Review of DeepStar Six (1989) by Matthew M — 11 Jun 2009

I did not know what to expect. I remember seeing the cover at a rental store when I was a kid and always wanted to see it. Then after I finally got to be able to view it I was surprised at how I did not enjoy the movie as much as I thought I would.

I liked Abyss and Leviathan but this one does not have as much going for it. The monster is rarely shown and it is just a creature with very little originality. Miguel Ferrer plays a guy who literally screws up so many times its sad and he even manages to explode a nuke because it is procedure.

He also kills a man and dies in a escape pod because he does not decompress first. The movie although for many flaws especially bad dialogue scenes has some ok special effects and Nia Peeples who I think is 17 in the picture according to IMDB is good.

The main problem I had was how weak the story and the characters were. The best parts were the special effects. The end was weak too. Instead of seeing the monster die you do not really get to see anything much.

Overall, I was expecting more not too much but I guess I had been spoiled by The Abyss and The Leviathan before viewing this.