The Kraken was going to feast on the beautiful Andromeda, before Perseus and Medusa's head put the smackdown on him.

Ymir travelled "20 Million Miles to Earth" to grow into a giant reptile and savage the city.

The T-Rex terrorized Jeff Goldblum and company in "Jurassic Park."

Pretty much everyone knows that "Cloverfield" opens on Friday, marking the return of the monster movie. In that spirit, here are a few of cinema's giant monsters of the past (omitting, of course the two heavyweights, King Kong and Godzilla).

The Kraken-Clash of the Titans-The giant beast that the beautiful Andromeda was to be sacrificed to, if not for that meddling Perseus and his severed gorgon head, which quite literally stonewalled the giant beast. (Note that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films recently resurrected the Kraken as a more squid-like beast).

Ymir-20 Million Miles to Earth-Another Ray Harryhausen creation, this beast crash lands on Earth, only to mutate into a giant rampaging monster.

The T-Rex-Jurassic Park-Billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) didn't stop to think that genetically engineering a Tyrannosaurus might lead to it actually eating people. His mistake.

The Blob-The Blob-A meteor crashes on earth carrying a small mass of jelly, which soon goes out of control and starts eating the inhabitants of a small town. Fortunately for us (and unfortunately for the blob), Steve McQueen happened to live in the town.

Giant Squid-20,000 Leagues Under the Sea-This oversized beast terrorized Kirk Douglas and Company in the Disney film. The inspiration for what I consider Walt Disney World's greatest ride.

Hulk-Hulk-While he may not be classified as "giant" in a traditional sense, he's mighty big for a mutated man, and he certainly went on a rampage, smashing tanks, helicopters and cars and destroying city streets. The real leviathan, though, was the film itself, overly long and focusing on Hulk's daddy issues, not to mention that bizarro ending, with Nick Nolte biting electrical cables and turning into pure energy.