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In the fishing village of Cedar Bay, terror lies within the water. And now it has surfaced in search of something more substantial to devour than marine life: human flesh. A captain and a sea biologist must wage a terrifying battle against the deadly creatures in order to save mankind from total extinction.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By superego
Format:DVD
The five-star rating is for straight-to-your-video-store movies only and doesn't include the big budgets films.
Other reviewers have gone over the plot with a fine-toothed comb, so I won't spent the time telling you what you no-doubt have already read. I'll just say that as far as these types of movies go, this is one of the best. The people who made this movie actually cared about it and did their best with the limited budget they had.
The story is nothing special but neither is it as silly as most. There are a few scenes that were lifted almost whole from more famous movies (Jaws, Predator, Gremlins...)and instantly stand out, but probably not in the way the film makers had hoped. Also, I thought the ending was a little weak and contrived, but, again, not terrible for a movie of this type.
The acting for the most part is decent. One of the main characters has a little trouble expressing his dismay at finding a friend torn to pieces(maybe they should have given the poor guy a couple of more takes), but he is pretty much solid the rest of the movie. The girl who plays his daughter on the other hand is the worst of the bunch. However, every time she delivered a bit of stiff dialogue she seemed to follow it up with some vicious act against the creatures attacking her and her boyfriend (as if she were mad at herself for being such a bad actress). It made her character fun to watch compared to the way most women in these movies are potrayed.
The special effects were the best part for me. While certainly not as good as the big boys, you can tell alot of time and money was put into creating the creatures. They have a lot of detail, a unique design, and are matted fairly well against the actual footage, enough anyway so that it doesn't instantly take you out of the movie.
All-in-all, the movie was fun to watch and worth the ten bucks I paid for it at the store. If your thinking of renting it, I would say it is worth your time. If your looking to add a new monster movie to your collection, this is a good one to get. Although, with any movie like this, I personally like to buy it used most of the time.
Other reviewers have gone over the plot with a fine-toothed comb, so I won't spent the time telling you what you no-doubt have already read. I'll just say that as far as these types of movies go, this is one of the best. The people who made this movie actually cared about it and did their best with the limited budget they had.
The story is nothing special but neither is it as silly as most. There are a few scenes that were lifted almost whole from more famous movies (Jaws, Predator, Gremlins...)and instantly stand out, but probably not in the way the film makers had hoped. Also, I thought the ending was a little weak and contrived, but, again, not terrible for a movie of this type.
The acting for the most part is decent. One of the main characters has a little trouble expressing his dismay at finding a friend torn to pieces(maybe they should have given the poor guy a couple of more takes), but he is pretty much solid the rest of the movie. The girl who plays his daughter on the other hand is the worst of the bunch. However, every time she delivered a bit of stiff dialogue she seemed to follow it up with some vicious act against the creatures attacking her and her boyfriend (as if she were mad at herself for being such a bad actress). It made her character fun to watch compared to the way most women in these movies are potrayed.
The special effects were the best part for me. While certainly not as good as the big boys, you can tell alot of time and money was put into creating the creatures. They have a lot of detail, a unique design, and are matted fairly well against the actual footage, enough anyway so that it doesn't instantly take you out of the movie.
All-in-all, the movie was fun to watch and worth the ten bucks I paid for it at the store. If your thinking of renting it, I would say it is worth your time. If your looking to add a new monster movie to your collection, this is a good one to get. Although, with any movie like this, I personally like to buy it used most of the time.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Arguably the best in the Maneater Series (Maneater Series Collection - Vol. 1 (Blood Monkey, Maneater, In the Spider's Web),Maneater Series Collection Vol. 2: Croc;Eye of the Beast;Grizzly Rage etc.) as well.
In the days before Sci Fi started to mass produce/ buy any and all bad CGI creature of the week movies, this script could have been a contender. I was reminded of the original Tremors while watching it.
It's A welcome throwback to the B-movies of the fifties. A creature concept as close to something new as the genre allows. Budget awareness seems to have prevailed, the monster is given chameleon like abilities, sometimes its "invisible", but when it is visible it's detail is above par. The Sea Beast actually sees more screen time than The Relic (The Relic/Pet Semetary 2 )and that was made for theatrical release.
