It Came From Beneath the Sea Through a Kid's Eyes

1955

On the option to see the film enhanced:

Me- "Color or black and white?"

Anabelle- "What a tough choice. 

*rolls eyes*

I’m going to have to say the color version."
 
On absolutely anything happening in the movie:

"Maybe its...A giant octopus!"
 

On the long opening with no reveals:

"How much of the movie is the octopus in?

I'm worried I'm going to be let down. 

Does it come from beneath the sea a lot?"
 

On the credits at the beginning of the film:

"Oh right, for an old movie we have to sit through the credits now.

Boo!"

On Ray Harryhausen's credit:

"Yaaay!"

On what she thought of Gulliver:

"I hope this is better than the last one."
 
On how the submarine commander looks at things:

Rosa and Anabelle- "Why does he hang like this

*imitates*  on the periscope."
 
On the large sonar signal:

"Is it per chance...

an octopus?"
 

On nothing shown for a while:

"What is that coming from beneath the sea?
This is giving Godzilla 2014 vibes."

On the submarine being attacked:

"Maybe those aren’t the main people in the movie."
 
On the long opening section taking place in the submarine:
 "Is this a two room movie, like Alien?"
 
On further research being discussed at a restaurant:

"Maybe the humans ate what comes from beneath the sea all along. 

The true monsters."
 
On reviewing the unnamed portion of whatever was beneath the sea:

"How would a tentacle be a whole animal? 

This guy is stupid."
 
On Doctor Leslie and Commander Pete bantering:

"They gonna fall in love? He’s looking at her funny."
 *He grabs her arm*
"Unhand her! Harassment! 

I hope it eats you."

*She pulls away*

"Slay." *Snapping*
 *He tells her to call him "Pete"*

"Please don't."

*She does*
"*Derisive snort*"
 
On Commander Pete lighting up in front of the giant no smoking sign. 

"He is a menace."

On showing graduated cylinders of pipettes in the lab:

*Visible Chemistry Major excitement*
 
On Commander Pete's general "Fifties Man" methods of flirting:

"He is horrible. Get away from her."
 *Doctor Leslie kisses Doctor John, the other scientist* 
"Get wrecked, navy guy!"
 
On H-bombs being blamed for the crisis:

"Maybe because they’re disruptive."

On Doctor John correcting that it "Wasn't an animal but a fish:"

"Fish are animals you clown. 

I thought you were a marine biologist."
 
On how long the mystery remains:

"Why don’t they show him the huge tentacle that is obviously from a giant octopus."
 
On Doctor Leslie thinking Commander Pete is interesting:

"He is the worst."

*She says yes to going out with Commander Pete*

"Bleah!"

On the giant Octopus (or Sixtopus) finally appearing:

"It’s coming from beneath the sea!!!!!!!!

Hooray!

Ten outta ten for that scene. 

The rest of the movie is bad."

 
On Commander Pete commenting on her dinner:

"Girl why is this working on you?" 

*mocking* "Do you like lobster?"

*He leads her to "dance"*

"Where are they going? There’s no dance floor."

*Commander Pete is way inside Doctor Leslie's personal space*

"No!

Back up!

Look how close he is!

Bite him! 

Bite his nose off!"

*They kiss*

"Aaaaaaah! That is not dancing!"

On random notes about the artistry of the film:

"The Cinematography is terrible."
 
On weirdly gesturing while describing the monster attack"

"A stethoscope came out of the sea?"
 
On Doctor Leslie's "feminine wiles" being referenced:

"What is going on? 

This movie is foul."

On the interactions about the monster in the UN:

Anabelle- "Why is Peru protesting to the UN about this?"

Rosa- "Why not?"

*one delegate is oddly dressed*

Anabelle- "Who’s that guy in the cowboy hat?

Yeeee ha!!!"
 
On realizing Doctor John's full name is "John Carter:"

"The Mars one?"

On Doctor Leslie and Commander Pete's beach romance scene:

"Huh?! Excuse me?!?!"

On a witness referencing "something that came from beneath the sea:"

"GASP!!!!!

It came from beneath the sea!!!"

On Doctor John snarking at everyone:

"I love this guy. He's so funny."

 
On the creature seen from the beach:
"It’s coming from beneath the sea!!!!"
 
On the creature being referenced back to the Thirteenth century:
"What?!!"
*Other evidence is provided, an old sea monster drawing*

"Uh huh."
 
On them finally showing the thing they got from the submarine:

"THE TENTACLE!"

*Military folks call out some of the scientists by name*
"Why didn’t they thank Leslie?
The navy hates women."
 
On someone asking, "Where did it come from?"
"IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA!!"
*Scientists state "the Marianas Trench"*
"What a let down."
 
On the location switching to San Francisco:

"Is it gonna go on the Golden Gate Bridge?

Is that 'the scene.'

That sounds like 'the scene.'
This movie feels like more than eighty minutes."
 
On the creature attacking the bridge:
*Sings* "It’s coming from beneath the sea!"
"What if it inks?

-Plbbbthhhhhhh-
That would be funny."

On a random scenery image:

"What was the point of that shot?

I ask myself that often in this movie."
*a prolonged driving scene follows*
"Like this one."
 
On Commander Pete saying "hold onto her" about Doctor Leslie as Doctor John is going on the SCUBA mission:

"I hate him. *mimes at edge of boat* "Push"
"If John dies I'm going to be depressed. 

He’s the only one I like in this movie. 

I like Leslie but she’s been making questionable choices."
 
On duration:

"How is it only Nine PM?

It feels like we’ve been watching this for years."
 
On the creature attacking a ferry:

*Singing again*

"It’s coming from beneath the sea... agaaaaaaain."

*The creature smashes a wall*

"That was good. 

That was a slay shot. 

Too bad it was wasted in this movie."
*Does Octopus impression*
 
On the giant tentacle crushing people in the street:

Rosa- "Whoah! Squish!"

Anabelle- *screams- then calm* "Well, that was pretty rough."

On the military showing up with a flamethrower:

"Wooooo! Let’s make calamari!"
 
On the torpedo hitting the creature:

Anabelle- "Well, that did nothing."
Me- "They have to detonate it remotely, remember?"
Anabelle- "Oh yeah. My b."
 
On them slowly swimming toward the creature to detonate the torpedo:

"Woo yeah!

I'm trying to make this movie fun. 

It is a burden."

*Doctor John swims by Commander Pete*

"Unhook him from the air."

On the movie in general:

Anabelle- "This is not Ray's finest work."

Me- "It's an early one, before he had creative control."
Anabelle- "I can tell."

On Doctor Leslie's habit of itemizing things:

"I love her 'a b c' thing."

*She kisses Commander Pete*
"Ewww! I hate her.
Get your grubby hands offs her."

On overall impressions:

"Well that stunk."

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