Monster
Crap Inductee: The Beast
Gonna Need Some Spiced Rum.
Gonna Need Some Spiced Rum.
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1996
You may
be shocked to know this, but at one time…..movies that didn’t make it to
theaters were not just put Direct to Video/DVD or Direct To SyFy/Premium Movie
Channels. In fact, some of them were Made For TV movies/miniseries that were on
NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox. In fact, there are some great horror movies that were
Made For TV like Dark Night Of The Scarecrow, The Day After, Threads (that one
was on the BBC (who are still doing Made For TV Miniseries/Movies)), Duel,
Trilogy Of Terror, Helter Skelter, The Stand, Salem’s Lot, Don’t Be Afraid Of
The Dark, and It (the one with Tim Curry).
Enter
Peter Benchley. You may know him for his novel that was made into the movie
that made the summer the time for blockbuster movies, Jaws.
Although
Because This Book (And Movie) Made People Have A Strong Hatred For Sharks That
Is Causing Them To Be Killed Indiscriminately, Benchley Became An Ardent Ocean
Conservationist As His Way Of Atoning Until The Day He Died In 2006 From Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Also,
let’s get Larry “The Toad” Fields from American Graffiti.
Horror
Fans May Also Know Him As The Director Of The 1986 Campy Rock Horror Film Trick
Or Treat
To
round out the cast, we’ll hire TV actors so it’ll be fine. We also have a
Monster Crap alum with Robert Mammone.
Also
Rana Morrison is in this movie in an uncredited role again and she has had
uncredited roles in Twilight Saga: New Moon, Clash of the Titans remake, and Twilight
Saga: Eclipse.
With
that out of the way, let’s get to this three hour mo….
*looks
at the run time*
NegaSeth,
you lying son of a bitch. This is under two hours, why the hell did you make me
worried.
It’s 176
minutes…wait.
*NegaSeth
looks at DVD*
You have
the 116 minute version. There is actually a 2 disc version that has all the
stuff from the TV miniseries.. I was right about it being 3 hours, but you have
a DVD that cut it down. Don’t blame me for your own incompetence.
*Sigh*
Let’s
just start the cut version of the movie.
We
begin this film with the opening title card.
Elizabeth complains about using the engine and Howard has to remind her that if they used just the current, they would be going back and forth all over the place and would probably have no idea how to get back. Howard tells her to be grateful for it and Elizabeth is such a spoiled brat that she says she doesn’t want to be grateful and she wants her way. So…..perfect people to be out this deep in the ocean with land not nearby. They then decided to set the boat to autopilot so the two of them can have sex (sex that will not be shown because this was on TV first).
The
spoiled brat and the sleeping husband don’t realize this until the yacht is
basically beyond the point that they can save it from sinking. They try to do a
mayday with them presenting where their position is, but the power goes out so
the Coast Guard can’t know where they are at. They have a lifeboat ready and
get on that, as the Occupational Hazard sinks.
Hazard,
Indeed
So the
first thing this married couple does is set up a marker for them to be
eventually rescued, but they know that the Coast Guard probably won’t be around
to save them until the morning. They decide to get some sleep, but suddenly
they feel something bumping against the boat. They then smell something weird
like ammonia and while Howard is looking to see if they spilled something,
Elizabeth is taken away off screen. Howard panics and goes into the water to
look for her, but finds nothing. Whatever bumped the boat before shows up and
Howard sees it (but we don’t). He then gets knocked off the boat and eventually
pulled under.
Yeah,
The Married Couple Are Both Killed In The Same Way The First Person Was Killed
In Jaws And We’ll Never See Them Again
The
next morning at Graves Point, Washington,
Thanks
For The Info. The Book Takes Place In Bermuda, But TV Movie Probably Could Not
Afford To Shoot In Bermuda.
We then
meet our main character in Whip Dalton.
He is a widowed father and the first thing he does is tell his daughter Dana that her friend Hadley is here.
They leave and Dana promises to be back before nightfall. We then go to the Coast Guard Helicopter where we meet Lieutenant Kathryn Marcus and Ensign Raines.
Lt. Marcus used to be stationed at San Diego, but she put in for a transfer here. Raines asks why, but Marcus is not going to tell him that and just wants them to get to where they are going. Meanwhile, we see that Whip is a boat captain with his first mate Mike Newcombe and they are fisherman.
And
They Are Not Having Much Luck With Fishing Because Some Assholes Do Trap
Fishing (Which Is Illegal By The Way) And Take Away The Fish For The Rest Of
The Fisherman.
