Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Benas Mcloughlin Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

BA_Harrison Despite starring no less than three Oscar winners (John Huston, Henry Fonda and Shelley Winters), this Italian Jaws rip-off is still an almighty crap-fest, the name players, clearly uninspired by the derivative plot, going through the motions for an easy paycheck (Fonda even stumbles over his lines a couple of times, but soldiers on regardless).Director Ovidio G. Assonitis opens his film with the mysterious death of baby Billy, followed by the equally strange demise of peg-legged boat skipper Bill, both bodies stripped to the bone and sucked dry. Unperturbed by the fact that his name is very similar to both victims, oceanographer Will (Bo Hopkins) investigates, discovering that the culprit isn't someone with a hatred of people called William (and variations of), but rather a giant octopus that has been disturbed by tunnel construction beneath the sea bed.With zero tension or scares, but lots and lots in the way of dull chit chat, this is film-making at its most ham-fisted: what should have been a fun slice of B-movie nonsense is made interminably dull thanks to a dreary script, cruddy special effects, lifeless direction from Assonitis, and clumsy editing by Angelo Curi, who completely botches the film's two big scenes—an attack on a sailboat race and the climactic fight between the octopus and a pair of killer whales. A bizarre choice of score only adds to the overall effect of sheer ineptitude.2.5 out of 10, rounded up to 3 for the film's only spot of gore, a brief shot of a mangled corpse with its eye hanging out.

tles7 The acting, the dubbed English, the script...all lousy and somehow makes the movie watchable. There are lots of cameos and it's really fun to see these stars show up (obviously for a vacation in Italy) that make sense. But best of all...it appears they tortured some octopus by poking whale dolls at it.Beware: sort of spoiler ...Somehow it appears that cutting off an arm of an octopus kills it, But worst of all...an Octopus is attacked and there is no "ink" to be seen. They should have used ink and that would have blocked the obvious puppetry...or better yet...blocked the visuals altogether.

wes-connors In the sunny California resort community "Solana Beach", a baby disappears near the shore. This turns out to be an appetizer. More deaths occur. The bodies are being eaten by a giant octopus, who spits out the skeletal remains of its victims. Due to economic concerns, local sheriff Claude Akins and associates downplay the danger and the annual yacht race goes on as planned. Wizened newspaper reporter John Huston (as Ned Turner) becomes aware of the danger. His stout sister Shelley Winters (as Tillie) brings her young son and a friend to the shore. With his wife out of the picture, marine biologist and scuba diver Bo Hopkins (as Will Gleason) tries to eliminate the danger with his handsome friend Alan Boyd (as Mike) and some trained whales. Odd soundtrack music accompanies the action...Yes, this the plot of "Jaws" (1975) – with a giant octopus swimming in for the giant shark. Although it doesn't move or develop the story, director Ovidio Assonitis and his production team include some interesting shots and edits in early scenes. They become less flashy and more tiresome as the film progresses. The relationships between the characters is often confusing. The cast is headed up by some very dependable performers – the aforementioned are joined by "Trojan" constructor Henry Fonda as a businessman with a financial interest in the proceedings. He appears to be giving the bare basics of a Fonda performance. Mr. Hopkins, Ms. Winters and Mr. Huston can be seen "acting" on their own – each delivering dependable mannerisms and looks – in a vacuum, unfortunately.*** Tentacles (2/25/77) Ovidio Assonitis ~ Bo Hopkins, John Huston, Shelley Winters, Henry Fonda

blazesnakes9 Sometimes you get a movie that is awful. So awful that you have a sense of dread while watching it. But, on rare occasions, an average movie-goer has at least one or two or maybe three movies that qualified as guilty pleasures. As for myself, I, too, have that syndrome. I don't know if other movie-goers have this syndrome or suffer from this scenario, but it has happen to me.And, in the case of Tentacles, this may be one of them.The story takes place on a sea resort in California called "Ocean Beach". Ocean Beach is starting see some major problems. Tourists are beginning to disappear one by one. Ned Turner, (John Huston), the local everyday man and news reporter, suspects that there's something sinister happening on his sea resort. He appointed the deputy sheriff, (Claude Akins),that a octopus is picking off the tourists, turning the beach into a snack shop. Enter the biologist, (Bo Hopkins), who explains to Turner that there is a very angry octopus eating up the townsfolk. Meanwhile, Turner's wife, (Shelly Winters), takes her children out on a sailboat and one of them volunteers to participate in the town's sailboat race. When Hopkins' girlfriend is killed by the monster and one of Winters' children's friends gets eaten by the beast, it's up to Hopkins to find the octopus and kill it. To do this, he must enlisted the help of two killer whales that can find octopus and kill it. While that is going on, the local oil tycoon, (Henry Fonda), gets blamed for waking up the angry beast.Yes, I know Tentacles is an awful movie. Yes, this is one of those ensemble cast movies or all-star movies that took its course during the 1970's. But, you got to admit that this movie is ridiculous to watch even if you hate it. I've always say that in implausible films that you don't ask any questions during the viewing of the movie. Well, I ignored answering some of the obvious questions that this movie asks. Sometimes you got to accept things for what they are. In this movie, all high expectations go right out the window for me.Where do I begin to say which parts I like? Well, I'll begin with the most stupidest. And that is, the cast of some of the most talented actors and actresses that are included in this movie are probably their money's worth. I got a feeling that Huston, Fonda, Winters, Akins and especially Hopkins, got their money's worth for making Tentacles. But, I will say that I enjoyed their performances even if they were on the big screen trying to impress in any which way possible. As for the octopus, it's shoddy. Yet, I have to admit that I enjoyed both the octopus and the two killer whales. Of course, it's is simply a bad rip-off of Jaws and Orca. In fact, if I had to rank Tentacles or Orca as being the best or worst rip-off of Jaws, I would have to say that Tentacles ranks high and below Orca, even I enjoy less of Orca.Tentacles is a stupid movie and goofy at the same time, but it's quite terrifying for a second up until the final confrontation between the octopus and the two killer whales. Now that I got that out of the way, I can say now that I just reveal one of my guilty pleasures. ★★★ 3 stars.