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i must have seen a different film!!

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

I do consider myself a fan of the '50s wave of atomic-spawned giant monster flicks but you do have to draw the line somewhere as regards to entertainment value, and unfortunately IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA falls somewhere below that line. It's a film which has dated badly and despite an eighty-minute running time, feels like it goes on forever. The pacing is extraordinarily slow and let down even further by one of those infuriating romances that proved to be the bane of many a '50s monster flick. The film is not a total dud but it is slow-going and the exciting bits are few and far between. All of the scenes in which the creature is on screen are appealing but unfortunately due to a constrained budget, these appear only briefly throughout the rest of the story.The core of the film consists of a will-they won't-they romance between leading actors Kenneth Tobey and Faith Domergue, many conversations taking the form of dated sexism and 'new woman-ism' which are neither here nor there. The creature rampage is mainly saved for the finale in which the Golden Gate Bridge is destroyed by the giant octopus, and indeed this ending is the only bit that really recalls the rest of the giant monster age such as the GODZILLA films. The only decent bit halfway through the film is when the octopus attacks and sinks a huge ship. The back projection effects are very poor but saved by some splendid stop-motion work from the reliable Ray Harryhausen, here working on one of his earliest mainstream films. Although the octopus only has six tentacles due to budget constraints (!) scenes of it crushing people to death and menacing victims with huge animated tentacles are great fun. It's just a shame the surrounding story is such a crushing bore and never goes anywhere. Not the worst, but lacking in decent entertainment value and only for those die-hard fans out there.

I've heard of many of the classic monster movies from the 1950s, this was one of those, I knew the monster featuring and some of what to expect, I just hoped for a good film. Basically a nuclear submarine captained by Commander Pete Mathews (The Thing from Another World's Kenneth Tobey) is caught by something strange beneath the sea, but it is able to escape and return to Pearl Harbor. Tissue from an unknown sea creature is discovered in the submarine's dive planes, prominent marine scientific biologists Professor Lesley Joyce (Faith Domergue) and Dr. John Carter (Donald Curtis) are brought in to investigate. They conclude that the submarine was attacked by a gigantic radioactive octopus, mutated by bombing tests in the Pacific Ocean, the military authorities dismiss this explanation, but then other ships are being pulled down and sunk by the giant octopus. Navy Command realise there really is a menace in the ocean, so Mathews teams up with Carter and Joyce to find a way to stop the monster, during this time Mathews starts a love affair with Joyce. Soon the monster reappears, coming out of the waters and attacking San Francisco, after the Golden Gate Bridge is abandoned, flame throwers force the creature back into the open water, then a torpedo is fired and detonated, completely destroying the giant cephalopod. Also starring Ian Keith as Admiral Burns, Dean Maddox Jr. as Admiral Adam Norman, Chuck Griffiths as Lieutenant Griff, Harry Lauter as Deputy Bill Nash and Richard W. Peterson as Captain Stacy. It was common in those days to have films about careless atomic testing creating mutant monsters, you ignore any little love story going on in the background, the main focus is the giant tentacles rampaging cities, the octopus effects are the work of the genius stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen, it is camp and a little silly, but it is a fairly fun classic science-fiction giant monster B-movie. Worth watching!

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")

"It Came from Beneath the Sea" may get overshadowed by movies like "Them!" and "Tarantula" when it comes to the giant monster movies of the Atomic Age, but it's a good and enjoyable example of the genre.The "It" of the title is an enormous octopus that has become radioactive thanks to A Bomb testing and, because its prey can now be alerted to its presence, it's been forced to move out of its natural habitat and look for sustenance elsewhere. Among the people figuring out how to track down the beast and destroy it are intrepid submarine commander Pete Matthews (Kenneth Tobey) and scientists Lesley Joyce (Faith Domergue) and John Carter (Donald Curtis).The movie is typical of its kind in the way that an ever present narrator provides us with a generous amount of exposition. It is admittedly somewhat slow and dialogue heavy much of the time, and truthfully doesn't feature a whole lot of good octopus action, but in a way this does help in the appreciation of all of those moments when the monster makes its presence known.This was the first collaboration between producer Charles H. Schneer and legendary stop motion expert Ray Harryhausen, and Harryhausen's effects are as always quite fun to watch. Even if budget constraints necessitated the octopus possess six tentacles rather than eight, the effects still work incredibly well. Robert Gordon's direction is efficient right down the line, up to the big finish which is equal parts exciting and suspenseful. Of course, with an engaging Tobey in the lead, this is highly watchable on that merit alone, as he'd proved himself a reliable hero in this and the other 50's science fiction efforts "The Thing from Another World" and "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms". The beautiful Domergue is good, with her character in the mold of other leading ladies from the era: intelligent and capable, and more than eye candy. Curtis is solid in a no-nonsense role and the three main characters also figure in a love triangle that takes up a little too much of the running time. A fine supporting cast also includes Ian Keith, Dean Maddox Jr., Chuck Griffiths, Harry Lauter, Richard W. Peterson, and Del Courtney. Anybody who enjoys the genre, Harryhausen's work, or the actors is sure to have a good time with "It Came from Beneath the Sea".Seven out of 10.