The
helicopter passes by and we see that Raines knows both Whip and Mike. The
helicopter reaches its destination, which is of course the life boat as the
marker worked.
Kathryn tries to go down despite warnings from Raines about the current. Of course, she asks him if she were a man, would he give her the same warning and he says yes. Raines then has a better idea as he calls for Whip and Mike to pick up the lifeboat. Back at the docks, the four of them wonder what happened to the married couple before the notice the ammonia smell and the slime.
He is a widowed father and the first thing he does is tell his daughter Dana that her friend Hadley is here.
They leave and Dana promises to be back before nightfall. We then go to the Coast Guard Helicopter where we meet Lieutenant Kathryn Marcus and Ensign Raines.
Lt. Marcus used to be stationed at San Diego, but she put in for a transfer here. Raines asks why, but Marcus is not going to tell him that and just wants them to get to where they are going. Meanwhile, we see that Whip is a boat captain with his first mate Mike Newcombe and they are fisherman.
Kathryn tries to go down despite warnings from Raines about the current. Of course, she asks him if she were a man, would he give her the same warning and he says yes. Raines then has a better idea as he calls for Whip and Mike to pick up the lifeboat. Back at the docks, the four of them wonder what happened to the married couple before the notice the ammonia smell and the slime.
Whip
and Mike had planned on scuttling it for some cash, but Kathryn is by the book
so she called the harbormaster to report the lifeboat and the harbormaster sends
his personal assistant Jameson and two other Coast Guards.
Jameson makes a snide comment about how the raft might not be in the best shape when they retrieved it so Whip and Mike decide to destroy it with fish hooks.
This Is
Why You Don’t Give People Any Ideas.
While
destroying it, something falls out of the raft that will of course come back
later.
Through conversation, we see that Whip and the harbormaster (named Graves) have issues with each other as Whip hates that Graves is basically trying to control all of Graves Point since it has his name on it. While cleaning up, Whip tells Mike to go home to his pregnant wife Nell, Whip offers to help them moneywise if they need it (which Mike declines) and Whip finds the object that fell out of the life raft.
Jameson makes a snide comment about how the raft might not be in the best shape when they retrieved it so Whip and Mike decide to destroy it with fish hooks.
Through conversation, we see that Whip and the harbormaster (named Graves) have issues with each other as Whip hates that Graves is basically trying to control all of Graves Point since it has his name on it. While cleaning up, Whip tells Mike to go home to his pregnant wife Nell, Whip offers to help them moneywise if they need it (which Mike declines) and Whip finds the object that fell out of the life raft.
At the
bar, the bartender think what Whip found was belonging to a bird, but that cant
be possible as it would have to be the size of a house. Another bartender
thinks it may be part of a necklace, but Whip says that it is a claw. The
bartender then gives them a business card of his cousin who works at the
Portland Zoo and tells Whip to give the claw to him if he wants to know what it
is.
We then
meet Schuyler Graves, the asshole harbormaster.
Whip is back on his boat when he sees an asshole fisherman named Lucas Coven with buoy.
Hi Dr.
Giggles
Whip is back on his boat when he sees an asshole fisherman named Lucas Coven with buoy.
At night, Kathryn goes back to Whip’s place as she needs his signature for her report on the finding of the life boat. We actually find out that one of the reasons Kathryn transferred to Graves Point is that she likes to dive and Graves Point is a good place for that. Also, she is told that Whip is the best around at knowing where everything is. He asks how experienced she is on diving and she explains that she is a Coast Guard diver so she knows just about anything and Whip warns her about the strong currents. Kathryn responds that she can match Whip on dives any day of the week, which he definitely likes. He offers her a Saturday charter for a dive and she accepts.
Whip gets a phone call from the bartender’s cousin from the Portland Zoo. He says while they don’t know what the claw is, they definitely know that it doesn’t come from a mammal of any kind and it is from a marine animal of some sort. The cousin says that he will send it to Dr. Herbert Talley, who is a marine biologist, and he will know what this claw is. We go back to Lucas who sees something in the water.
It bumps into Lucas’ boat and while Lucas does find it odd, he moves on with his day.
Whip
goes to Schuyler’s office and wants to see the life boat that he salvaged, but
Schuyler got rid of it since it was broken beyond repair. They don’t like each
other as Schuyler wants to make this place more commercially viable and Whip
likes the place just the way it is. Schuyler also makes mention of Whip
dropping out of school and being broke like his parents while Whip mentions
Schuyler’s family couldn’t go broke even if they tried. Whip also mentions
something that at Grammar School, he saved Schuyler’s ass more times than he
can remember. Schuyler mentions how they are no longer at Grammar School, but
Whip says the harbormaster is still the same little creep that he was back
then.
