The Beast

release year: 1996
genre: monster drama
viewing setting: home Bluray 6/23/13

synopsis: A giant squid terrorizes a fishing town

impressions: This was a long, drawn-out monster movie which had plenty of time to develop many characters and their relationships. I like well-done TV miniseries like this. The monster effects (which were pre-CGI-madness) were excellent and there were some good fun scary parts.

body count: 12

things to watch for: the first actual all-out attack at around 2:01:00

acting: William Petersen was the main protagonist, a non-nonsense veteran fisherman.

final word: Well-made and entertaining giant monster movie.

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