It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) Reviews

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It Came From Beneath the Sea was the first of several fruitful collaborations between producer Charles H. Schneer and special-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen. "It" is a giant, six-tentacled octopus, which is galvanized into action by an H-bomb test. Worse still, the monster is highly radioactive, rendering useless the normal means of defense against it. Scientists Donald Curtis and Faith Domergue team with atomic-submarine commander Kenneth Tobey to halt the creature's progress before it begins to attack major coastal cities. Alas, the monster manages to reach San Francisco, wreaking havoc on the Golden Gate Bridge, the Ferry Building, and Market Street before Tobey figures out a way to destroy it. The stop-motion animation utilized by Harryhausen in It Came From Beneath Sea is convincingly frightening, but before long he'd top this achievement with such superb projects as Earth vs. Flying Saucers and Seventh Voyage of Sinbad. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, (more)

Director(s):: Robert Gordon

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: NR

Format(s):: DVD | Digital SD
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	Geoffrey G.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Harryhausen at his best - um, early best. Terrific stop-motion animation even tho the monster is more generic than Ray's later crop of character-driven critters like the Cyclops, Ymir and Talos the bronze giant...

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	Clint E.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

It Came from Beneath the Sea is a pretty cool movie. It's an old school creature feature with outdated technology and special effects, but it's still fun to watch. It's only 80 minutes long but they get alot accomplished in that time. Current hollywood movies could really learn a lesson from this movie. It has a plot, a giant octopus, a little romance, the military, and explosions. By todays standards it would take 3 hours to do all of that and it would be boring. This is a classic and fun to watch. Check it out, you'll be glad you did.

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