Captivating movie !

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Leonard Katzman--AIP previous ship contacts earth--demanding they detonate the ship remotely--why didn't they ask for clarification? ha, ha--women are stupid find UFO in space--just floating there--board and shoot alien yr 2000 blown off course by meteors--land underwater constant sexual harassment these are the BEST astronauts? silly crabs scuba battles"Space Probe Taurus" is about what you'd expect from a pre-"2001" sci-fi film--with the standard rocket ship, typical clichés and a sexy crew member to be sexually harassed. When the film begins, an Earth rocket is in trouble and radios instantly back to the based to press the self-destruct button. Why? Who knows. All you know is moments later, another rocket is being sent into space and it has four crew members--and one's a hot lady who spends most of her time fending off unwanted sexual advances from two of the men.Now here is the only part that IS unusual. They come upon a ship in space...just floating there. So, they do what any normal crew of astronauts would do...enter this ship, get into a brief fight with an alien and shoot him and then blow up the ship to hide the evidence!!! This was so weird and confusing...and, oddly, it seemed to happen in a vacuum. Soon after, they are almost destroyed by meteors and are knocked off course--and are forced to land on a rogue moon. But, they unfortunately land under water! What's next? Well, it involves a bit of scuba and more contact with aliens as well as giant crabs (yes, they spared no expenses here!).So is it any good? Well, it's at least not terrible. For fans of the genre it's what you'd expect and not a lot more.By the way, if you DO see the film, the alien who is murdered can be seen in the film clips Disney shows in their Sci-Fi Dine-In restaurant at Hollywood Studios at Disney World.

1964's "Space Monster" was very much the last gasp for black and white outer space epics, bypassing theatrical release as part of American International Pictures' television package, shown continuously throughout the late 60s-early 70s (the very last, prior to "2001," would have been 1967's "Mission Mars"). Undoubtedly shot around the same time as David L. Hewitt's "The Wizard of Mars" (even using the same alien mask, plus a gill-man costume pilfered from Jacques Tourneur's "War-Gods of the Deep"), so little intrigue actually happens in either film that one does tend to feel for the actors involved, with writer-producer-director Leonard Katzman confining all future efforts to the small screen (he died in 1996). Francine York, James Brown, Baynes Barron, and Russ Bender play the quartet of devoted scientists, no strangers to low budget filmmaking: the still lovely Francine York graced such popular cult films as "Mutiny in Outer Space," "Curse of the Swamp Creature" and "The Doll Squad," Russ Bender remained a favorite with AIP ("It Conquered the World," "Invasion of the Saucer Men," "The Amazing Colossal Man"), Baynes Barron had some minor genre credits ("From Hell It Came," "The Strangler"), and James B. Brown will always be remembered for playing the sniper's father in Boris Karloff's "Targets" (already a veteran going back nearly 25 years, he had no other genre credits). Apart from two alien encounters, one aboard another ship, the other underwater, we never leave the claustrophobic confines of the tiny sets. It's truly mind-numbing when the cast has to gaze at a bevy of ordinary crabs outside, and not recognize what they're looking at! Totally small scale in ambition and execution, the execrable "Space Monster" appeared only twice on Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater, Oct 12 1968 (following 1965's "Frankenstein Conquers the World") and July 24 1971 (following Jerry Warren's "Invasion of the Animal People").

This is no better or worse than a lot of b-movies. The 50s and 60s spawned hundreds like this. Written & directed by Leonard Katzman who was the huge force behind Dallas in the 80s it is average for sci-fi of the time. The scenes underwater seem to be in a fish bowl. James Brown was a stoic(even emotionless)as the hero. He was later Det. McSween on Dallas under Katzman. Katzman also had a hand in the Wild Wild West TV show. If you like b-movies for the fun of " making fun" this is for you. I like this type of picture But to each his own. Francine York is worth a look. Their is no true science in the picture. I give it and overall b-rating of 5.

Directed and written by Leonard Katzman, this space probe is slow and lacks excitement. The special effects seem as if this TV project was produced ten years earlier. A team of scientists, including the attractive Francine York, set out in the year 2000 to find a livable planet in space. The craft is forced to land on a strange planet , where they are attacked by crusty humanoid sea creatures and giant crabs. The voyage turns out successful after all and they name the planet after a comrade they lost in their discovery...Andros 1.Besides Miss York, this bad piece of Sci-fi features Russ Bender, Baynes Barron and James B. Brown. Take the journey, but don't expect much.