too long (about a half-hour), to a point at which I repeatedly muttered, "Get on with it already." However, once the dinosaur got loose and began its rampage, I became genuinely curious as to how these people would defend themselves against an unseen enemy. They came up with some pretty creative ways, one of which involved emptying huge sacks of flour outside their house. Once the dinosaur made a footprint, the men threw hatchets at it, resulting in a shot of the weapons hanging in mid- air once they had hit their target.While the characters were as one-dimensional as you might expect, the actors who played them worked admirably with what little the script had given them. The dubbing was also reasonably well done, and I liked the plot twist at the end.When all is said and done, SOUND OF HORROR is the best invisible- dinosaur film I've ever seen.

With its title a parody of a well-known Julie Andrews musical, SOUND OF HORROR is an engaging film – and an odd one too. There's just some combination between Spain and monster flicks that make for distinctly distinctive movies; see, for instance, later '70s fare like THE LORELEY'S GRASP for another example. SOUND OF HORROR recalls the classic '50s monster movies popular around the world and it reminded me of BEAST FROM HOLLOW MOUNTAIN, although there's no obvious similarity between the two flicks.The cast is an engaging bunch and for a change the dubbing doesn't affect the performances too badly. The male characters are typically stern and bluff, but the focus is on the two female characters, played by Soledad Miranda and Ingrid Pitt. Both found fame in the 1970s, the former in Jess Franco skinflicks and the latter in Hammer horror skinflicks, and both lend equal glamour to the proceedings. They seem to spend an inordinate amount of time either dancing, wandering around in loose-fitting nightwear, or sunbathing, which I guess is the point.Of course, the main gimmick of this flick is that the monster is invisible. This is an effective idea; not only does it cut down on the budget, it also makes things that little bit creepier, as there's no rubber-suited or back-projected menace to date the film; instead, the viewer's imagination supplies the effects. The monster's cries are seriously spooky, although they do sound a little like a guy suffering from stomach pains on occasion; they had a shiver or two going up my spine. The script, written by an American, is better than most and focuses on stuff the viewers want to see, i.e. conflict between the group and encounters with the sinister terror. Director Jose Antonio Nieves Conde never really worked on any famous productions but he does an admirable job here, keeping things tight and never letting the pace flag too much.A spooky soundtrack adds to the atmosphere and the film's also surprisingly gory for its age – we see victims slashed to pieces by the monster. Perhaps they got away with it because it's black and white, but even so these moments are mildly shocking today. The climax, a variation on the classic house-under-attack format seen in THE BIRDS as well as about a hundred other horror movies, is effective, utilising clever scenes with flour and floating hatchets, and there's a good ending involving a twist with the car. Sure, SOUND OF HORROR is a B-movie through and through, but it's an effective, mildly scary one that's both well-made and well-directed.

The Sound of Horror is a mid-60s Spanish horror film set in Greece. Some men are looking for buried treasure after obtaining both halves of a secret treasure map which leads them to an old cave. After blowing up portions of the cave, they discover a mummy, a skeleton, and some semi-petrified dinosaur eggs. One of the eggs hatches to produce a transparent dinosaur-like monster which terrorizes the men and the ladies. Not content to stay in its cave, the monster roams around and attacks the cabin where the people are staying.The suspense factor is actually not bad, I'll give the suspense factor a six. The special effects are awful though. There are a couple of brief flashes of the monster (it looks like a plastic Godzilla model picked up at a discount toy store) and stop-motion effects to show the footprints of the monster walking through the flour. Finally, the monster shrieks sound like a person going "AAAAAHEEEAAAAAHH" and nothing more. Anyway the monster gets one star.The stunningly beautiful Soledad Miranda, however, gets a solid eight just for the Greek dancing and standing around looking so pretty. Overall, not bad, I give it a four.

I liked this movie although its not really scary at all, potentially it should have been. In some ways this movie reminded me a bit of the Kurt Russel version of the Thing. It has some of the same "what the heck is going on?" vibe that gradually overwhelms the characters. I really liked the originality of the screaming yet invisible monster. You hear it coming as it stomp stomp stomps along, then it makes these weird grunting noises and finally screams like a banshee...cool! There are some ideas here that could have really pushed this movie over the top...unfortunately the direction is really pretty weak and the cast brings nothing to their roles with the exception of hottie horror honey Ingrid Pitt, looking all sexy and sassy in her teased up hair and short shorts.It still manages to be interesting despite the shortcomings. One wonders though what might have been with more skillful direction, a little more money, and a couple of well known stars. Still, I'm not really complaining, I was digging this offbeat movie anyhow. I give it a six for the nice writing and Ingrid Pitt!! Lots of blood for an early sixties movie.