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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: LEGEND FILMS, INC.
EAN: 0844503000736
Feature: Robert Towne (screenwriter Chinatown) assumes a pseudonym to star in Roger Corman's Creature from the Haunted Sea. Renzo Capetto, a dastardly gangster, intends to smuggle a fortune out of Cuba, and it's up to Towne to infiltrate his gang. When he does, he discovers that Capetto's plan is to kill off his crew and blame their deaths on the mythical "Creature from the Haunted Sea."
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 500
Label: Legend Films
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Legend Films
MPN: LF00433
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Legend Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 21, 2008
Running Time: 63 minutes
Studio: Legend Films
Theatrical Release Date: 1961
Features:- Robert Towne (screenwriter Chinatown) assumes a pseudonym to star in Roger Corman's Creature from the Haunted Sea. Renzo Capetto, a dastardly gangster, intends to smuggle a fortune out of Cuba, and it's up to Towne to infiltrate his gang. When he does, he discovers that Capetto's plan is to kill off his crew and blame their deaths on the mythical "Creature from the Haunted Sea."
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Rating:  -
Are you can tell this film has the Roger Corman fingerprint and the Roger Corman budget. We even have the standard Roger Corman dialog. There is a color version of this movie floating around out there but we all know that all true art films are in black and white. Be prepared to take the plunger ... oops I mean plunge.
It is the Cuban revolution and only trusted gangsters from Sicily are allowed to leave the dock. So hidden on Renzo Capetto's (Antony Carbone, sounds more sinister than his character's name) yacht is the pilfered Cuban treasury in gold. The absconders are a Cuban general, Col. and troops.
The trick for Renzo and his cronies is to separate the Cubans from the gold. The plan to create an elusive sea monster that can each Cubans. However, what if there really is a sea monster that prefers Cuban? This is just one of the overlying plots that include love triangles over triangles and government spies.
In the end who gets the girl and who gets the gold? You may pleasantly be surprised. People that enjoy Corman-esque films may give this a higher rating yet I believe that it is trying excessively hard to be campy.
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Rating: -
No one watches a Roger Corman film with the expectation that it will have a coherent script, solid production values, or memorable performances. Done on the cheap, his films were calculated to draw a teenage audience with clever titles and flashy posters that inevitably promised more than they delivered. Some are better, some are worse, and some are intended to be funny. The 1961 CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA was among those intended to be funny--but there are only about ten minutes of comical in the film. The rest of it is slow moving and silly in a very tiresome sort of way.
Renzo (Antony Carbone), Mary-Belle (Betsy Jones-Moreland), and their henchmen are hired to smuggle a crate of Cuban gold off the island. Once at sea, Renzo and his bozos (Beach Dickerson and Robert Bean) decide to get rid of the Cuban guards by killing them one by one and laying the blame on an imagined sea monster. But there really is a sea monster, and he is just as content to munch on Renzo and company as he is on Cubans.
There are actually two good things about the film. Carbone and Jones-Moreland, both of whom went on to significant careers, tear a page from the Bogart and Bacall film KEY LARGO, and they both do a fairly amusing job of impersonating those performers--even if Jones-Moreland is really more Clair Trevor than Lauren Bacall. And while Robert Bean isn't a greatly memorable actor, he's certainly a memorable hunk who really should have busted out of the B-horror-movie trade and taken up skin flicks instead. He could have a fortune.
That said, the whole movie looks as if it was shot on a budget of a buck and a quarter. As for the sea monster, it looks pretty much like a scuba diver wrapped up in somebody's old carpet with a couple of pingpong balls attached for eyes. Yes, it is supposed to be funny. No, it isn't. Unless you're a fan of Corman flicks or one of the stars, do yourself a favor and give it a miss.