Whip
goes home as Dana and Hadley are with the two guys they met earlier named Spike
and Chowder. They are recreational divers and they want to dive to the
shipwreck of the Admiral Bernum since they are on a diving tour. Whip warns
them that the currents at the Admiral Bernum are extremely dangerous and the
water is deep so only the most experienced divers can go down there. They of
course aren’t as experienced to be doing that, but try to bribe Whip to let
them dive. As we know now, Whip is a bit of a boy scout and is not going to
take the risk of having two inexperienced divers dive to that dangerous spot
and die on his watch. This of course embarrasses his daughter and it is
definitely not helped by Kathryn showing up for her dive, which Whip is
allowing her to do.
We then
go to another boat where we meet Dr. Herbert Talley and his assistant Christopher
Lane.
Christopher tells Herbert about the claw that was sent to them and Herbert is definitely interested. We then find out that the claw belongs to a giant squid.
Thanks
To Japanese Divers For Shooting This Picture
Christopher tells Herbert about the claw that was sent to them and Herbert is definitely interested. We then find out that the claw belongs to a giant squid.
The baby in her is kicking which makes Mike very happy. They also find pieces of a Sperm Whale on the beach.
Mike brings a piece of it to Whip, who agrees that it is a whale and a young one at that. Whip then explains to Mike that he has been told that they might be dealing with a giant squid. So we go to Spike and Chowder and it seems they have found someone to take them on that dive who cares more about money than safety.
Chowder sees this and tries to run, but he becomes chowder for the squid.
The squid even brings down the whole buoy which freaks out Lucas. Blood comes up as well as the ripped up scuba suits and Lucas decides to run away as the buoy also comes up. Eventually the Coast Guard is told and of course Whip finds out as well. Everyone is there to try to recover the bodies although all they can get is the swimsuits.
Whip
tells the Coast Guards to get out of the water because whatever killed them is
still down there and I guess because Whip is so respected, they listen. Dana
and Hadley come home and are informed about the deaths of Spike and Chowder. Kathryn
and Raines are also made aware that this is a giant squid that is killing
people.
That
night, the media wants to be at a private meeting, but they are kept out by the
deputies. Whip explains what a giant squid is and basically we find out that
the giant squid is eating whatever it can find because the food source is gone.
We also find out that the young whale killed is a sperm whale and those are
also hard to see as well because they also live in deep water and aren’t
exactly friendly. Whip does not think they can get rid of it so he suggests
that they just leave it alone and eventually, it will just go elsewhere. Lucas
finds this whole waiting approach stupid as he saw it and he plans on killing
it himself. Of course, the committee decides that no one should go out to open
sea unless absolutely necessary.
Mike
and Nell are not happy to hear this and at their house, we found out they
actually are struggling financially and with a new baby, it is going to be
worse for them. Back at the town hall, Schuyler secretly approves Lucas’ plan
to kill the squid and is going to write off the expenses needed to do so.
Herbert
and Christopher also arrive to Graves Point and they meet with Whip. Dana and
Hadley are preparing to go to a party at the house when they arrive and it
becomes pretty evident that Dana and Christopher like each other a lot. They
all decide to go to the party. But first, they need to show Herbert,
Christopher, and Lieutenant Henderson the remains of the sperm whale that they
found.
Henderson
goes to puke as Herbert confirms that they are dealing with a giant squid. Back
on the docks, Lucas is ready to go squid hunting and Schuyler sends Jameson to
give them half the reward for killing the squid with the other half given on
completion. Lucas of course has three men to help and they dump fish that lures
the squid. The squid arrives and they drop depth charges. The men go further
away and the depth charges explode.
The squid comes up and it is good and dead.
The squid comes up and it is good and dead.
Lucas
and crew celebrate that they killed the beast. Schuyler is told on the phone
about the victory.
Great, This
Must Be The End Of The F….We Still Have An Hour Remaining.
Whip,
Herbert, Mike, and Christopher get told about the creature’s death and Whip
actually is okay with this. At town hall, Schuyler gets a picture of him with
the dead squid by the sailors as appreciation for this kill.
