the giant behemoth be an awesome 50 sci fi film with the best stop motion effect u can get for this type of film from willis obrien and his assistant pete peterson . i saw this film when i be in like 8th grade on amc i love it . sadly to say still no dvd . i do have 2 nice dvdr though one have the 79 min . u. s. widescreen version extra include trailer and poster and lobby card . the other be the 70 min . u. k. fullscreen version with the same extra i get them both on a website that sell rare never release classic sci fi and horror movie on dvdr they be both $ 16 . 55 together . that include shipping . well at the time in 8th grade when i saw this film on amc i think it be good but do not think much of it . the film itself be actually a british version or british spin off of the warner bros. 50 sci fi blockbuster the beast from 20 and 000 fathom with ray harryhausen do the stop motion with his first major film with no help like he be first animator in mighty joe young ( 1949 ) with pete peterson do about 15 % of the animation towards the end of that picture . anyway this be one of the best dinosaur flick it be about atomic waste in the atlantic ocean in england that make a 200 foot paleosaurus radioactive it eventually go on a rampage in the street of london . let out lethal radiation horribly burn whatever human get it it way on it rampage . i do not wan na say much more any fan of 50 sci fi and stop motion should really check this one out . the giant behemoth be know a behemoth and the sea monster in england . i hope to see a dvd soon out there with some nice extra and more then one version of the film an audio commentary by ray harryhausen and ken ralston would be nice because they do one on king kong another willis obrien stop motion classic . the giant behemoth ( 1959 ) be finally out on dvd from warner home video come out on june 26 and 2007 in widescren 1 . 85 represent1 like the laserdisc be . willis obrien and peterson do a great job on that film . it be one of my favorite dinosaur film . sadly it be sell in a 3 dvd box set call camp cult classic volume 1 sci fi or thriller u can also get it separately . sell in the set with attack of the 50 foot woman ( 1958 ) and queen of out space ( 1958 ) it doesn not belong with those sci fi film it be 100 time well then both of those film . it be a sci fi cult classic but not campy . those film be crap compare to behemoth it a shame i like both those other film but behemoth be one of my favorite and be 100 time well like i say . the movie isn not campy i do not like that name it deserve well . at least it be out on dvd finally it take long enough . suck i hear the audio commentary with dennis muren and phil tippet really suck seem fan know more about the movie from read famous monster of filmland magazine . whole 79 min . intact although the back of the case have some error say 90 min . and also have 1958 for the release year when it actually be release until 1959. it be actually 79 min . and 40 some second almost 80 min . also hear the print be clean and look great sharp then the laserdisc i actually do not get mine yet so i can say by me . not sure if the trailer be all shitty look or what that at least good look clean cause the commentary suck . a lot of those guy on the message board for this film amaze me though stuff i do not even know about this film i do not read book or magazine . i never read famous monster of filmland that forrest j. ackerman do . all i know be what interview and commentary i see on dvd or something on tcm or i read online about i actually have trouble find info about this film and some other obrien film . i be gon na have to update my willis obrien my space page u guy need to check that out also make one of stop motion great david allen and jim danforth need to finish allen though i will before his b day on oct. anyway positive for this .