GFT, Amazon Reviewer
Rating:  -
Legend Films presents "CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA" (June 1961) (63 mins) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- now in COLOR and Glorious Black and White --- If you like campy B-rated movies this one does not disappoint --- It is filled with many "what the ...." moments that keep you entertained in this otherwise slow flick including a musical interlude, a convenient pay phone, and tourist savvy natives --- Not to mention Sigmund the sea monster's older "green trash" cousin and the most lethal toilet plunger in history --- All in all one of the best campy films I have yet found - recommend with lots of friends and beverages
Under the production staff of:
Roger Corman - Director / Producer
Monte Hellman - Director
Susan Olney - Producer
Barry Sandrew - Producer
Charles B. Griffith - Screenwriter
Jacques Marquette - Cinematographer
Fred Katz - Composer (Music Score)
Angela Scellars - Editor
Jane Huizenga - Production Designer
David D. Martin - Technical Director
Story line and plot, is a monster movie concerning a Government Agent (Robert Towne) is chasing gangster Renzo Capeto (Anthony Carbone),a mobster likeness to Bogart who along with his fiancée (Betsy Jones Moreland) and underlings are aboard ship with a group of exiled Cubans --- Renzo schemes a plot to invent a mythical sea monster to eliminate the Cubans and steal the national treasure --- The film is a horror comedy blending parody, humor and suspense.The comedy has some moments here and there --- Clearly this film was never meant to be taken as seriously as some seem to take it --- The biggest flaw with it however is it's too slow-moving...it takes forever before we get any kind of resolution --- The highly entertaining rampage of the Monster at the end does make up for somewhat for the slow opening half --- But once again I recommend this only for Corman staunchest fans.
the cast includes:
Antony Carbone ... Renzo Capetto
Betsy Jones-Moreland ... Mary-Belle Monahan
Robert Towne ... Sparks Moran / Agent XK150 / Narrator (as Edward Wain)
Beach Dickerson ... Petet Peterson Jr.
Robert Bean ... Happy Jack Monahan (Mary-Belle's brother)
Esther Sandoval
Sonia Noemí González ... Mango Perez
Edmundo Rivera Álvarez ... Gen. Tostada
Terry Nevin
Elisio López
Tanner Hunt
Blanquita Romero
Armando Rowra
BIOS:
1. Roger Corman (Director)
Date of Birth: 5 April 1926 - Detroit, Michigan
Date of Death: Still Living
SPECIAL FEATURES:
1. Legend Films Trailers
The complete print was restored and colorized by Legend Films, using the latest technology --- Although the Legend Films release was advertised under its reissue title, both the color and black and white prints featured the original title and opening credits --- Legend Films can restore, colorize and release many of the classic earliest black and white films --- a patented coloring and remastering process makes each film picture perfect plus more vivd than ever --- no one can resist collecting every title that Legend Films releases.
Hats off and thanks to Barry B. Sandrew Ph.D. (Founder, COO & CTO) and his Legend Films Staff --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage era of the '20s, '30s & '40s --- order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Legend Films where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.
Total Time: 63 mins on DVD ~ Legend Films. ~ (10/21/2008)
Rating: -
What do American gangsters, Cuban refugees and imaginary sea-monsters have in common? How about an approximately $0 production budget, an utter lack of direction and some of the worst acting ever to grace the silver screen?
Creature from the Haunted Sea is yet another B-movie triumph adopted by the fans over at Legend Films (I suspect that Mike Nelson's presence there has an influence). Like the responsible and doting parents that they are, they've applied their trademarked nurturing to Creature, cleaning up the existing black and white version of the film and imbuing it with full color for the first time in its nearly fifty year history.
Can't decide between sticking with the classic black and white or experimenting with this new color version? You don't have to, because both are included on the same disc--for essentially the same money as other black and white only DVDs (at the time of this review).
Again, know what you're getting into: this is a comically dumb movie. A popcorn movie. Crack open a beer and enjoy it with your college buds!
Rating:  -
The master of mediocrity, Roger Corman, made still another abysmal movie with what must have been a $60 budget. Everything about it is mediocre, from the acting, the monster costume, the dialogue, the quality of the film to the sound. The only redeeming feature in the movie is one that will greatly appeal to liberals because it indirectly justifies totalitarianism in Cuba by portraying some of the characters who are supposed to be Cuban in a really bad light. You can either flush your money down the toilet or you can buy this film. If you're a liberal, you'll buy this film---and call it a masterpiece.
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