History YMMV / TheGiantClaw

** On a more mundane note, the matte painting of the US Capitol building through the general's office window is at a size and angle that implies that the general works in the statue of Grant on the National Mall.

* {{Narm}}: ''Boy howdy''. As noted in the header, Morrow later recalled how he sneaked out of a screening humiliated after people burst into laughter when the monster appeared. He went home right away and [[INeedAFreakingDrink began to drink]].

* MemeticMutation: "It's as big as a battleship!"

* ValuesDissonance: The male lead spends much of the movie being casually dismissive and misogynistic toward the female lead, an adult scientist who is treated like a child by pretty much everyone. And guess what? She's also his love interest!

* {{Narm}}: ''Boy howdy''. As noted in the header, Morrow later recalled how he sneaked out of a screening humiliated after people burst into laughter when the monster appeared.

%%* SoBadItsGood

** Apparently at one point Creator/RayHarryhausen was going to do the creature effects, but to save money a small shop in Mexico was contracted instead.

* NightmareRetardant: The Giant Claw itself is about as scary as a half eaten chicken leg. Just ''look'' at it.
* SoBadItsGood

** More mundanely, the matte painting of the US Capitol building through the general's office window is at a size and angle that implies that the general works in the statue of Grant on the National Mall.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Apparently at one point Creator/RayHarryhausen was going to do the creature effects, but to save money a small shop in Mexico was contracted instead.

* MemeticMutation: "As big as a battleship!"

* ValuesDissonance: The male lead spend much of the movie being casually dismissive and misogynistic toward the female lead, an adult scientist who is treated like a child by pretty much everyone. And guess what? She's also his love interest!

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Apparently at one point Ray Harryhausen was going to do the creature effects, but to save money a small shop in Mexico was contracted instead.

* NightmareRetardant: The Giant Claw itself is about as scary as a half eaten chicken bone. Just ''look'' at it.

* NightmareRetardant

* ValuesDissonance: The male lead spend much of the movie being casually dismissive and misogynistic toward the female lead, an adult scientist who is treated like a child by pretty much everyone. And guess what? She's also his love interest!

* ValuesDissonance: The male lead spend much of the movie being casually dismissive and misogynistic toward the female lead, an adult scientist who is treated like a child by pretty much everyone. For laughs.
** SURPRISE!!! She's also his love interest!

* ValuesDissonance: The male lead spend much of the movie being casually dismissive and misogynistic toward the female lead, an adult scientist who is trated like a child by pretty much everyone. For laughs.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The buzzard attacking the United Nations building.
** The scene where the two leads run out of their crashed plane, and real flaming debris almost lands on top of them. Undoubtedly a mistake by the effects guys, but it's pretty jaw-dropping to see.

* {{Narm}}: ''Boy howdy''. One actor recalled how at a screening, people burst into laughter when the monster appeared, and he sneaked out of the theater.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Apparently at one point Ray Harryhausen was going to do the effects, but to save money a small shop in Mexico was contracted instead.