Rating: PG13
Genre:
Horror
Release Date: 01/22/2001
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 82 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Not For Children
Distributor/Studio: Platinum Disc
It will come as quite a shock to discover the venerable
James Earl Jones and
José Ferrer slumming in this Greek-lensed ultra-cheapie about a legendary sea creature aroused from centuries of sleep off the shores of a Greek island by an opportunistic American archaeologist (
Jones). It seems the beastie's legacy is well known by some of the island's old-timers (namely
Ferrer), including the part about appeasing the monster with a virgin sacrifice -- namely the alluring
Deborah Shelton. The exotic locations and the presence of the gruff
Jones (who apparently saw this as a paid vacation) lend a great deal of production value, but apparently
Jones' salary came out of the filmmakers' special-effects budget -- because the feared creature of ancient legend looks like a sock puppet! This film is also known as
Red Tide and
Demon Lake.
~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
