SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Payno 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.

MonsterVision99 This wasn't so bad, with a run time of about 100 minutes and it being an Italian Jaws rip-off this had all the ingredients of a terrible giant monster movie, most underwater monster movies are really boring and cheap, "Tentacles" its neither of those, at least its only that for a few scenes.The music its good, the direction its decent, the acting its serviceable and the attack scenes are not suspenseful but they are fun to watch. One big problem is that its terribly overwritten and most of the plot points it introduces don't really have a conclusion or at least not a satisfying one. Also, this movie has a thing for duality, I don't know if its intentional or not, but that's just something I noticed.For being a movie with real stars and decent effects it could be considered somewhat disappointing but I haven't heard many good things about it, so I decided to give it a decent rating, however, sometimes it was dangerously close to a notorious Ed Wood movie scene.

Scott LeBrun "Tentacoli" is a silly botch of a film, a "Jaws" inspired "nature strikes back" thriller minus the thrills, the suspense, and the gravitas. It's pretty bad, but it's bad in a quirky, mildly amusing way, with some decidedly odd touches here and there, not to mention some curious casting choices.Written by Jerome Max, Tito Carpi, and Steven W. Carabatsos, and directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis ("Beyond the Door", "There Was a Little Girl"), it spins a yarn of a bigger than usual octopus that has been provoked into going after human prey. This is possibly the result of your standard issue shady corporation, an outfit named Trojan, that may be doing unethical things while it builds an underwater tunnel. Now all the citizens of a colourful coastal California town are fair game for the monster.A genial John Huston, whose presence is welcome in anything, stars as an aggressive journalist working the story. In a weird, unlikely piece of casting, Shelley Winters plays his sister, who enters her young son in a sailing race. Claude Akins is the local sheriff, the always amusing Bo Hopkins a marine expert, lovely Delia Boccardo the marine experts' wife, Cesare Danova a weaselly Trojan employee, and a very pained looking (can you blame him?) Henry Fonda as Danovas' boss."Tentacoli" has its moments, although not many of them. The oddest sequence has an entertainer telling really bad jokes to a crowd while a frantic Winters tries to get in touch with her son and his friend via walkie-talkie. To show that they're not fooling around, the filmmakers make the bold move of making an infant the first victim. There's also a memorable kill just past the halfway point. The music score by Stelvio Cipriani is positively ridiculous (with a recurring harpsichord motif). The widescreen cinematography by Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli is gorgeous. The movie alternates between real animal footage and some very bad effects.However, you haven't lived until you've heard Hopkins give his heartfelt pep talk to his killer whale friends.Five out of 10.

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

AaronCapenBanner Shoddy picture is a complete rip off of "Jaws", as a coastal community is terrorized by a mysterious aquatic creature, right before a big sailing race, only here it is a giant octopus, rather than a shark. Only a marine biologist can save the town, with the help of his killer whales...Strange to see actors like Henry Fonda, John Huston, and Shelley Winters in the cast, as well as Claude Akins and Bo Hopkins. Poor octopus effects and direction, uninspired and derivative script, though has one effective scene at night when a yacht is destroyed, and an unfortunate woman is lifted in the air by the octopus, but otherwise, a waste.