Description: A giant stop-motion-animated octopus (with six arms) attacks San Francisco. A pair of scientists and a nuclear sub captain try to stop it before it tears down the Golden Gate Bridge. Stunning special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
Amazon.com: Two years after unleashing The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms upon New York City, master special-effects creator Ray Harryhausen turned loose a giant (albeit six-armed) octopus on San Francisco, and the result is another enjoyable atom-age adventure that should please fans of vintage science fiction. Kenneth Tobey, who battled The Thing (From Another World) in 1951, stars as a Navy captain who pursues a monstrous octopoid (sextapoid?) after it attacks his atomic sub. After it wreaks havoc with shipping lanes, he tracks the creature to San Francisco for a final showdown. Scripting by George Worthing Yates (Them!) and Hal Smith and direction by Robert Gordon are perfunctory at best, which gives the always-reliable Tobey and co-star Faith Domergue little to do, but this is Harryhausen's show, and his monster, though budgetarily restrained, is still impressive. Younger audiences weaned on digital FX may find this creaky, but nostalgic viewers will enjoy its simple thrills. --Paul Gaita
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Rating: - IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA
This 1950s monster movie makes a fine addtion to your monster movie dvd collection it looks like its been restored in its orgi black/white edtion nothing has been put in or takeing out I RECTAMEND (B/W)version, this movie if you like 1950 sci-fi monster movie will make a find addtion to your dvd collection.I do not rectamend color version it black/white color over the video in this version is to yellowley and poor.
Rating: - Neat vintage creature movie
Atomic submarine commander Pete Matthews - 50's monster movie veteran Kenneth Tobey-runs into something big on the ocean depths while on maneuvers in the Pacific and two scientists are called in to investigate .They are John Carter,and Lesley Joyce (Faith Domergue).They soon discover the problem -a giant octopus is on its way to San Francisco and it is looking for something to eat.As its normal food supply has fled before its advance it needs something bigger to swallow and the human race -especially Californians -just got elected.It attacks fishing boats and eventually San Francisco docks and the Golden Gate Bridge .
This is a good little movie .Refreshingly the blame for events is not laid directly at the feet of nuclear fallout -this did not create the monster which already existed It merely reawakened it from its dormant state .Ray Harryhausen in his econd credit does sterling work on the creature ... Read More
Rating: - 8 arms to hold you
One of Ray Harryhausens lesser efforts is still better than most others masterpieces. Again following the slow build up of King Kong & the beast from 20,000 fathoms, this wonderful bit of fun then runs away to a frantic climax. Strange how you don't feel sorry for the giant octopus! The great kenneth Tobey puts in his usual believable performance, and Faith Domergue is, for a change, both beautiful & appealing.
Rating: - Masterful special effects in a plodding film
"It Came From Beneath the Sea" is one of the iconic films of the golden age of sci-fi, and it enjoys this honor thanks almost entirely to Ray Harryhausen's glorious special effects. I'm sure lots of people have heard the story (possibly apocryphal) about how representatives of the city of San Francisco were reluctant to allow filming on the Golden Gate Bridge after seeing Harryhausen's test footage for the octopus- it looked so good that they couldn't believe it was just a model.
Alas, the rest of the film just doesn't match up with the wonderful effects. The plot plods along at a snail's pace and none of the characters are particularly appealing or memorable. While not unwatchable by any means, it isn't nearly as fun as some of the other films of the day, such Harryhausen's other sci-fi masterpiece "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms". This movie deserves a place in the collection of any sci-fi or giant monster ... Read More
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