If your a fan of the genre this one is highly recommend.
In the days before Sci Fi started to mass produce/ buy any and all bad CGI creature of the week movies, this script could have been a contender. I was reminded of the original Tremors while watching it.
It's A welcome throwback to the B-movies of the fifties. A creature concept as close to something new as the genre allows. Budget awareness seems to have prevailed, the monster is given chameleon like abilities, sometimes its "invisible", but when it is visible it's detail is above par. The Sea Beast actually sees more screen time than The Relic (The Relic/Pet Semetary 2 )and that was made for theatrical release.
If your a fan of the genre this one is highly recommend.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Its hard to have a great movie...either the acting sucks and the effects are
great...or the acting is great and the effects are bad.
In this one...i would have to pick the great creature effects with so so acting. Ok the acting is not that bad...but when you have great visual for
creatures...the acting must be brough up a par, but in this case it could
only go as high as the quality of the actors could. Most of them did a good
job, but the script did not give them too much justice, and once in a while
the movie felted like other movies...run run run...wait wait wait ...panic panic panic....
But anyway, im pleased that this movie exist, caused with such great creature
effects possible, i can imagine future monster movies.... I hope they
improve the casting.
Good for a keeper
great...or the acting is great and the effects are bad.
In this one...i would have to pick the great creature effects with so so acting. Ok the acting is not that bad...but when you have great visual for
creatures...the acting must be brough up a par, but in this case it could
only go as high as the quality of the actors could. Most of them did a good
job, but the script did not give them too much justice, and once in a while
the movie felted like other movies...run run run...wait wait wait ...panic panic panic....
But anyway, im pleased that this movie exist, caused with such great creature
effects possible, i can imagine future monster movies.... I hope they
improve the casting.
Good for a keeper
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Does bad Creature Feature movies proud.
Okay, so I saw this before I bought it, so I knew what I was expecting. Yeah for Corin Nemec, throw popcorn at the screen the rest of the time. Read more
Published 2 months ago by K. Walker
4.0 out of 5 stars
one of the good ones
this movie was one of the better of the maneater movies. Corin Nemec is one of my favorite actors and i loved him in this movie.
Published 3 months ago by Harmony Lenz
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not great
I don't feel like complaining about Christmas presents, so I'll keep this short.
The characters are generic, but would be alright. Except for something impotent... Read more
The characters are generic, but would be alright. Except for something impotent... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Bakuryuu Tyranno
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not too bad
I was really not expecting much out of this movie. But to be honest it is not anywhere as bad as others in the maneater series. I did not mind it too bad.
Published 6 months ago by Thomas Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars
Go in with your expectations low, come out pleasantly surprised.
This nifty little mash-up of "Predator" and "The Creature From the Black Lagoon" and many other B-trope movies is imminently enjoyable if you can check your brain in at the door. Read more
Published 8 months ago by THowerton
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Jaws" meets "Predator" meets "Godzilla ('98)"
Believe it or not, "Sea Beast" originally appeared as "Troglodyte" on Syfy in 2008. It goes without saying that it was a good call to change the name seeing as how there are no... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Wuchak
5.0 out of 5 stars
sea beast
this is a good movie it
has gore,creature violence,
explosions,guns.and the most
important thing a good ending.
so just do good reviews please.
has gore,creature violence,
explosions,guns.and the most
important thing a good ending.
so just do good reviews please.
Published on May 8, 2011 by Tammy N. Zhang
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not What I Expected
This movie was very disappointing. I bought it based on watching the action pre-views. The action pre-view is the only good part in this movie.
Published on April 2, 2011 by Phil
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty Decent Creature Graphics, Typical Plot
Again, I have no clue why anyone would give this a 5 stars or even a 4 stars.
I'll go straight to some obvious / random flaws that i noticed while watching. Read more
I'll go straight to some obvious / random flaws that i noticed while watching. Read more
Published on March 20, 2011 by Nathan T.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Mild Surprise
Picture the scene: It was a Saturday in August, mid-afternoon, with temperatures hovering around the century mark for the fourth week running, making it miserable to even try to do... Read more
Published on August 29, 2010 by Cruiser Boy
