| It Came from Beneath the Sea 
				(1955), 
				Director: Robert Gordon, PG-13 for sci-fi violence, 
				mildly scary 
		scenes Out of 
				primordial depths to destroy the world! 
  Starring: 
				Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis, Ian Keith, Dean 
Maddox Jr., Chuck Griffiths 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 
				- above average 
				"Doctor, what kind of 
				a sea beast would be that large? And what do you call it 
				so I 
				can stop calling it It?" – 
				Cmdr. Pete Mathews 
				Why watch this film? 
				San Fran is under attack from a giant Octopus! No sushi for you! 
				Plot Summary: 
				An atomic submarine on a shakedown cruise in the Pacific Ocean 
				is attacked by a massive, unknown object. The crew escape, 
				bringing back a piece of rubber-like tissue jammed in the 
				submarine’s diving planes. Marine biologists Professor Lesley 
				Joyce and John Carter identify it as part of a giant octopus, 
				likely driven from its deep-sea habitat and forced to hunt 
				humans due to hydrogen bomb testing that made it radioactive. 
				Authorities are initially skeptical but are persuaded to 
				investigate when ships go missing and the creature moves closer 
				to the North American Pacific Coast, ultimately targeting San 
				Francisco. Dad's Preview: 
				Just mention Ray Harryhausen and I know the 
				creature effects are going to be something special to behold. 
				The first half of the film moves slowly, as humanity  
				discovers what they have to deal with. However, when the monstrous 
				cephalopod makes destructive landfall, the audience is in for a real treat. 
				Ray's mastery of stop-motion animations is unequaled. 
				 Clover 
				Productions; Columbia Pictures
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