Upon first seeing the monster in the movie, I noticed that what it was doing wasn't looking scary, or anything like that; what the monster does is immediately begin to shake its head, as in "No! Don't look at me!" There is a reason for this. Thrown together with a mix of newspaper, staples, and Chiclets for teeth, the monster isn't what I'd call "scary" or "well-thought out."

Another thing I thought was funny was that the back of the box says that the leader of the town, Nereus, and Frye team together to fight the monster, but they are scarcely on screen together, and Nereus actually disappears for quite a bit of the movie. How the hell they got this, I have no idea.

Anyway, the movie has a few kills in it, most of which are offscreen. They usually just have the person go under the water, then lots of blood suddenly splooshes up to the surface, like the monster turned them into a depth charge or something. I can't imagine what else the thing was doing, from the looks of the thing...I figured it would have killed itself a long time ago, like a horrid accident of nature that somehow lives on.

For some reason, the monster demands virgins, and the two 'main characters' try to figure out how to help the sister from being taken by the monster. I put quotes around main characters because, for the most part, they are completely useless. The story could have been told without them in it at all. The only reason they are there is to initially perpetuate the mystery; afterwards, they should have been 'eaten' or 'depth-charged' or whatever. Completely pointless.

It's strange to see James Earl Jones in this role, especially considering that this was AFTER Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Roots. Watching him put his best foot forward in the movie is a breath of fresh air, however, showing his real class as an actor, knowing the role and the movie are both completely moronic, but he adds some touches to the character that make him stand out noticeably. Everyone else either under or overacts, there doesn't seem to be any middle ground. Cheese fan favorite Martin Kove (Last House on the Left, Karate Kid, Shootfighter) plays Mr. Useless Neil in his usual, no-emotional output manner, so you get what you are expecting with this one.

The movie is ok for a glance, but there isn't any real reason to run out and own this one, unless you really like looking at lots of shots of the shoreline in Greece and papier-maché monsters crying out for an end to their existence.

By the way, the picture of the monster and his huge schlong was rather...disturbing. After seeing its face, I can't imagine what that thing looks like in reality.

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