***Some spoilers***
This movie is not too bad. The cast is solid with Ernest Borgnine and Donnelly Rhodes particularly good. The story has enough moments of suspense to keep the viewer interested and enough plot to move the story along at a reasonable pace. A lot has been said about the (lack of) special effects. I'm not too bothered by this. They are no better or worse than other films from that era. The premise(giant fish at the bottom of the ocean) does not suspend our disbelief too much. The important thing here is the search and rescue of the scientists trapped at the bottom of a crevice and not the mutant fish. The final rescue happens too quickly but this does not hinder the film too much.
Overall a good film to watch on a rainy Sunday. I give it 6 mutant fish out of 10.
This movie is not too bad. The cast is solid with Ernest Borgnine and Donnelly Rhodes particularly good. The story has enough moments of suspense to keep the viewer interested and enough plot to move the story along at a reasonable pace. A lot has been said about the (lack of) special effects. I'm not too bothered by this. They are no better or worse than other films from that era. The premise(giant fish at the bottom of the ocean) does not suspend our disbelief too much. The important thing here is the search and rescue of the scientists trapped at the bottom of a crevice and not the mutant fish. The final rescue happens too quickly but this does not hinder the film too much.
Overall a good film to watch on a rainy Sunday. I give it 6 mutant fish out of 10.