A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."Leviathan" (R - 1989 - US)
Sub-Genre: Monster
My Score: 6.8
Cast=7 Acting=8 Plot=7 Ending=8 Story=6 Scare=7 Jump=6 F/X=6 Monster=8 Gore=5
Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic mutation that hunts them down one by one.
"Look at my foot! This bitch put a goddamn sea monster in my bunk!" You don't know the half of it, buddy! This movie was trying to be "John Carpenter's The Thing" except the water was a liquid instead of a solid. It didn't live up to that, but I liked it anyway. Solid action, good acting, and a strong ending is exactly what I wanted from an 80's horror movie. I'm sure Peter Weller wanted to be Robocop (I know I did), but hey we can't have our cake and eat it too.
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