Whip
and Herbert want to see the squid to see if it is actually the right squid and
Schuyler says that he already sold the carcass to Osborne Manning, a rich Texan
who is trying to open a sea park called Sea Land Texas.
Whip and Herbert leave with Whip pissed at Schuyler for still being an asshole. Herbert tells him that they cant change anything, but he will eventually be able to convince Osborne to let him look at the squid. Herbert first wants Whip to take him to where the beast was killed. At the beach, Dana and Christopher have some moments where they definitely love each other.
Aw…That’s
Cute. It Would Be A Damn Shame If Something Bad Were To Happen To One Of Them.
So Whip
takes them to where the Admiral Benson is (and where the squid was killed) and
Herbert has a submersible prepared. Of course as we learned earlier, Herbert
has a bit of claustrophobia so Christopher will be taking his place. The
submersible seats three and with Christopher and the driver (because someone
has to have experience driving it), that leaves only one seat available.
Originally, Kathryn is supposed to go, but Schuyler talked to Commander Wallingford
and he made sure that Jameson will be going instead.
Christopher gives Dana his good luck necklace before he goes into the submersible. So the driver, Christopher, and Jameson are in the submersible and the submersible is put into the sea. They get to the Admiral Benson, but meanwhile at where the dead squid is held, Schuyler and Osborne find out that the dead squid they have is only a baby meaning that there is a pissed off mother that they have to deal with. Back to where the Admiral Benson is, Herbert notices through cameras that the area has no fish around it, which is very odd. The submersible is about to head back up because Jameson is cold, but they get attacked by mama squid.
They get killed.
Back at town hall, Schuyler is talking to a group of investors about plans for a new resort for Graves Point when Whip Hamilton comes up all pissed off. He yells at him that he is responsible because they were not able to see the squid to know that it wasn’t the one that was doing most of the killing and leaves him a tape. At the house, Dana is sad that her boyfriend is dead and Whip, being a good dad, gives her something to eat while she is in her room.
Again,
We See That Whip Is A Good Father
Whip and Herbert leave with Whip pissed at Schuyler for still being an asshole. Herbert tells him that they cant change anything, but he will eventually be able to convince Osborne to let him look at the squid. Herbert first wants Whip to take him to where the beast was killed. At the beach, Dana and Christopher have some moments where they definitely love each other.
Christopher gives Dana his good luck necklace before he goes into the submersible. So the driver, Christopher, and Jameson are in the submersible and the submersible is put into the sea. They get to the Admiral Benson, but meanwhile at where the dead squid is held, Schuyler and Osborne find out that the dead squid they have is only a baby meaning that there is a pissed off mother that they have to deal with. Back to where the Admiral Benson is, Herbert notices through cameras that the area has no fish around it, which is very odd. The submersible is about to head back up because Jameson is cold, but they get attacked by mama squid.
They get killed.
Back at town hall, Schuyler is talking to a group of investors about plans for a new resort for Graves Point when Whip Hamilton comes up all pissed off. He yells at him that he is responsible because they were not able to see the squid to know that it wasn’t the one that was doing most of the killing and leaves him a tape. At the house, Dana is sad that her boyfriend is dead and Whip, being a good dad, gives her something to eat while she is in her room.
The
next day, Mike is desperate for some money and is willing to work on another
boat, but the fellow sailors are telling him that with the giant squid out
there, they are not going. The one sailor tells him that since he is really
strapped, there is a gig with Lucas who is going to try and kill the mama
squid. Mike takes Lucas up on needing crew for the job. Mike goes home and
kisses his wife as he is about to go out to help kill the squid.
Lucas reveals that two of the men that he said would be out there never showed so it is just only 3 this time when it was 5 last time. At the docks, Osborne is trying to hire Herbert to help capture a bigger squid and is willing to hire him to work at Sea Land Texas because they are sadly second rate next to Sea World (although they never say that name, you know exactly what is ahead of them). Meanwhile, Whip finds out that Mike is working with Lucas to kill the mama squid so he goes out on his boat to try and save him. We also find out that Lucas, Mike, and the other guy shouldn’t be out there anyway since a bad storm has just rolled in.
Lucas reveals that two of the men that he said would be out there never showed so it is just only 3 this time when it was 5 last time. At the docks, Osborne is trying to hire Herbert to help capture a bigger squid and is willing to hire him to work at Sea Land Texas because they are sadly second rate next to Sea World (although they never say that name, you know exactly what is ahead of them). Meanwhile, Whip finds out that Mike is working with Lucas to kill the mama squid so he goes out on his boat to try and save him. We also find out that Lucas, Mike, and the other guy shouldn’t be out there anyway since a bad storm has just rolled in.
