Review of Tentacles (1977) by Al M — 08 Sep 2010
Behind every great fortune is a crime.
A laboratory in a small town is owned by a millionaire and run by an over ambitious scientist. One of the scientist?s experiments on a giant squid goes wrong; the squid escapes, and begins terrorizing the small town. Fortunately, the small town also has an aquarium with trained personnel. The trained personnel first attempts to capture the squid are unsuccessful. They may have to rely on some of the exhibits within the aquarium to save the town?their killer whales.
?We are up to our asses in trouble and he goes swimming.?
Ovidio Assonitis, director of Beyond Obsession, Forever Emmanuelle, And When She Was Bad, and Over the Line, delivers Tentacles. The storyline for this movie is interesting and reminded me of a cross between Jaws and Piranha (the original). The acting in this film is better than anticipated and includes John Huston (Moulin Rouge, 1951), Shelley Winters (Pete?s Dragon), and Henry Fonda.
?It?s an animal disturbed by man?s stupidity.?
Tentacles was part of the MGM Channel?s dive-in Labor Day marathon. This movie?s plot was fascinating and grabbed my attention. While this movie was interesting and well delivered, the action was too scarce to live up to its potential. The ending scene was awesome and depicts two killer whales eating a squid. Overall, this is worth seeing if you are a fan of the genre but nothing special overall.
?These killer whales may unlock some of the greatest mysteries of the sea.?
Grade: C-.
This review of Tentacles (1977) was written by Al M on 08 Sep 2010.
Tentacles has generally received negative reviews.
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