It Came from Beneath the Sea (2007)

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• Christopher H

  
  Standard 50's B movie trash that is complete with cheesy dialogue, unnecessary narration, wacky science, military stock-footage, and stiff acting. The only reason to see this movie is for the Ray Harryhausen giant octopus, but even then the giant octopus is only in the movie for… More
  Standard 50's B movie trash that is complete with cheesy dialogue, unnecessary narration, wacky science, military stock-footage, and stiff acting. The only reason to see this movie is for the Ray Harryhausen giant octopus, but even then the giant octopus is only in the movie for a total of ten minutes.

• Tim S

  
  Here is the last film in the Ray Harryhausen boxed set. It Came From Beneath the Sea contains enough boring dialogue, character flaws and bad acting to be crammed into ten other bad films. Yeah I guess I'm being a bit cynical, but these films really do not hold up on any level.… More
  Here is the last film in the Ray Harryhausen boxed set. It Came From Beneath the Sea contains enough boring dialogue, character flaws and bad acting to be crammed into ten other bad films. Yeah I guess I'm being a bit cynical, but these films really do not hold up on any level. Like the rest, their effects are impressive for their time, but don't hold up because of the lack of magic in the other areas. I burst out laughing when the lead female stands up for herself in a very feministic way, then just screams her head off when the monster pops up out of nowhere. Talk about your character flaws. Anyway, like I said, this wasn't good, and neither are most of the films Harryhausen worked on during this era. Trash B movies to the core.

• AJ V

  
  The title says it all, this movie is about a giant sea creature. They have to stop it. This is probably my favourite giant monster movie.

• Cassandra M

  
  I saw this movie on TNT when i was like 10 on late night T.V.TNT's Monster Vision it was awesome! The Stop-Motion Octopus effects are great & look very realistic & still hold up today, Harryhausen did a great job! The Film is about atomic testing in the pacific. The… More
  I saw this movie on TNT when i was like 10 on late night T.V.TNT's Monster Vision it was awesome! The Stop-Motion Octopus effects are great & look very realistic & still hold up today, Harryhausen did a great job! The Film is about atomic testing in the pacific. The H-Bomb Tests that mutate an already gigantic Octopus octopus into an even bigger monster & it becomes radioactive. Submarine commander Pete Matthews played by Kenneth Tobey (The Thing From Another World '51, The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms '53 & The Vampire '57.) he & his crew get attacked by it in the beginning. Then he meets up with beautiful marine biologist Leslie Joyce brilliantly played by Faith Domergue,(Cult Of The Cobra '55, This Island Earth '55, The Atomic Man '56, Voyage To The Prehistoric Planet '65 (M>TV), Legacy Of Blood '70 & House Of Seven Corpses '73) She & John Carter another biologist discover an enormous octopus after several attacks on ships, & boats plus an encounter they live themselves action must be taken, to protect the people & city of San Francisco. In the climax the monster attacks San Fran. even the famed Golden Gate Bridge & Embarkidaro Tower are demolished. Great entertainment with thrills & chills. Got this on DVD in 2004 My favorite Harryhausen Film! Looking forward to the Jan. 2008 Colorized 2-Disc Special Edition DVD Release which Legend Films will not be colorizing it as they did 20 Million Miles To Earth (1957) which I have & is pretty impressive. West Wing Studios are supposed to do It Came From Beneath The Sea I hope it has some nice exclusive special features like the Colorized 20 Million. Audio Commentary, Video Interview with Ray & an Image Gallery those at least. I am not sure if it will include the B&W Version. Columbia Tri-Stars recent DVD wasn't that great only extra it has was the trailer. I got It Came & Earth vs. 2-Discs they are really awesome! & have the movies remastered in Hi-Def with 5.1 Surround why didn't 20 Million have 5.1 Surround? oh well. I love the colorized versions for both films & the technology has improved & looks much better then the 80's Colorizing Process like done to King Kong which looked awful. I am not hip on Colorization but Legend Films has been doing a great job on Films like Ray's & others. Anyway if u hate Colorization so much both Discs also include the original B&W Versions with a toggle between feature which I found annoying on my one DVD Player every time the chapter changed a small camera popped up in the corner & I couldn't make it go away quite annoying! otherwise perfect DVD's with nice special features. Far surperior to the old Columbia Tri-Star DVD Releases from a few years back.

• Randy T

  
  Never trust an octopus with less than eight tentacles.

• Veronique K

  
  one of the early stop motion animations about monster beneath the sea, and this time the haunting creature shall be a giant octopus which was made six feet just becuz the filmmaker'd like to save some budget and also the fluency of its operative motion. the premise of nature… More
  one of the early stop motion animations about monster beneath the sea, and this time the haunting creature shall be a giant octopus which was made six feet just becuz the filmmaker'd like to save some budget and also the fluency of its operative motion. the premise of nature striking back against human exploitive tramping is apocalytically enlightening, and the notion of h bomb driving a deep-sea creature away from its marine lodge to the ocean horizon is offbeat. further the chemical radiation cause nausea of the giant octopus to enjoy its rountined seafood, so it's compelled to eat humans to survive. the storyline is densely built in good action flick sequence, and one of the best subplots would be the affirmed female individuality which is condensed in the role of the woman scientist whose interllectuality and determination are well strategied. and one remarkable scene would be the de-constructive collapse of the golden gate bridge in san franscisco. despite this production is roughly made under the lack of progressive technology, but the sense of exerted human touch under the raw stop motion technique is childlikely endearing as if one boy who plays his giant big toy contrived by his vivid imaginations about monster.

• Henrik S

  
  A solid giant monster movie that is suffering from the limitation due to the choice of the giant adversary of mankind. Yes, Harryhausen did his best to animate the giant octopus and hell, it looks good as usual, but there is only so much you can do with a giant beast living in the… More
  A solid giant monster movie that is suffering from the limitation due to the choice of the giant adversary of mankind. Yes, Harryhausen did his best to animate the giant octopus and hell, it looks good as usual, but there is only so much you can do with a giant beast living in the water. Once it took on a ship and a bridge, that's about it, which is plenty but not enough to make this a masterpiece because there is essentially no showdown between the heroes and the monsters as they cannot come face to face. Also, the Octopus is kind of less menacing than it could be, because it's motivation is kind of innocent and feral instead of vile (like a giant spider or shark), so I kind of feel bad for it. All in all, you will enjoy this if you are a fan of b-movies, Harryhausen, science mumbo jumbo and cheesy acting. Kenneth Tobey is actually quite good but there is not much material to work with here. The forced 'love interest' is going nowhere. I am not sure if the director tried to create something edgy but the bizarre love-triangle thing really puzzled me, but it does not matter, because it feels out of place in the first place anyway. Good for genre enthusiasts and Harryhausen fans

• alan j

  
  Kenneth Tobey once again plays his standard character (smoking a cigarette, womanizing, and with a cup of coffee in his hand)..this time he is up against a huge octopus. The special effects for their time truly are special; this classic lacks suspense and tends to drag in the middle… More
  Kenneth Tobey once again plays his standard character (smoking a cigarette, womanizing, and with a cup of coffee in his hand)..this time he is up against a huge octopus. The special effects for their time truly are special; this classic lacks suspense and tends to drag in the middle of the story...the love triangle also seems awkward and out of place and only detracts from the plot ....despite these flaws, those who enjoy the 50s sci-fi flicks should give this a go!

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