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Ugh...don't bother

posted 17 years ago by ccr1633
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For you intrepid travelers looking for some (relatively) undiscovered gem of the horror genre, don't bother. If you're like me and were buoyed by numerous positive reviews, despite the low IMDB rating, and were hoping to savor the brilliant effects of the once great Rob Bottin, don't be fooled. This film is really weak. It's primary downfall is that every single character is either supremely unlikable (the heavily armed bandits, all a bunch of uber macho jugheads), or cartoon caricatures who more resemble the artifice of a Hollywood script writer than real people.

Here's my encapsulation of the film: Bandits board luxury vessel. Bandits and company scream and shoot at tentacles and act predictably stupid. Bandits die uninteresting deaths one by one. Bad attempts at recreating the whimsical humor of Bill Paxton from Aliens are attempted by Kevin O'Connor and fail miserably. The "good" people you expect to live actually live. The "bad" people you expect to die actually die. Viewer risks lockjaw from incessant yawning.

This movie totally sucked. Big disappointment to me. If you've already treated yourself to TRULY excellent horror films like The Thing, you'll surely deem this film a turd. If you're really hard up for some horror films made in the past 10 years, go with The Mist instead.

This movie most definitely deserves its 5.5 rating, if that.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

[–] stagebandman 16 years ago

I completely disagree. I love this movie. The bad guys actually were a little more intelligent than usual, Kevin O'Connor was not channelling Bill Paxton, but rather, was creating a likable and funny character, very different from Aliens. And expectations are not exactly down the line, as to who lives or dies. It's not high art, but it's not bad at all. The acting is believable, the script keeps things moving, the FX are pretty good, and the excitement quotient is high. Hate to turn on a fellow poster, but this movie is a whole lot of fun and had to have been a favorite of the creators of "LOST", as that show is basically a continuation of the end of this movie.

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[–] genkuro 16 years ago

Hudson was funny from Aliens? You need to go back and watch that movie with a critical eye. He was a whiner all the way through with two marginally funny lines ("dry heat" and "illegal alien"). Don't get me wrong. I'm a huge Aliens fan. But it was not chopped full of humor relief like you're thinking.

This movie was much more give-a-rats-ass humor along the lines of Serenity or Hell Boy. I found the humor about on par with each of those movies. And as far as cartoon characters, a good bit of this particular genre is borrowed from comic books as of late.

Deep Rising is lacking the multi-platform fanbase of Serenity or Hell Boy. So I think 5.5 is really low. There's no comic book junkies or television crossovers to balance out ratings here. Deep Rising also suffers the worst ever title and jacket cover - something along the lines of Water World. I mean, I look at the cover art and feel the need to give it two stars.

Meh. Still a very worthwhile movie. Pure popcorn fun and Asian fetish fix.

[–] the_la_baker 9 years ago

"...Game over man... its game over." Got a huge laugh in the theater and always on subsequent viewings over the years. It was so popular they used it as the death screen sound for the Alien3 SNES game.

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[–] AgentOrangeJulius 13 years ago

Ugh.......Dont bother.......reading this post.

[–] mountaindewslave 12 years ago

really because this movie is filmed in a very creative manner, with nice twists and turns, great camera angles, wonderful acting, and it's just a *beep* load of fun

you have no taste obviously OP.

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[–] residentevil6901 9 years ago

This movie is good, funny how many people just can't be entertained. It's good never to listen to a critic.

[–] VVolfySnackrib 9 years ago

Don't be put off by the a-hole creator of this thread. He's probably the kind of scumbag that enjoys a movie like Inside Out. This is a movie for people who like awesome fun movies like Mortal Kombat, The Mummy, and Batman Forever.

Recommending The Mist... what a fag...

[–] John-Wick 9 years ago

Seriously? This is one of the most entertaining films I've ever seen. You sound like the kind of joy sponge that nobody wants to watch movies with.

[–] mountaindewslave 9 years ago

especially when you compare this to the majority of horror/sci-fi films out there. The plot is pretty damn interesting and the effects pretty good considering it takes itself so unseriously.

The characters for the most part also behave pretty intelligently and there's good acting.

I honestly would consider this about as good as it gets for popcorn sci-fi/action/horror films

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

I agree. One of the most entertaining films you'll come across.