The Monster of Highgate Ponds (1961)
The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.
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Tied for the best movie I have ever seen
Some things I liked some I did not.
Excellent but underrated film
I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.
The Monster of Highgate Ponds has recently been released by BFI as part of their Children's Film Foundation release, Weird Adventures.A child's uncle brings back a Prehistoric egg from Malasya and gives it to his nephew David to look after. After a while, this egg hatches, revealing a dinosaur like monster. Very small at first, it soon starts to grow and David and his fried Chris release it into the lake on Hamstead Heath. 2 crooks are after the creature to money though...This monster movie makes a change from others as the monster doesn't grow into a giant and go on the rampage, as in a lot of other movies in this period.Monster of Highgate Ponds is a good way to spend an hour one evening. Great fun.Rating: 3 stars out of 5.