Okay this is a fifty plus year old movie. So scientific knowledge was very lacking by today's standards. The unknown element that explodes when taken out of water is a different scenario for a movie this old. Usually it seems to be some unknown monster, parasite, or some other unknown substance or some alien presence or matter. Kathryn Grant was in a lot of early movies, as eye candy I assume since she typically plays a secretary or some other subordinate to a man's position. Of course she gets the man she has fallen for by the end.Thankfully women are much more accepted and valued in today's world, even in the movies, usually. The scene where the sample in the globe hanging on the tree shows an explosion from the ground and not from the globe. The machine that predicts an up coming earthquake is a nice touch but when the girl is trapped in the cavern the gauges do not correspond to the messages. All in all though this movie is entertaining enough to watch but not to own, art least in my opinion.
Review of The Night the World Exploded
