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Did you people see the same film I saw?

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

This movie has flaws but little did they know that if they just showed the one dinosaur in this movie a little more instead of at the end, it would have gone down as a classic. Apparently this Dino had a poor agent. His part should have been larger and he would have found steady work in sequels is my guess. I mean who doesn't like seeing Dinos go nuts and eat things? I did like the nostalgia of the film as it captured ranch scenery and a type of life style sort of laid back for its time. Also, where there is one leftover beast from bygone days there has to be others plus plants or insects etc. One hold-out defies biological sense. We learn this from the original King Kong move. There had to be more than one Kong or how else could they hold the island for so long? Same here. There would have to have been a whole world slowly dying out at least but just one measly dino for the whole flick? That's why it gets a four. It is a must see just to say you have seen it. I usually recommend a snack or meal with movies plus a tasty drink. However on this, I had the remote in my hand speeding it up here and there. If you want to see what it was like to try to make a a dino movie way back then with little or no funds and still come out plus satisfy your inner creature feature urges....this films for you

Jimmy Ryan (Guy Madison) is an American cowboy working in Mexico and is upset about missing cattle. To be exact, cattle and farmers are mysteriously disappearing in southern Mexico near the location of Hollow Mountain. It is said to never have been explored and the swamp at its base is said to claim the lives of anyone brave enough to snoop around its banks. Ryan and a couple of cowboys will search for missing cattle and discover strange tracks. A giant prehistoric dinosaur appears and is obviously the attacker of farms, ranches and villages.Directed by Edward Nassour and Ismael Rodriquez with special effects by innovator Willis O'Brien's stop motion techniques animating the dinosaur. It is said that this film is one of the first and few American/Mexican co-productions.Other players: Carlos Rivas, Mario Navarro, Patricia Medina, Julio Villarreal, Eduardo Noriega and Pascaul Garcia Pena.

And I thought Valley of the Gwangi was the only Cowboy/Dinosaur movie out there - WRONG! Thanks to the new MST3K, I was able to catch The Beast of Hollow Mountain – a first time viewing for me. In this one, American rancher Jimmy Ryan (Guy Madison) and partner Felipe Sanchez (Carlos Rivas) are working cattle on their ranch in Mexico. When their cattle begin disappearing, Jimmy and Felipe suspect that either (a) the cattle are disappearing in the nearby swamp surrounding Hollow Mountain or (b) the cattle are being taken by Jimmy's nemesis, Enrique Rios (Eduardo Noriega). Rios is jealous because Jimmy has eyes for his fiancé, Sarita (Patricia Medina). As it turns out, neither is the true answer of what is happening to the cattle. Instead, Hollow Mountain has more than a dangerous swamp to fear. There's also the titular Beast – a giant Allosaurus.It's not great, but as my rating indicates, The Beast of Hollow Mountain isn't all that bad either. It's hard not to compare the movie with Valley of the Gwangi. Both have cowboys, horses, and dinosaurs. I may need to revisit Gwangi because, despite the rating I gave it, I remember enjoying it a bit more than this movie. As for what I like about The Beast of Hollow Mountain, it's a great looking movie. The widescreen shots are often stunning. The cinematography really shines. The acting, while not Academy Award level, is more than competent. The actors give what I would call very earnest performances. I especially enjoyed the work of Carlos Rivas. He was also a standout in The Black Scorpion. The stop motion dinosaur work is also competent for this kind of movie, especially when you consider the budgetary limitations they were working with. It's not seamless and wouldn't stand up to today's CGI, but I enjoyed it. Finally, there's that sombrero worn by Felipe. What a hat! They needed a widescreen format just to get it completely in frame. I want that hat! On the negative side, I'll just mention two things. First, the film takes an eternity to get to the dinosaur. The movie is at least 2/3 over before there's even a hint that there might be something else going on with the cattle. Second, while I enjoyed the stop motion Allosaurus, the close up of the feet was ridiculous. The dinosaur feet looked more like some house shoes my son might wear. Totally unbelievable.

With the movie sporting the title "The Beast of Hollow Mountain", you might think you know what you are going to get. I certainly thought so, though I was surprised - and not in a positive way. The biggest surprise is that while the title promises to be about a monster, it takes a LONG time for the monster to be introduced in the movie. In fact, more than HALF the movie goes by before the monster makes its presence known. Before then, the movie is a fairly serious drama about rivalries between cattlemen and trying to sell their cattle. As you can probably guess from this, the mix between this serious stuff and the monster stuff does not really mix that well. The monster portion of the movie does have some entertainment value, including some stop motion animation that's not bad for a low budget production. Though I'm not sure if it's worth the long wait to see this.