ALL SCI-FI

[orzel-w]

A quickie cash-in riding on the wave of the announcement of Cameron's Abyss, not worthy of further attention.

This posting is my revenge for having wasted my time.
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WayneO
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[Bud Brewster]

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Apparently the screenwriter was friend of Cameron's . . . until he stabbed Cameron in the back.

This item is from IMDB.
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Writer Lewis Abernathy sold his script at the same time that friend James Cameron was working on his own "underwater monster saga".

Despite Cameron's asking that he delay this movie to avoid competing with The Abyss (1989), Abernathy went ahead and was thereby deemed persona non grata with Cameron and associates until they patched together their friendship when Abernathy accompanied Cameron on the September 1995 filming of the wreck of the Titanic for Titanic (1997) (but not any actual dives to the wreck itself).
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Pow]

Always appreciate sci-fi movies or television shows dealing with futuristic life beneath the seas since it seems to be a rarely exploited genre.

[Bogmeister]

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Starring GREG EVIGAN TAUREAN BLACQUE NANCY EVERHARD
MIGUEL FERRER MATT McCOY NIA PEEPLES CINDY PICKETT
Directed by SEAN S. CUNNINGHAM

_______________ DeepStar Six (1989) Trailer


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A standard monster-on-the-loose in a secluded setting, this time in an undersea installation.

This was one of the low-budget undersea thrillers released in the same year as The Abyss. The other well-known one was Leviathan.

The thing is, the monster doesn't appear until the 2nd half, and deaths are caused by other means, like malfunctioning doors and a spastic crew member (Ferrer) — there's always that one loser who is almost as much trouble as the monster.

I don't know what this creature's problem was — it's this big mouth crab-like thing, but it didn't look like humans would be a part of its menu and I don't understand why it was so hostile towards them or from where it came. The cast starts out with a total of 11 and, as is standard for these pics, gets whittled away until only a couple are left.

BoG's Score: 6 out of 10

_____ 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days: DEEPSTAR SIX (1989)


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