tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post4584096227824898423..comments2024-03-29T07:55:16.068-04:00Comments on Rip Jagger's Dojo: Tentacles!Rip Jaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-24649413242238930992018-02-11T02:38:03.924-05:002018-02-11T02:38:03.924-05:00It's worth the time of anyone interested in th...It's worth the time of anyone interested in this era, but as a pure monster flick, it's a bit of snore after the intriguing opening. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-8628366764833710782018-02-09T13:28:01.189-05:002018-02-09T13:28:01.189-05:00"How I have lived sixty years and never seen ...<i>"How I have lived sixty years and never seen Tentacles is a mystery to me."</i><br />That sentence almost exactly mirrors my thought as i looked at the opening poster. The time frame, the stars, the genre... how did i miss this?<br />Your guess at the potential nature of the filming led me to do a quick scan. While i didn't see anything about inserting new/alternate shots into another production, i did see an interesting tidbit that likely changed the look of the film dramatically. They spent nearly a million dollars on a mechanical octopus for filming, but the thing immediately sank and died when put in water. <i>(D'oh!)</i><br />I'll have to add this to the watch list, but not too high up.<br />;)-3-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18201804552651989442noreply@blogger.com