SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

gavin6942 A mad scientist transforms himself into an aquatic killer.The scientist here is basing his research on one of the most creepy fish I have ever seen. Apparently it is a walking catfish. Yuck! There is much to criticize about the film -- the washed out sepia color that probably cannot be fixed by digital remastering, the completely inexperienced cast and crew. The "awesome" monster costume...But the film has charm, and despite being a bad movie, it is not deserving of being on the bottom 100. Someone put it there because it was on MST3K, and that is all. Sure, it deserves to be made fun of... but I have seen far worse than this.

slayrrr666 "Zaat" is pretty bad and barely worthwhile entry.**SPOILERS**Undergoing a strange experiment, Dr. Kurt Leopold, (Marshall Grauer) manages to mix together the DNA of several different species of fish, then injects them into himself and turns into a mutated fish monster. Still reeling from years of rejection from the scientific community, he sets out to avenge his humiliation, attracting the attention of Sheriff Lou Krantz, (Paul Galloway) and worker Rex, (Gerald Cruse) a Wildlife Agent in the area testing for pollution in a local watering hole, and the deaths force him to call in Martha Walsh, (Sanna Ringhaver) and Walker Stevens, (Dave Dickerson) who confirm the notion that some monstrous fish is behind the deaths and set out to stop it before it's too late.The Good News: There was hardly anything in this one worthwhile. One of the few good points is that the creature attacks a larger number of victims than expected. From a great one attacking a couple camping in the wilderness where it drags off the woman and a somewhat suspenseful scene where it goes after a doctor's family at his home and another family fishing on the water, there's some rather decent attacks in here that manage to make it somewhat interesting at times. Another big attack is the creature rampaging through the town, where it chases the towns-members through several different stores and through the open areas, which are pretty fun and definitely get something going in here. Managing to trap the creature through the swamp is another pretty decent scene, since that one requires some suspenseful moments to come into play when they don't know what to do with it and where it's at, so there's something here that works nicely. It was also a nice idea to be able to get the transformation scene on-camera and done rather quickly, as it looks really good and happens to be well-done and since it occurs really early-on, the fact that there's going to be a lot of time spent with it is a good thing. The last good part to this one is the torture methods with the female camper, as there's some pretty nice things involved there that make it a chilling scene, and coupled with the antics of the creature, it's pretty nice to be able to see them occur in here. These, though, are all that's right with this one.The Bad News: There's a large amount of things wrong with this one. Amongst the flaws, one of the biggest ones is the fact that this one is just utterly dull and rarely features anything that will cause the viewer to be invested in what goes on. From endlessly watching the characters discuss their daily routine or spending a lot of time around those that are meant only to enhance the body count, among others, make this one a chore to get through in the middle stages of the film, where it should be getting going with its story and not slowing down to focus on these matters. These are further compounded in other areas where it's hard to really get anything out of the film, including the opening which is just excruciating. Watching fish swim around in tanks or the open water while a narrator speaks over everything about the fascinating virtues of a fish isn't a way to begin a film of this value, as it will elicit feelings of boredom almost immediately, and especially since this sequence manages to last around fifteen minutes. That's how long it takes to get a person on camera, and it's even longer until we know what's going on since these are silent shots once the narrator goes away, leaving it nearly impossible to care about anything that's going on with these scenes. The continuing ability to focus on fish swimming around also carries over into the later parts of the film, so this one can feel like a nature documentary at times, and that's not a good way to feel during this one. This one also didn't need to have the sequence with the hippie love-in, or whatever-they-were-doing, as slowing the film down right when the creature is on the loose to be subjected to a terrible folk-rock song from people who don't have any impact on the remainder of events is a terrible decision and is yet another factor in this one's downfall. Aside from the dullness, the film also has several parts which make no sense, such as the creature's rampage within the pharmacy. All it does is allow for an excuse to follow it later since it gets a white powder all-over-it, and to watch it stand around doing nothing just doesn't make any sense at all. Even more curious is that the creature continues on with the scientist's abilities while as a fish-monster, when it should instead simply be a mindless creature out wrecking havoc, not interested in experimentations or the like. The last flaw here is the incredibly low-budget, which is fairly obvious. From the look of the creature's make-up to the setting and location, it's obvious this one was cheap, and some of the stuff is reflected in here. These here are the film's flaws.The Final Verdict: Almost nothing of any value to be found here and a whole series of flaws manages to make this one just plain, utterly terrible. Recommended only to those aficionados of extremely bad cinema, while those who like a hint of talent to come through in films should avoid this one indefinitely.Rated PG: Violence

gs20 anyone that doesn't like this movie clearly takes themselves way too seriously ......this was not supposed to be elephantman by the way........bear in mind it is an independent made on a $75,000 budget by people who are clearly fans of the genre ......it is a type of movie made by the kind of people who made billy jack, motel hell, etc....... because they had an original story to tell and they were having a good time, as were the people who helped them, in Florida i have read........these kinds of movies helped keep drive-ins alive.....by the way, i think this film is a lot better than the first efforts i have seen on similar, or greater, budgets from wizards like spielberg, lucas and coppola........ now, actually as a scientist i was impressed by the science of it all and the use of technology available at the time .......i thought it flowed quite nicely and was very surprised by the quality of the actors even when considering everyone in front and behind the cameras were just amateurs with the exception possibly, of the cinematographer.......i have no idea why some of these people didn't stay in show business ......i think they would have done well especially when associated with such a great monster cult film like this.........an even more important part of the film from an historical aspect is the presence of charles manson and some of his family members as manson plays the guitar and sings a very touching song in the middle of the movie ..............all in all, i thought it was just great.

Zeegrade Dr. Leopold really has a lot of free time on his hands. Somehow in between bong hits he devised through twisted logic that he can dominate the world with fish. Exactly how humanity is going to be conquered by animals that can't survive on land isn't really hashed out. He had an idea and the mad doctor is running with it. At least he maintains a detailed itinerary that keep his looniness on schedule. Dr. Leopold, with some help from "the weed of deceit", turns into a catfish monster that more resembles one of the aliens from "Pod People". Next on his agenda is a mate to quell his raging fish libido drawing him to spy on an average looking blond woman that apparently lives in a van down by the river. An inept sheriff and his marine biologist assistant? friend? neighbor? Rex investigate a series of dopey fish related incidences by the local yahoos. When they realize that what they are after is a large fish-man-type-thing they try to capture it with the help of a husband and wife team of special "agents" that seem too interested in this case. Boredom aplenty as monster attacks locals, good guys follow, repeat makes this slower than a turtle with no legs encased in cement. At one point the sheriff stumbles upon some hippie vagrants, stops to listen to their dopey song, then like the Pied Piper leads them to jail for protection from the beast. Or maybe he was arresting them for the terrible song that was shamelessly played in its entirety. I do have to say that I was pretty impressed with the underwater shots for such a low budget film. That in itself saved this from getting a one. The incorporation of the various fish themed nature films with Dr. Leopold's inane dialogue dubbed over it just reeks of amateur hour film-making. I watched the unedited movie, which I recommend all MST3K fan's should do, on TCM and it really is a chore to watch. Trying to sit through this without the aid of Mike and the Bots quips is a task in itself. Not a fun bad movie but an extremely boring bad movie that could only be help by ingesting large amounts of a certain weed.