Mike is knocked out by a tentacle.
Whip arrives too late and can only see the damage.
The doctor comes in and tells Whip and Nell that Mike is going to live and they saved his leg. He tells them they don’t know if he will be able to do much physical activity due to spinal bruising and that they aren’t going to be able to talk to him till tomorrow as he is resting now, but he left a cot for Nell to stay with him for the night.
When asked what is next since they cant completely reel in this giant squid, Osborne says that they will reel it in enough that Osborne can hit it with a harpoon loaded with enough poison to kill ten elephants so that should kill this creature and in case of a hard exterior, the spear is so sharp that it can pierce through steel. Oh and in case the creature tries to shake it off, this spear is set so that any violent movement makes the poison go quicker.
Schuyler tries to weasel his way into not having this hunt, but that just makes Whip say that he can be ready to go out tomorrow, which everyone except Mr. Graves agrees. The next day, everything is set and we see Whip says goodbye to his daughter while promising to return from this hunt. Oh and we get to see Schuyler in regular fishing gear.
Yes,
Skunk Boy…I’m Still Going To Call It Twitter And Not The Stupid X Name That You
Gave It
She
decides not to sock him in the face and the boat heads out for the hunt. The
lure is put into the water and it seems nothing is biting as we have scenes
that are happening elsewhere with Dana making the macaroni and cheese and Nell
reading to Mike who is in the hospital bed. We go to night as Dana is eating
that mac and cheese alone. Schuyler once again tries to convince everyone to go
home, but Kathryn buts in that finally the creature has made an appearance.
Fish
Finders: A Fisherman’s Best Friend
The
squid takes the lure and they start to reel it in until the creature surfaces.
Osborne takes a shot and hits it.
He shoots another harpoon into it and with those shots, the creature goes down.
They put lines on the creature and are happy to see that this plan is actually going to work. Someone probably should have informed them that there is 13 minutes still left in the movie. They start to head home when the engine dies. Everyone is okay with this and just plans on waiting until morning when the coast guards will help them get back to land. Everyone except for Osborne because Osborne might have told a fib as it wasn’t poison that he pumped into the squid with those darts, but instead a sedative.
Everyone
Looking At Osborne Like “Are You Fucking Kidding Me?”
His
reasoning is he wanted to have a live giant squid since Sea World definitely
doesn’t have that. Schuyler decides to be a complete asshole and take the life
raft back to sure.
You Can
Hate This Man
They
tell of the situation and the coast guards decide that they don’t need to wait
till morning as they prepare a night rescue. Whip tries to cut the lines
attaching the boat to the sleeping squid when that sleeping squid decides to
wake up.
Oh I Am
So Going To Get The License Plate Of That Truck That Knocked Me Out
Whip
may be able to get the boat free from the squid and the squid decides to find
Schuyler and kill his ass before he gets to sure.
There…I
Just Did Everyone A Favor In Killing This Coward. Now To Go After The Guys Who
Drugged Me.
Back at
the boat, Osborne tries put more harpoons in the gun so he can try and drug the
squid again. But the squid immediately decides that Osborne is the first that
needs to die.
I Am
Not Getting Drugged Again
The
squid grabs Herbert and Whip tries to save him, but the marine biologist is
killed.
Sorry
Herbert….You Die Like Novel Hooper, Not Live Like Movie Hooper
Kathryn
shoots a flare and the helicopter sees it. The coast guards on the copter put down a
ladder that Kathryn climbs. Whip decides that he is going to take an axe to the
fuel cannisters to make the boat flammable.
Whip then tries to go for the ladder, but the squid gets his leg with a tentacle. Kathryn shoots a flare at the squid and the squid catches on fire.
Whip uses the axe to get the tentacle off of him. Whip then gets on the ladder as Kathryn is in the copter and the copter flies away from the boat. With this boat having an engine, there is only one way this all ends.
Osborne takes a shot and hits it.
He shoots another harpoon into it and with those shots, the creature goes down.
They put lines on the creature and are happy to see that this plan is actually going to work. Someone probably should have informed them that there is 13 minutes still left in the movie. They start to head home when the engine dies. Everyone is okay with this and just plans on waiting until morning when the coast guards will help them get back to land. Everyone except for Osborne because Osborne might have told a fib as it wasn’t poison that he pumped into the squid with those darts, but instead a sedative.
I think we can also do this at this moron.
