Reptilicus (1962)

Set in Denmark, the frozen tail of a giant reptile is accidentally discovered while drilling in a mine. The tail is sent to an aquarium in Copenhagen where it is accidentally thawed and the tail regenerates itself into a fully formed giant reptilian creature which wreaks terror in Denmark! This inept creature feature was an American-Danish co-production. It was filmed twice, once in Danish and once in English and the American version was released a year after the Danish version. I watched the English language version which is astounding in its awfulness. It makes those Japanese Toho rubber monster movies look like masterpieces! The acting is just awful. The worse offenders being Carl Ottosen as an American General and Dirch Passer who comes across as a Jerry Lewis wannabe. About 30 minutes into the movie, the action stops dead as we're treated to a tour of Copenhagen and its sites and later a nightclub where the characters are serenaded by a singer singing Tivoli Nights! There are many unintentional laughs along the way. Connoisseurs of bad monster movies should have a field day with this one! With Ann Smyrner, Marla Behrens and Bent Mejding.