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At last: ‘The Colossus of New York’ (1958) on DVD

June 25, 2011 By Kathy Shaidle

The highlight of this obscure curio is (spoiler alert) the “mad scientist/monster” goes on a rampage in the lobby of the UN.

As I’ve complained before, the UN is usually left unscathed in “monster rampage” movies. I don’t think it was touched in Independence Day, Cloverfield… (but I’m open to correction.)

 

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