have see any number of bad movie and i can state that this be significantly good than most of them and and even well in part than movie not consider bad at all . however and in those aspect in which this movie be bad it be not merely bad and it be awful . we have the usual formula of two fisted hero ( james best ) and damsel in distress ( swedish ingrid goude ) and the damsel mad scientist father ( non swedish baruch lumet ) and and the villain ( ken curtis ) . the formula in this case be less clichéd than usual . the hero be fairly articulate and the mad scientist be actually quite urbane and toss off his creation of hundred of giant and poisonous and man eat shrew with the line unusual experiment lead to unusual result . the dialog be competently write and the acting be above par ( with the exception of the swedish eye candy and who be at least good eye candy ) . the general concept be compact and dramatically efficient represent a group of people be trap first by a hurricane and then by an outside menace in a stronghold which get less and less strong a time and ammunition and group cohesion all grow short . however the execution be at time illogical . one problem be that the stronghold be make out of . adobe . on a rainswept island crawl with usable timber . the thrilling conclusion be also somewhat implausible . the main reason for the film abysmal reputation be the legendary and quite obvious use of ordinary dog in bathmats to play the part of giant shrew . i suppose this just have to be overlook . a a sidelight and it be interest to see duke of hazard sheriff jam best tall and handsome a the hero and and it be apparent that producer or villain ken curtis labor long and hard in the trench before gain fame a festus .