Roger Corman's movies are supposed to be bad, but usually aren't boring. This looks like a hastily put together mish-mash of film he shot and couldn't use. I saw the movie poster and thought it was a 50s - 60s type schlocky sci-fi/horror flick that he's known for. It is a movie in a collection of B sci-fi/horror movies on DVD. Right off the bat, the intro does not seem to fit the genre. Even the opening screen credits look ridiculous. There's a lot of hammy and cheesy acting throughout and if you have the patience to watch it until the end, then a creature finally does come out. It looks nothing like the movie poster. It's difficult to watch because of the convoluted story and uneven pacing. I can't recommend this for viewing for any 50s - 60s horror/sci-fi movie buff or Roger Corman fan. Afterward, I read on wikipedia that it did poorly at the box office due to misleading advertising. Also, Robert Towne worked with Corman in The Last Woman on Earth in 1960. That movie wasn't bad. Afterward, they got together and created this fiasco.

Getting back home late at night,I decided that for the 1960's challenge on ICM that I would watch a short and sweet flick. Taking a look at a box set that a fellow IMDber kindly sent me,I was happy to spot a fun-sounding Roger Corman movie,which led to me swimming in the Haunted Sea.View on the film:Showing some care towards the film,DVD company dig up from the ocean the 74 minute extended cut, featuring 12 extra minutes Corman got Monte Hellman to direct in 1963 for TV showings. Made in a 5 day rush when there was still time left after making Battle of Blood Island and the interesting Last Woman on Earth,director Roger Corman & cinematographer Jacques R. Marquette are unable to rise above the cheap and cheerful way it was made,with an overuse of narration, (done by a wry Robert Towne) making the rushed monster effects and the lingering of shots more noticeable. Recycling Charles B. Griffith's screenplay for the third time, (Griffith got given just 3 days to re-re-write his script)the move by Corman to give this version of Griffith's script a comedic edge allows for a satirical sting over a culture clash between the Americans and Puerto Ricans to catch some punch-lines from the haunted sea.

There are a lot of movies that people think are the worst movies everbut I don't think they are. The Godfather movie which people think the best movies ever. Those I hate. But this movie with is thought to be one the worst came dame near close to being as bad as The Godfather movies. This real is one of the worst monster movies ever. It is badly acted. It is also badly written. It as an awful ending. It as awful special effects. It is nothing not a crappy knock off of The Creature from the black lagoon movies. I like 28 out of the 30 Godzilla movies. So I consider myself a Godzilla fan. And I have this fan theory that this is a Godzilla spin off. My theory is that the monster is Godzilla's third that swam into the Golf of Mexico.

I really never heard of this movie before until I bought "Horror Classics" from Wal-Mart which is basically 50 "supposed" horror classics in one set.One thing is certain THIS IS NOT A HORROR MOVIE AND IT SHOULDN'T BE IN A SET OF HORROR CLASSICS EITHER.Like what I stated above this movie isn't a horror movie at all. It's just a pathetic poorly acted and directed wannabe comedy. The chase scene at the beginning was the only thing I thought was good. After that scene was over it just became more boring with each passing minute.It was also annoying towards the end where new characters just started to pop in. Reading other reviews on this site I can understand that the film was not meant to be taken seriously, but still..it was so awful.