In Meg 2: The Trench, the aquatic research team led by Jason Statham’s Jonas Taylor spend an extended part of the film exploring the uncharted trench of the film’s title. While below, they discover—and then get attacked by—several new species of aquatic life. Though they escape the trench and return to the surface, a handful of deep-sea creatures follow them and attack the vacationers of a resort spot called Fun Island. Among the rogue sea monsters is a prehistoric, gargantuan octopus. Though ripe for some suction-cuppy fun, the film’s octopus is disappointingly underused, only flinging its arms around for a few minutes of screen time before getting devoured by one of the film’s many megalodons. Luckily, those searching for a monstrous octopus to take center stage need look no further than to 1977’s Tentacles.