'He came back to life is a tree monster.'
Welcome back to my Dark Corner of this Sick world
'Welcome to the island of forgotten scientists'
From Hell It Came opens with the dramatic execution of native chief Kimo.
;You have caused the death of your own father, once our mighty cheif.'
funny how even the most dramatic of scene can be ruined by the presence of chickens
'I promise you all, I shall come back from hell to make you pay for your crimes'
and he does come back...
as a killer tree
'They call it......
Tabanga'
'Tabanga? What's that?'
But that's jumping ahead, American doctors on a south sea island are trying to cure a plague
'Plague, that's what's killing off the natives, it's not the fall-out'
and play down the effects of nuclear tests in the area
'We've checked the radiation on this island it's only 3.5 ___ hardly any more than an ordinary dental Xray.’
and it's not like you'd wear a lead apron for that.
'She's recovering from the plague but seems to have suffered a slight radiation burn'
see; slight.
'They think of it as some kind of devil dust, a curse brought along by the evil Americans'
ignorant savages, no wonder these guys have brought along some of the trappings of civilisation
'Ever since the old chief died the natives have been staring at us with hate in their eyes.'
I'm not sure what's more surprising, the fact they brought a gas stove with them
or that there was apparently a gas hook up available.
'Who knows? Science doesn't have all the answers yet'
If their attitude towards the natives seems condescending, just wait till women get involved
'Why did I have to fall in love with a dedicated female scientist?'
Female scientist? You must mean domestic science
'She considers marriage a kind of prison'
You should teach her a lesson
'You know, sometimes I could kick her pretty teeth in'
Maybe try talking to her first
'Or do you want a husband, children, like other women?'
Come on, be a proper woman! We brought a stove here for you!
'That's one of the advantages of living in this primitive area;
you can give a girl a fortune in flowers, and it doesn't cost a cent'
As doctor cheap-ass fails to sweet talk his love interest, a strange tree is growing from Kimo's tomb
‘This tallies with the lateral pulse, it's a human heartbeat'
A very strange tree
'Norgu, what you fear is scientifically impossible'
You've got to admire this man's ability to patronise the natives while standing next to a tree with a heartbeat,
that's not normal.
'Depends on what you call normal'
How does this happen?
'The radiation dormant in the monster must have set off a chain reaction'
Surely not? There's hardly more than an ordinary dental X-Ray
'Holy Mackerel'
Despite native warnings they dig the tree up and take it back to the lab
'The pulse is weak, it's dying!'
So they hook it up to an IV
'Let's take a risk and see what happens'
Good attitude
That went well
'Maybe the tabanga is for real'
So the natives were right. Although now they seem to have trouble believing it
'How do you know it was the Tabanga'
It could have been any walking tree
'You sure it was Tabanga'
Are walking trees a big problem on this island?
'Their superstitions are so deep rooted'
'I know'
The Tabanga now kills
How do you miss at that distance?
'It's the americans, they cut the roots to free the Tabanga'
He's right. This is the doctors' fault
'The monster is still alive.'
'I knew my formula would work! I was right!'
Yeah, it's been a big success
'I just wanted it to live, not to destroy'
The natives told you this would happen
'Don't blame yourself Terry'
not when there's so many other people to do it for you.
Maybe the natives can take care of it?
'Tabanga will die.'
Awesome.
Wait, where are you going? You're not going to stay and check?!
I'm now wondering if this film is actually a clever satire on colonialism.
Think about it; force your help on people who don't want it
'The stupid blind ignorance'
make things much, much worse
then, when your interference has forced them into a position where they beg for help
'Please help us - we cannnot kill Tabanga'
use that to justify the whole exercise
'We've got to help these people'
Although, colonialism is usually associated with the British. Are there any british characters?
'I'll have nightmares the rest of my natural life. The blooming heathens. They ought to drop a blooming hydrogen bomb on them all'
No.
'Why that's right nice of you duckie'
Still, I think my satire theory is looking pretty good, it all depends on the film's ultimate moral
'We know now American magic is better'
Right, not a satire, just a bad monster movie with hideously outdated attitudes
and truly unbelievable way of killing the monster
'Maybe if you can hit that knife with a bullet it'll drive it clear through the monster's heart'
real hard corners subscribe.
'Well the blooming cannibals they stuck a knife right in heart.'