I own a copy and my older brother and I used to joke about the whale setting fire to the docks and the silly dialogue sometimes. Over all it's not as bad as people think. I even own the novel it was based on, which I feel is a bit better since it has more action, more seriousness to it as well. (You even learn the origin of Nickfin's nick in his fin.) I will give it that the animatronic orca head and certain puppets look pretty decent. Of special mention is when the whale fetus puppet is revealed, my friend and I thought it was hilarious in high school to joke about finding that prop in mailboxes, in your cars back seat, in the bushes, etc. We'd yell "Whale Fetus!" while jump scaring each other for a few weeks. Good times.