Bloodtide

Actors: James Earl Jones, José Ferrer, Lila Kedrova, Mary Louise Weller, Martin Kove, Lydia Cornell, Deborah Shelton 

Rating: 1 out of 10, The latest in my journey through 100 bad sci fi films features no less than three Oscar winning actors, none of which were probably particularly proud of this outing. I guess the early 1980s were tough for everyone. Predictably James Earl Jones is the only thing watchable (well that and the bikinis) in this very bad monster flick. The Sweep the Legs guy from Karate Kid is newly wed to Mandy of Faber College fame and trying to track down his missing sister in the very unfriendly Greek islands. She’s become entranced by an ancient sea monster recently freed by Jones. The monster is laughably plastic and thankfully only appears as roiling water most of the time. As bad as this movie is Jones is impossible to ignore – he’s just that good, and well there are the bikinis.

MVP: Jones as Frye, dominating in a supporting role