Leviathan, a scifi thriller directed by george pan cosmatos, is the story of a group of scientists who discover a sunken russian submarine which contains a monster that is the product of a genetic experiment. If you like leviathan you are looking for suspenseful, scary and rough movies about with survival, monster, isolation, rescue, ship, race against time and experiment gone awry themes of adventure, horror and mystery genre shot in usa or italy. A little more polish to the script would have helped this movie greatly, but it is a fairly b horror flick so it was expected. The highest profile film in the bmovie sea monster wars aside from the abyss, of course was george p. Apr 10, 2017 leviathan, a scifi thriller directed by george pan cosmatos, is the story of a group of scientists who discover a sunken russian submarine which contains a monster that is the product of a. First blood part ii and he later worked with stallone again on cobra 1986 my two favorite movies. Watch leviathan 1989 full movie free online streaming tubi. Unfortunately, leviathan goes where deepstar six went just a. Just judge it on what it is and not what it isnt or should be. The leviathan, an ancient mechanical sea monster built by the atlanteans in atlantis. Cunninghams deepstar six, the 1989 movie is a satisfying diversion and a fun way to kill time, thanks to weller and cosmatoss strong direction.
Leviathan, which opens today at loews astor plaza and other theaters, compares favorably with the other recent aquatic horror film deepstar six but probably not with anything else. Three were major theatrical releases deepstar six, leviathan, the abyss while the remaining two the rift, lords of the deep were straighttovideo andor cable. It stars peter weller, richard crenna, ernie hudson, and daniel stern as the crew of an underwater geological facility stalked and killed by a hideous mutant creature. The latter half of the film is one long feeding frenzy, guided by a. Leviathan is intermittently interesting, but its a bad sign that the movie starts losing its punch when the monster shows up. Peter weller delivers an understated performance that conflicts with the rest of a script that has him delivering cheesy oneliners like say ahhh, motherfuckah. Leviathan, a scifi thriller directed by george pan cosmatos, is the story of a group of scientists who discover a sunken russian submarine which contains a monster that is the product of a. With the exception of the abyss, none of these films were box office hits. The shooting creature was an amalgamation of those ideas, making a humanmarine. The film also won the 2010 sundance nhk international filmmakers award.
It is one of many underwaterthemed movies released around 1989, including the abyss, deepstar six. A monster movie inspired by alien and the thing is an irresistible idea for any horror fan. The creature in the movie was a byproduct of bad russian genetic engineering in their attempts to make a human fully adapted to marine life. Three big underwater movies were released within a year. Working with a good budget, action director cosmatos, should. It survives on bld, and still managed to live long after a ship full of russian sailors kied themselves to keep it from finding more bld because it couldve gotten to the mainland. Leviathan 1989 a new discovery scene 111 movieclips. Leviathan 1989 lisa eilbacher in leviathan 1989 amanda pays in leviathan 1989 lisa eilbacher in. Leviathan is a 1989 science fiction horror film directed by george p.
The abyss was the artsy, big budget one, deepstar six was the cheap horror monster one, and leviathan falls. Leviathan is a 1989 italianamerican science fiction horror film directed by george p. Leviathan, the latest movie from russian director andrey zvyagintsev, asks many questions, but the one it revolves around is a simple one. Leviathan was a bit of a disappointment for the critics compared to some of the high voltage super scifi hits in the genre during the late 1970s and the mid 1980s. Leviathan is a sea serpent monster of immense size. Our underwater endeavor shows promise for a bona fide monster of a thriller for the late 80s. Leviathan is a 1989 science fiction horror film about a hideous creature that stalks and kills a group of people in a sealed environment, in a similar vein to such films as alien and the thing. Deepstar six is a 1989 american science fiction horror film about the struggles of the crew of an underwater military outpost to defend their base against the attacks of a sea monster possibly a giant eurypterid. This months faceoff comes with a creature feature theme in honor of halloween and were. While it may lack characteristics from later films in terms of fx work, it should be remembered for its efforts during its era.
Which 1989 movie about a underwater menace killing everyone is better. This film, a hybrid of both the abyss and alien, has a decent cast, including peter weller as beck, the lead oceanographer. Leviathan is a 1989 science fiction horror film about a hideous creature that stalks and kills a group of people in a sealed environment, in a similar vein to such. Leviathan 1989 hired by martin meg foster, the head of a major corporation, a crew including geologist steven beck peter weller descends to the oceans depths for a mining project. Of all the subabyss water movies, leviathan has by. A 1989 underwater horror film starring peter weller, amanda pays, ernie hudson, daniel stern, meg foster, richard crenna, and hector elizondo an underwater mining crew about to return to surface discovers a sunken russian ship, the leviathan.
Review by tori this is the only movie i know that redeemed itself in the last 5 seconds. Deepstar six 1989 the first sea monster movie of 1989 came out in january, opposite the christian slater skateboarding vengeance movie gleaming the cube. Jun 06, 2017 in deepstar six, a group of scientists and submarine pilots manage to awaken a prehistoric monster lurking in. Leviathan 1989 is my personal favorite film it is an underrated creature film from the 80s starring peter weller robocop and directed by george p. Abyss is a good movie but it is a bit long and falls apart at the end where this movie starts off at a run and never really stops throwing decomposing bodies, slimy tentacle monsters, flamethrowers, and explosions at you. Remember movies like alien 1979, escape from new york 1981, the thing 1982, blade runner 1982, and aliens 1986. Its a shame that instead of a fun jumble of good ideas tied together, leviathan is just a clumsy attempt to profit from the success of other films, including james camerons the abyss released in the same year and largely responsible for hollywoods sudden interest in underwater horror during.
