Directed by:
Stephen SommersScreenplay:
Stephen SommersCinematography:
Howard AthertonComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O'Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O'Connor, Jason Flemyng, Cliff Curtis, Clifton Powell, Djimon Hounsou (more)VOD (2)
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When a band of ruthless hijackers invade the world's most luxurious cruise ship, they're shocked to discover the passengers have mysteriously vanished! But that doesn't mean they are alone! Something terrifying is lurking just out of sight: a deadly force from the unexplored depths of the ocean that begins to snatch the horrified intruders one by one! Treat Willliams and Famke Janssen lead a group of survivors who must overcome incredible odds in their breathtaking battle to escape the doomed ship alive! (official distributor synopsis)
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Priceless bollocks. There are lots of holes in logic, the characters couldn’t be any more cookie-cutter and the entire concept around how and where the tentacled creature shows up makes absolutely no sense. But Deep Rising is a very entertaining action ride that in an attractive setting blends motifs of The Poseidon Adventure and classic monster B-movies to deliver plenty of attractions in elevator shafts, flooded corridors and machine rooms, knows how to combine bloody deaths and mystery with the grace and the constant wisecracks of Treat Williams, and has a brilliant final scene that is quite unique for the standards of the genre (it’s a shame they never made a sequel). And the sex appeal of Famke Janssen is a perfect visual contrast to the ugly octopus. I wonder why they no longer make stuff like this…
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I like this film a lot. It’s the ultimate B-movie, but a lot of fun. My favourite part is when they flee from the unfolding tentacle. It’s a pity that they show the monster in full by the end, it isn’t too good. It’s very predictable (I don’t mind it in this case), but it did manage to surprise me once, at the end on the island. Brilliant!
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An old-fashioned movie with a fresh coat of paint, interesting acting names, and special effects that, while costly, result in a monster straight out of Lister's drawer with clean underwear. The level of entertainment can be measured by the sidekick (Stephen Sommers's regular goofball Kevin J. O'Connor), the predictability is evidently intentional (the final big bada-bum because of torpedoes, an escape on a jet ski because of the shots and the poster). The only surprise is how Famke Janssen has wet hair in the second half while still wearing a dry, tight-fitting shirt. And a large number of skeletons covered in bloodied tissue isn't a problem.
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Typical Sommers, i.e. B-movie entertainment from beginning to end, full of effects, jokes and exaggerations of all kinds, but not forgetting to be suspenseful.
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Stephen Sommers is a master of B-movies with silly dialogue and shoddy effects, and Deep Rising is a prime example of this, but unlike The Mummy or Van Helsing, the level of stupidity in Deep Rising is on a higher level. I understand that for many viewers, this cross between 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Poseidon is a guilty pleasure experience, but for me it was an incredibly stupid film with a bunch of mostly unlikeable characters that you couldn't possibly root for. Given the film's ending, on the one hand I'm perhaps glad there wasn't a sequel.
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