It Came from Beneath the Sea

IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA (1955) - Sept. 30, 2006
A dated and surprisingly dull film about giant killer octopus who eventually attacks San Francisco. A big problem with this film was that the octopus itself barely got any screentime; the majority of the film consists of a couple of scientists and a naval officer's attempts to figure out what the creature is, and how to kill it (and a pointless love triangle between the three). Robert Gordon's dull direction doesn't help matters. Ray Harryhousen's special effects, though obviously far from realistic, are pretty much the only interesting thing about the movie. It's also pretty obvious that Gore Verbinski was inspired by this movie, as the scene in Dead Man's Chest where a boat gets attacked by the octopus was pretty much identical to a scene in this film. *1/2