Whip then tries to go for the ladder, but the squid gets his leg with a tentacle. Kathryn shoots a flare at the squid and the squid catches on fire.
Whip uses the axe to get the tentacle off of him. Whip then gets on the ladder as Kathryn is in the copter and the copter flies away from the boat. With this boat having an engine, there is only one way this all ends.
Squid
Goes Boom
And
thus, The Beast is dead. Whip comes home and Dana is happy to see that her dad
is alive.
Whip, Dana, and Kathryn then go to the Dalton house as the helicopter flies off….and that is the end of this movie. So before anyone gets on my ass about not watching the three hour whole TV miniseries. I did end up watching it and here is what was not in this version.
Whip, Dana, and Kathryn then go to the Dalton house as the helicopter flies off….and that is the end of this movie. So before anyone gets on my ass about not watching the three hour whole TV miniseries. I did end up watching it and here is what was not in this version.
·
Lucas
trying to tell the others at the bar that he saw and no one believing him
·
Lucas
putting alcohol in his soup
·
Spike
and Chowder hiring Lucas at the restaurant where he was eating his soup
·
Whip
taking Kathryn diving while Dana and Hadley are sunbathing on the boat
·
Dana
and Hadley going for a swim
·
Whip
trying to raise the anchor and gets into a tug of war with the squid (although
he doesn’t know it is the squid)
·
The
Founder’s Day Party that we only had mentioned
·
Whip
and Kathryn dancing at the Founder’s Day Party
·
Dana
dancing with Christopher while Hadley dances with Ensign Raines at the
Founder’s Day Party
·
Kathryn
getting pissed that someone else (a man) was hired as Coast Guard Liaison by
Schuyler (that liaison was the one who puked at the sperm whale parts)
·
Whip
making a pass at Kathryn and she turns him down
·
A
dog escaping from the back of a truck, almost getting killed by the squid, and
the family thankfully finds him hiding under the truck
·
Dana
and Christopher making out instead of making sandwiches like they said they
would
·
Kathryn
ends up getting the liaison after the other guy doesn’t have the stomach for
the role
·
Whip
getting good and drunk after Whip ends up in the hospital
·
Hadley
and Raines make out near the dead baby squid
·
Hadley
tries to touch the dead squid, but mama squid nearly kills her before deciding
to take the baby away
·
Whip
coming home to being drunk and kind of being an asshole to Kathryn
·
The
locals (including Schuyler) trying to get Dalton to kill the squid and Dalton
tells them no
·
Another
makeout scene between Whip and Kathryn after Osborne and Herbert show the
others the lure and poison laced harpoons
·
Actually
seeing Osborne change what is in the harpoons with sedatives
·
Kathryn
has to convince Whip to be on this hunt for the giant squid
·
Raines
actually getting the message that Whip’s boat needs help while sleeping with
Hadley
While
some of that stuff could have been used, most of the stuff could be cut out and
not hurt the overall story.
So
let’s talk about what happened after this film/miniseries. William Peterson
(who played Whip Dalton) would go on to be Gil Grissom in CSI and CSI will be
bringing him back for CSI: Vegas (other than that, he is happily retired from
screen and TV acting and does plays instead). Charles Martin Smith (who played
Schuyler Graves) would go more into directing by directing films like Air Bud
and the two Dolphin Tale movies. Murray Bartlet (who played Christopher Lane)
experienced a career renaissance just recently by being Armond in The White
Lotus and while he was in one episode of The Last Of Us, he made his one
episode count as he was one of the two guys who feel in love with each other
opposite of Nick Offerman in that emotional third episode.
Now for
my final thoughts on the film/miniseries. It is actually pretty good for a
mid-90s monster movie and it really doesn’t matter if you watch the cut version
like I did or the uncut 3 hour version like others (including Good Bad Flicks)
did because it will be satisfying with either version. While there are some
dated elements to the production, most of it still holds up and let’s be
honest, William Peterson is probably going to nail whatever it is that he is
in. Charles Martin Smith plays a good weaselly scumbag and Larry Drake does
fine as the drunken, greedy sailor who thinks he is better than everyone, but easily
egotistical enough to take a job that Whip passed on. The squid looks awesome
so yeah, if you have this somewhere, you wont be disappointed in watching it.
Now for
the next induction and…
Disappointing
that you couldn’t do the three hour version.
Sure… Well,
you won’t have to worry about that as I made sure all the films in this one are
unedited. Enjoy dealing with a creep because the film you get to do next month is…
