Movie Review: Tentacles (1977)
Synopsis: An ultrasonic underwater drilling operation disturbs a giant octopus that then takes its anger out on citizens from a seaside California resort town. As the body count increases, an ocean biologist attempts to fight the threat using the two orcas he cares for at the aquarium. Who's in it? The movie stars John Huston , Shelley Winters , Bo Hopkins , Henry Fonda and Delia Boccardo. Review: My wife and I decided we were too tired, and it was too cold to go out for karaoke last night. So, we decided to stay home and watch a movie instead. I picked Tentacles because I thought it would be interesting or at least entertaining. It ended up being neither of those things. I'll start out by saying the practical effects weren't bad. The movie made good use of a real octopus and the fake large tentacles, enough where I'd even say it was more believable than some modern CGI films I've seen. Also, the premise was at least somewhat believable, explaining the sonic n...