Terror Beneath the Sea

[Andrew]

The plot is just a run-of-the-mill story about a mad scientist turning people into water cyborgs, but the characters' overacting and wholly inappropriate reactions make this an unforgettable b-movie.

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[InformationGeek]

Wow, that sure is a weird film you found there.  I can't really understand why it would be so good.  Must be one of those films that you have to see to fully understand and appericate.

[Trevor]

 

This review is the reason that I almost never read Andrew's reviews over breakfast: this morning, I did and I had to perform a Heimlich on myself due to laughing. 

Virtual karma to Andrew! 

[Hoomi]

"Wow. You hit the jackpot!"

"And I'm GOING IN!"

 

How did he deliver that line with such a straight face?

Too funny. I might just have to see if our local video store with all the obscure old movies has this one.

[Ken Begg]

The Naval Academy in Annapolis requires that all midshipmen successfully pass Drama 101 / but that none of them pass Drama 102.

There, I finished it for you.

[Andrew]

Wow, that sure is a weird film you found there.  I can't really understand why it would be so good.  Must be one of those films that you have to see to fully understand and appericate.

It's one of my guilty pleasures.  From what I found online, most other movie reviewers (even those who specialize in b-movies) do not find it as enjoyable a viewing.  However, I have shown it to numerous other people, and all of them thought it was terrific fun.

The Naval Academy in Annapolis requires that all midshipmen successfully pass Drama 101 / but that none of them pass Drama 102.

See - Ken didn't like it.

There, I finished it for you.

[Ken Begg]

Au contraire.  I liked it a lot, and that was a big reason why.

Don't know why, but this used to get a lot of airplay here in Chicago when I was growing up.

[Flangepart]

Ya know, the insanity that is Japanese film making is a unique and very special thing.
  Take that as you will!

[Mofo Rising]

"Face it, Tiger. You just hit the jackpot."

This film is badly in need of a steadicam. There are so many shots that zoom in on the characters reactions (and with reactions such as these you can understand why), but every shot is clearly filmed by some guy with a camera walking up to the actor. You can track every step.

In many ways, this was the precursor to The Blair Witch Project.

I wonder what all the acting is like without the dubbing. It reminds me of watching Dario Argento's Shivers. Udo Kier shows up at one point with a clearly dubbed voice, but his lips match, so he must have been phonetically pronouncing all the English.