I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

just watch it!

Better Late Then Never

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Once again, radiation creates/awakes/mutates/irritates a huge monster, this time an octopus from the abyssal depths who, having become radioactive, is shunned by its normal prey and therefore starts to prowl the ocean surface for tasty humans. The navy is alerted when there is a run in between a submarine and the colossal cephalopod (a great segment) and two scientists are brought in to figure out what's happening (a not so great segment). Anyone familiar with the genre will not be surprised that one scientist is a gorgeous female professor who tries, but eventually fails, to hide her womanly emotions and frailties behind a mask of academic iciness. The prof, played by former Howard Hughes squeeze Faith Domergue, is fetching eye-candy but, even by creature-feature standards, not much of a thespian (the heroic male leads who bookend her (Kenneth Tobey and Donald Curtis) are not much better). The real star is Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion octopus, as it pulls down ships, wrecks the oft-destroyed Golden Gate Bridge, threatens the Ferry Building, and grapples with the pride of the Navy's submarine service. Like most of these films, the 'romantic' subplot is painfully dated and much of the carefully explained backstory is ridiculous pseudoscience; nevertheless, as '50's monster movies go, this is one of the best and still an entertaining use of 90 minutes.

Even though this movie contains all the staples of a 1950's monster movie, it's still pretty good.Of course there's plenty of scientists and military personnel and even a person who is considered insane because he saw a giant octopus.The special effects are great and there's plenty of action, not a lot of time where nothing is happening(like most monster movies).The only bad thing about this movie is that it centers around a female scientist who is always trying to prove she is as good as a man, while at the same time being pursued by two different men.The only thing missing was the main military guy being her dad.But it's not enough to hurt this flick.This is a must see.

The state-of-art atomic submarine under the command of Commander Pete Mathews (Kenneth Tobey) is hold back by something weird in the sea. Pete reports to the Admiral and contacts the prominent scientists Prof. Lesley Joyce (Faith Domergue) and Dr. John Carter (Donald Curtis) to investigate. They conclude that the submarine was attacked by a giant radioactive octopus developed from bombing tests in the Pacific Ocean that would threaten the oceans. The Navy Command does not accept the explanation, but when a ship is sunk by the octopus, they realize the menace. Cmdr. Mathews teams-up with Carter and Joyce and has a love affair with her. But soon the monster attacks San Francisco and the trio is the only chance to stop the creature."It Came from Beneath the Sea" is a weak sci-fi about an abyssal octopus, fruit of bomb tests in the ocean. I am a big fan of Sci-Fi's from the 50 's, but this one is too dated, military and lame. The story takes place after WWII and during the Cold War in a period when the military people were in the summit of their careers; but there are many others good movies from this period. The greatest problem is the lack of action, with the romance without any chemistry between Pete and Joyce with John Carter with them all the time in a total waste of time. The period of research is also too long. The stop-motion effects are OK for a 1955 film. The good point is Prof. Lesley Joyce, a woman ahead of time with her independence and not fainting or screaming like most of the heroins from the 50's and 60's movies. My vote is four.Title (Brazil): "O Monstro do Mar Revolto" ("The Monster from the Choppy Sea")

*Spoiler/plot- It came from Beneath the Sea, 1955. Several unexplained sea disasters occur and are investigated by the Navy. A large immense octopus-like creature is the cause and it attacks San Francisco. The authorities fight the beast.*Special Stars- Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis.*Theme- The sea holds many strange dangerous creatures.*Trivia/location/goofs- Giant octopus only had six legs instead of eight for budgetary reasons. The atomic sub was diesel powered, USS Cubera SS-147. Shot in Long Beach Harbor Navy base, California. This film's special torpedo was actually a aerial rocket disguised for the plot point.*Emotion- This film is another giant atomic mutated animal film plot popular for the time of nuclear testing fears. While many of such movies were very bankable and sold tickets, this film's pedigree of using Ray Harryhausen makes it truly experiencing his special art and talent enjoyably to be seen and appreciated by the viewer.