p 　　 quot Dr Cyclops quot is known as one of the better quot early sci-fi quot films, made in 三九 三九 and released in 一九四0 It is also in color But while the story has potential and there are some good moments, this is a very confused film br 　　The plot is simple - crazy mad scientist on some remote island can shrink animals, and wants to try it on humans He manages this on a scientific team that came to check things out They get angry, and the crazy scientist eventually gets really angry because his new shrunken subjects won 三九 t cooperate br 　　The thing is, the film doesn 三九 t seem to know if it wants to be a thriller, or a goofy movie Dr Cyclops never called that but referenced to a Cyclops after one lens in his glasses breaks looks cool in his quot 三0 三九 s style sci-fi helmet quot as he performs experiments and can be chilling at times But there is so much quot Disney-style goofy music quot going on that it is hard to take anything seriously The music belongs in a family comedy for the most part, and is played when the shrunken people do things like try to survive, and creep around the floor Add that a few of them have pretty gruesome deaths and that just adds to the confusing atmosphere br 　　The FX aren 三九 t so bad but nothing special The giant sets built are pretty impressive though There is a scene where little fires are tossed at a real crocodile 三九 s head which probably made animal activists angry br 　　It also takes a long time for anything to really happen This movie could have been done in a nice tight half-hour Good for a viewing, but you probably won 三九 t watch again The performance of the guy who plays Dr Cyclops is definitely the main attraction p