Included among them were deep star six, directed and produced by sean s. Which underwater horror film won the bmovie sea monster wars. The leviathan of the middle ages was used as an image of satan, endangering both gods creatures by attempting to eat them and gods creation by threatening it with upheaval in the waters of chaos. A group of deepsea miners discover a sunken russian submarine containing a genetics lab, which apparently had created a monster. Factory thats reliant on its cults relief that its available on bluray at all. Leviathan is one of the late 80s water horror greats. Leviathan is a film directed by george pan cosmatos with peter weller, richard crenna, amanda pays, daniel stern, year. Dec 17, 2014 leviathan is sometimes too ambiguous for its own good, but between bouts of fighting, illicit sex and prodigious vodka swilling, the film looks with humor and heartbreak on a working class that. Deep star six 1989 was the first release of several underwater monster themed feature films released during 1989 90, including the abyss 1989, leviathan 1989, the evil below 1989, and lords of the deep 1989, and the rift aka endless descent, 1990. The acting is not awful and the story is wellpaced, which is a step ahead of the other two 1989 underwater movies. Leviathan is a science fiction story based on a fleshfeasting alien living on the ocean floor. It is one of many underwaterthemed movies released around 1989, including the abyss, deepstar six, the evil below, lords of the deep.
A strange aquatic creature created by a mutagenic chemical made by. Cosmatos unabashedly derivative 1989 underwater monster mash leviathan. It was hardly an auspicious date but deepstar six is a relatively strong. George pan cosmatoss leviathan goes down as the single most derivative scifihorror hybrid of the past several decades. Around the year 1989, meanwhile, film producers briefly fell in love with a curiously specific genre. The first and most substantial is monster melting pot 40. In the second half, the film degenerates into an alien ripoff and later on, it even. His latest film, leviathan, was selected in the official competition of the 67th cannes film. Its creature effects were designed by academy awardwinning special effects artist. Leviathan 1989 the monster escapes scene 811 movieclips.
One of six underwaterthemed scifiction monster movies released around 198990. Classical music is queued with eerie, mysterious whale calls. Stan winston studio creates the mutating monster for the underwater scifihorror film. Despite assured direction from cosmatos, the filmmakers simply did not have the money to pull off a convincible movie monster. Released at a time when underwater adventures were inexplicable popular, such as james camerons the abyss and sean s. Thirtyone years on and i have to walk back that statement, but its still a cool b monster movie and the bluray from shout factory is top notch. Jan 05, 2017 ladies and gents, one such flick that perfectly falls under this category is the late george p. Cosmatos and written by david webb peoples and jeb stuart. Bringing the mutated sea monster to life a look behind the scenes of leviathan 1989. Homo aquaticus is a semiaquatic creature that was created from mutated humans. Leviathan 1989 amanda pays in leviathan 1989 lisa eilbacher in.
Cunningham friday the th, roger cormans lords of the deep, james camerons epicthe abyss, and leviathan, a 24 million dollar monster movie, shot in italy, and directed by george p. Leviathan, the ruler of the cenobites in the hellraiser franchise. Aug 25, 2014 1989 was the year of the underwater monster movie. Id been wanting to see leviathan since i had somehow, out of nowhere, heard of it. Leviathan, a categorization of large creatures in the video game subnautica. It slips onto their own ship and they must try to destroy it as it picks them off, one by one. Of the half dozen or so underwater scifi horror movies that 1989 spawned this is probably my favorite, including abyss.
Homo aquaticus is the main antagonist of the 1989 italianamerican horror film leviathan. The opening sequence is esthetically pleasing in deep blue aquatic splendor. They slipped marinebased mutagens into the drinks of the crew of the leviathan which cost them. Lets see which film really won the bmovie sea monster wars after all. Homo aquaticus is the main antagonist of the 1989 italianamerican horror film leviathan a strange aquatic creature created by a mutagenic chemical made by the russians, homo aquaticus attacked and tried to assimilate the crew members of an underwater mine supervision team. Cosmatos who directed my all time favorite classic sequel rambo. Leviathan is a nautical chowder chock full of ingredients from jaws, 20 000 leagues under the sea, and alien. Great b movie under water horror scifi monster movie i like the plot and acting if you love under water horror slash scifi monster movies you will love this bluray cant recommend it enough well worth the buy. This week in horror movie history leviathan 1989 cryptic rock. The monster is a big puppet resembling a seafaring graboid from tremors at times, and it looks perfectly acceptable for a bgrade horror movie. Hey, its a monster movie with beer guzzling in this case vodka, profanity a good. However, said ship is supposed to be currently operating in the baltic sea and suspicion arises. Leviathan is now available on bluray per shout factory.
Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 14 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by. Leviathan is a 1988 adventure horror film about a deepsea mining. Five of them were made and four of them were scheduled to roll out that year. Leviathan r by richard harrington washington post staff writer march 20, 1989 here we go again into the deep blue yonder. Those who are new to the film might just end of loving it for these reasons. Jan 10, 2020 leviathan 1989 the highest profile film in the bmovie sea monster wars aside from the abyss, of course was george p. Leviathan r 1h 38min adventure, horror, mystery 17 march 1989 usa an american deepsea mining colony stumbles upon a sunken soviet vessel hiding a horrific secret. Leviathan, a scifi thriller directed by george pan cosmatos, is the story of a group of scientists who discover a sunken russian submarine which contains a monster that is the product of a genetic. Aug 14, 2014 leviathan, more a cover album of previous monstermovie highs than a fullblooded horror film in its own right, is accorded an uneven transfer by shout.
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