What previous reviewers don't tell us is which movie they are reviewing, namely the 63 minutes theatrical version or the 75 minutes television take. The latter version is available on an excellent Alpha DVD and that is the version I watched last night. I thought it was awful, although I'll admit it had a few promising ideas here and there and maybe if it was "condensed to make the laughs come faster" (to utilize a prized slogan of showbiz patter back in the days when newsreel theatrettes dotted every second or third New York street corner) it would have seemed a lot more entertaining. As it is, all the jokes fall flat and most of the promising plot twists are negated by surprisingly incompetent direction, poor acting, lazy editing and "B" budget scruples.
Review of Creature from the Haunted Sea
