Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

A couple of Egyptians stand in front of the Sphinx, probably at Giza. The one is missing his wife and prays to the gods to return her. He has her skeleton and, sure enough, through magic, she is returned. Her skeleton regains its body. But things don't always turn out the way we want, especially when the gods are involved. It has a dramatic conclusion.

"Le monstre" or "The Monster" is a French 2-minute short film from 1903 and the year already tells everybody that this is silent and black-and-white. And despite being almost 115 years old, you can say "only 115 years old" when it comes to Méliès as he had made many films already at this point. And looking at how experienced and prolific he was by the early 20th century, this one here is a disappointment. It's virtually impossible to understand the story. good for him if he wanted to include a plot here, but it was not a success as the audience barely could understand it. In the end, everything that stays memorable is the Sphing statue in the background. This is far from enough though and nothing better than or superior to what Méliès showed us several years earlier in terms of set decorations. I do not recommend the watch. Thumbs down.

While this movie is very creative and clever in its use of trick cinematography when compared to other contemporary films, it is a lesser film from Méliès because compared to his other films of the time (particularly Le Voyage Dans le Lune), it is not particularly outstanding.An Egyptian misses his dead sweetheart and gets a strange holy man to revive her from the dead. Using only her skeleton, he produces some strange effects and ultimately the live girl. But, the joy is very, very short-lived and the final scene is pretty clever as she is "magically" returned to her skeletal state. Very interesting and breezy, this film is well worth your time--particularly if you are a fan of the earliest films.If you want to see this film online, go to Google and type in "Méliès" and then click the video button for a long list of his films that are viewable without special software.

The marvelous Melies magically makes a monster move and frolic about, showing us his mastery with a few great special effects from his era. He makes a skeleton appear and gives it life after which it proceeds to get up and run around. The monster then melts until only the head remains before growing to twice the height of Melies the magician. After returning to normal size the neck sprouts from it's body like a flower would the earth, which for 1903 i find to be a spectacular special effect. Melies the great illusionist then amazes us by turning the monster into a beautiful woman and of course adding his signature, by making her disappear! Another wonderful film by early-cinema's most innovative and entertaining performer!