Review – The Beast

The river bottoms area in Kansas City features a haunted house that shares the name of this mini-series based on a Peter Benchley novel. The sign outside the house is written in an odd script that makes it look like it says “The Beasy.” Now, I have no idea what a Beasy might be, but I’m willing to bet that, given the longevity of the attraction that bears its name, a Beasy is a darn sight scarier than the Beast in this stinker. For the most part, this is a cheap reheat of many of the themes visited in Benchley’s big hit, Jaws, and then revisited in subsequent sequels and knock-offs. Some of the faces have changed; for example, the beast in question this time around is a pair of giant squids rather than a shark. But the basic theme of dangerous sealife with an attitude versus a small Atlantic coast town remains fundamentally intact. If you want the good version, watch the original. Mildly amusing