Sea Beast (2008)

William McKenna (Corin Nemac) the skipper of a fishing vessel returns from a storm with a crew member lost to something horrid in the sea. He knows no one will believe what he saw take his friend. At this same time a marine biologist (Camille Sullivan) is summoned to investigate why the fish population in the area has diminished so rapidly. It is finally determined to be not one, but many, mutated angler fish with the freakish ability to become invisible at will and use a long slithering tongue to wreck havoc and satisfy their hunger. These creatures that come from the depths of the sea seem to spend a lot of time jumping from trees and lumbering on land.This ScFy channel "sea serpent TV movie has some CGI effects at times more laughable than dreadful. But this is not to say the creatures aren't scary and fierce looking. I find THE SEA BEAST one of the most watchable from the network in a long time. True, most of the script and acting is far from top notch, but hey...this is science fiction and fun.The cast also features: Mirriam McDonald, Gary Hudson, Daniel Wisler, Christie Lang and Brent Stait.

Sigh, after being a horror fan for more than twenty years, I still make the same old rookie mistake of getting lured into watching dumb, nonsensical crap just because it has an enticing DVD-cover… With just a minimum of research in advance, I would have noticed that this is another run of the mill made-for-TV creature feature released by the infamous Sci-Fi Channel. These flicks are aimed at a very undemanding audience and derivative of approximately a dozen of other – far more original – movies. "Sea Beast", or "Troglodyte" as it's officially called apparently, is a clumsy hodgepodge of genre clichés and all too obviously borrowed ideas that just look pathetic in this movie's context. The plot takes place in a small seaside community and begins with a fatigue, old-timer fisherman returning from a hectic trip where he lost one of his crew members during a storm. Will McKenna witnessed how a large monstrous sea creature grabbed his helper, but naturally nobody onshore believes him and he becomes the laughing stock of the town. He finds a drunkard in town who also saw the creature, but naturally he doesn't want to help. Oh and – also naturally – Will has a rebellious teenage daughter who disregards daddy's warnings and heads off to a little island to party with a few friends. The titular "sea" beast turns out to be a ravenous creature that is also able to live on land and even in trees. Nobody knows where it comes from and the script doesn't bother to explain, but presumably it's a distant relative of the aliens in "Predator", as it can become transparent and attacks its victims from high up in trees. Several sequences are bluntly and shamelessly copied from "Predator", but the film also borrows success-elements from other horror favorites, like "Jaws" and "Jurassic Park". The monsters look like ludicrous computer-engineered experiments designed by an over-enthusiast bunch of geeks that couldn't unanimously agree on a decent design. Dumb and forgettable TV-horror.

For those who are looking for Jamie Foxx doing huge stunts with mega explosion, This is not the movie for you... But for those who enjoy some low budget horror movies, this mix of predator/ jaws & aliens low budget flick is a fun one. When you see the cover of this DVD, you know exactly what you're in for. I rented this last night because I thought it was time to check out a monster movie :D I was surprise, I admit there are many bad straight to DVD horror & Sci - fi movies out there I was impress with this movie Personally, I think the creatures look a lot better than I am Legend, and the movie is way better than the 1998 Godzilla. So if you enjoys flicks like Tremors, The Mist or even Frankenfish, give Sea Beast a try

The story is set in a fishing village where a local boat captain (Corin Nemic) has recently lost a crewman. It seems a sea monster has hitched a ride to shore on his boat and lots of townsfolk are being eaten (the creature and her children can walk on land and even climb trees!)This movie is so typical of the Sci Fi channel movies...minimal dialogue, maximum carnage. The CGI isn't too awful, but the predictability of the script makes it tedious; any character who goes off alone is sure to be killed. Corin Nemic is the best thing about the movie, but he isn't on screen much. We see more of Miriam McDonald, who plays his daughter, and she's truly awful. Between her constant half-grin in the face of impending death and endlessly pushing her hair behind her ears, I half-expected her to say, "Like OMG! I'm like in a movie!"The movie was shown on TV as, "Sea Beast," which is a better title than "Troglodyte," but not by much. Trite and silly.