Octopus (2000)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Perfect cast and a good story

Don't listen to the negative reviews

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

After catching an elusive terrorist, an agent escorting him on a submarine home meets up with a giant octopus living in the area and tries to help the crew fight off the creature and keep the terrorist under control.Overall this was quite a surprisingly decent if flawed creature feature. One of the things it does quite well is the actual amount of time and spent here on the subs' descent into the depths of the sea-floor, where this gets a lot right. The scenes of crew receiving the damage and impact on their stations makes for some rather realistic moments of the devastation of these scenes which is quite surprising for a movie of this kind, and along with the outside attacks on the hull that propel it down the ravine as the attacks continue to dismantle the sub and the surrounding hillsides. That leads into the rather impressive attacks on the crew which are quite fun as it culminates on the mad dash through the submerged corridors towards the escape pods which gets quite suspenseful at times. Likewise, this is nicely balanced by great parts as the opening is rather fun spy-action chase that features some nice stunt-work as well as the explosions, while the finale goes for the big spectacle of the octopus attacking the cruise-ship that is a lot of fun seeing it attack the passengers. Beyond these factors, there's a few small flaws with this one in its pretty lousy set-up here. The need for the crew to transport him is so flimsy it makes little sense to happen in the real world and worse off doesn't even have any motivation here as surely a real-world force would come with extra guards and assurances against the actual escape rather than the one lone agent as happens here. Likewise, the film's pace is really off in by doing the brief spy- action at the beginning, dragging out the crew's mission and getting acclimated before going over to shots of the terrorists on-board the ship which doesn't make sense in the film at all before going through the rather fun attacks here, and that really leads to a confusing, disjointed pace. Other than the decent-but-obvious CGI, it's all that really hurts this one.Rated PG-13: Language and Violence.

After just seeing "Octopus" and enjoying it for what it is, all these ultra-negative reviews are hard to figure out. What were these critics expecting from a Grade B sci-fi flick from 2000? Sure the script and cast only play it semi-straight, but you can tell they had a good time. Sure the special effects reflect the cartooney CGI of that era, but they get the job done. The question is, is "Octopus" entertaining for what it is? Does it deliver the goods, so to speak? Definitely.The first thing that impressed me was that the filmmakers actually came up with a wildly creative and original plot rather than rip-off one of Peter Benchley's stories ("Jaws," "The Beast," etc.), which is what the sequel did, "Octopus 2: River of Fear." The story of "Octopus" starts in Bulgaria, where the film was shot, with some intense action. A love-to-hate terrorist is captured and needs taken to America. The quickest way to do this is via a dishonored submarine captain who's in the area. To escort the terrorist, the US government is forced to use a CIA agent who is really just an analyst and has no experience being ruthless when necessary, like, say, James Bond. Meanwhile the terrorist's organization seeks to abort this transfer by taking over a cruise ship and intersecting the sub at sea. On top of all this is the titular sea creature, mutated to behemoth proportions, which dwells in the 'Devil's Eye' (similar to the 'Bermuda Triangle') and threatens to put the kibosh on both submarine and cruise ship alike.Totally outlandish and larger-than-life? Yes, but the filmmakers and cast play it pretty straight with some lighter aspects and humor thrown in for good measure. The film only turns totally outrageous like "Deep Rising" in the final act but, by then, it's pretty much expected and (for the most part) welcomed.Aside from the highly creative storyline the film impresses with its five main characters: the world-weary captain of the sub, his black first officer, the CIA agent who doesn't want to be James Bond, the sexy blond oceanographer, and the love-to-hate villain. They're all fleshed-out well and are memorable characters. The viewer comes to care for the four protagonists and can't help but root for them. The oceanographer is intelligent & spirited and looks great when she's ultimately forced to take off her skirt (lol).The ending is too over-the-top and ridiculous, but it comes with the territory.The film runs 100 minutes.FINAL WORD: I was expecting a lame low-budget sea-creature-on-the-loose flick and got a low-budget sea-creature-on-the-loose flick with an imaginative story, flashes of intense action, notable characters, likable protagonists and the ultra-alluring Carolyn Lowery.GRADE: B

Of all the bad Hollywood productions this movie makes my top ten list. It's quite surprising that this piece of crap resulted in a movie that got even bought by a German TV station and some sorry desperate wanna bes even dubbed this masterpiece of awfulness. The cast consists of absolute losers and who is this clown who directed this? No need to say more, it's as if George W. Bush or some Scientology fanatic sat in the director's chair. Don't even bother to waste a minute of your time to watch this idiotic piece. Oh, and now IMDb wants me to write at least ten lines in order to get this review published... But I've said everything I got to say....

I guest most of you have never heard of this and keep it that way (lol). This has to be one of the most silly movies I have seen.The Plot of the movie During the Cuban Missle Crisis, a Russian sub is sunk while en route to Havana. As the sub goes down, the hold is breached and barrels full of some mysterious substance tumble out. Years later, an American nuclear submarine is transporting a captured terrorist to the States. The terrorist's henchmen, however, are planning to hijack the sub and rescue their leader. Meanwhile, a large, unidentified creature is approaching the sub at high speed.The whole movie is about unknown creature, I Wonder what that could be?Well the TITLE is a big give away,! and the worst of all beside the horrible acting is and we Only see Ginat Octopous once near the end, who ends up killing the terrorist the only part I really likedif you are thinking seeing this movie just fast forward to the best part of movie that is the last 10-15 minutes of movie.3/10 just for ending