Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

metalfreak1 Small fishing town Graves Point is besiged by a man eating Giant Squid in this made for TV movie based on the novel by Peter Benchley. This film often gets mixed reviews I find, because it bears several simalarities to Jaws. Well of course it does, its the same guy who wrote both novels. Apon watching this film, one must forget that its written by the same man who wrote Jaws, and treat this like a stand alone film. Do this and I almost guarantee youl love it. Whip Dalton(William Peterson) is a fisherman who is struggleing to survive because the local waters are trapped fished dead. When he and his mate Mike Newcombe(Sterling Macy Jr) discover a lift raft floating in the ocean he suspects foul play, he his made sure of this when a large claw falls from inside the raft. As more people disappear Whip sends the claw to be examined and it ends up in the hands of world renowned marine biologist Dr.Herbert Talley(Ronald Guttman) who knows straight away which animal the claw belongs to. He arrives in Graves Point to investigate. People continue to disappear and the remains of a mauled Sperm Whale wash up. The plot is pretty simple and although this film is almost 4 hours long, its never boring. The characters are played brilliantly and are convinsing. Schuyler Graves(Charles martin smith) is played so brilliantly that you genouinly end up hating him as he is the typical rich mayor who only cares about business. Another interesting character is wealthy owner of Sea Land Texas Osbourne Manning(Dennis Arndt) who just wants to have a Giant Squid at his resort. The female lead is dull and boring despite being attractive, shes a helicopter pilot played by Karen Silas and she and Whip end up together, typical. Personally I thought Dr.Talley was the best character in it, He was portrayed brilliantly and since I actually want to be a Marine Biologist I can relate to him a little. Since seeing this film Iv became a fan of Ronald Guttman for his performance in this. The Squid itself looks pretty good, Giant Squids are hard to create for films I'd imagine. Its a truly menacing beast of tremendious size and aggression. Im not keen on the ending though, I wont spoil it but its a little "Hollywood", I thought the ending in the Novel was better. Overall this among my favourite films and I give a 9/10.

disdressed12 i wasn't impressed with the condensed version of the movie.however,this extended version(with over forty minutes of added footage) was miles better in my opinion.we get more character development and get to to know the people involved I thought,the the beast was pretty impressive to look at,and would definitely inspire fear in me if i ran across it in real life.the CGI was good for its time.William Peterson(Pre CSI)stars,along with Charles Martin Smith,Larry Drake and Karen Silas.i think this movie was much more exciting than the edited version.the music is used to good effect here.i also liked the fact that they didn't reveal the beast completely right away.we do see glimpses of it before the big reveal,but jut enough to keeps us guessing.for me,this uncut version of the beast is a 7/10

drystyx This movie really outshone "Jaws" in every department, except for hype. In retrospect, had this film been made first, during the early or mid 1970 decade, it would have gotten the respect it deserved. It had much better action, character, plot, and twists than "Jaws," which was a splendid movie in its own right. This movie is about a giant squid. There have been numerous giant squid movies that rate as bombs, but this one was interesting. The characters are all very credible and likable with one noticeable exception, but even in this case, the actor pulls out a remarkable performance to make him more believable. There is a combination of great casting, acting, and directing that make this enjoyable. There is plenty of excitement. And a lot of twists. Believe me, until the end, you will not predict anything that happens. It has no predictability. The characters are well defined. Much like "Jaws", it comes down to a crew assorted at the end. The end may be a bit "Hollywood", and run of the mill, but the rest of the movie makes it worthwhile.

Andrew Hillier I first saw the movie in 1997 on TV. I loved the movie. Even though it is a made for TV movie, it was still awesome. They could have made some money in Theaters I'm sure. The Giant Squid is an amazing phenomena in its self. For all you movie lovers of Big Creatures or the unexplained... This ones for you. I would highly recommend watching. It's better than a lot of theatrical movies. Ever since I saw it, I am determined to one day get a big boat & go fishing for one of those Giant Squid. Who knows? It is an interesting movie. I didn't find it boring at all. With a little twist along the way... But you'll have to try & find it somewhere & watch it to find out. It is a hard movie to come across. Anyway, Andrew Hillier from St. John's NL, Canada gives it a Thumbs Up and a recommendation. Peace!