Octopus (2000)

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Sailors in the course of a dangerous mission are confronted with a new kind of terror in this monstrous thriller. A terrorist wanted in several nations is captured by authorities and sent to America to stand trial. The criminal is being transported aboard a heavily guarded submarine, in hopes of… More Sailors in the course of a dangerous mission are confronted with a new kind of terror in this monstrous thriller. A terrorist wanted in several nations is captured by authorities and sent to America to stand trial. The criminal is being transported aboard a heavily guarded submarine, in hopes of foiling any escape attempts, but the sub is forced to pass through "the Devil's Eye," a region at sea where a number of ships have been lost. The submarine's crew soon learns the secret of "the Devil's Eye" when the ship is attacked by a giant, prehistoric octopus. In the confusion, the terrorist escapes to a passenger ship, and the crew must find the fugitive as they fend of the vicious sea creature. Octopus stars Jay Harrington, David Beecroft, and Carolyn Lowery. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By: John Eyres
Genres: Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Sep 21, 2000 Wide
On DVD: Nov 21, 2000
Studio: Trimark

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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Horrible. Rotten. A waste of time.

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Matthew Y

I remember seeing the debut of this on the SyFy channel back when it had the less gay Sci-Fi Schannel logo. I think (but I'm not sure) that this and Crocodile were the first two Sci-Fi original features and I remember watching them back to back. This was before the days of On… More
I remember seeing the debut of this on the SyFy channel back when it had the less gay Sci-Fi Schannel logo. I think (but I'm not sure) that this and Crocodile were the first two Sci-Fi original features and I remember watching them back to back. This was before the days of On Demnad, DVR's and Netflix, so basically you were stuck with what was on live TV at that moment. Big monsters eating people is a usual go-to for me if all else fails. For a monster movie about a giant pre-historic Octopus there's a lot going on here. A criminal terrorist on the loose, an estranged love affair with the captain and his ex-wife all wrapped in a submarine that has drifted off course and is being attacked by the giant behemoth. This movie has one of the better scripts I think a made for TV creature feature has ever had and it makes up for a lot of what Octopus is lacking. It certainly doesn't suck and it's miles ahead of current SyFy garbage on TV today.
Jojo S

"Uh....Where's the octopus??? All I can hear is some dinosaur sound effect that's supposely the voice of the octopus under water!? This is a classic example of combining two worthless scripts into one masterpiece beyond hopelessness. DO NOT SHOW THIS TO PEOPLE WITH… More
"Uh....Where's the octopus??? All I can hear is some dinosaur sound effect that's supposely the voice of the octopus under water!? This is a classic example of combining two worthless scripts into one masterpiece beyond hopelessness. DO NOT SHOW THIS TO PEOPLE WITH SUICIDAL TENDENCY. THEY WILL KILL THEMSELVES!!