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Leviathan (1989)

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Leviathan, a sci-fi 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. This film, a hybrid of both The Abyss and Alien, has a decent cast, including Peter Weller as Beck, the lead oceanographer. Working with a good budget, action director Cosmatos, should have been able to put together better action sequences and a more frightening monster, but he gives this

Aug 14, 2001

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The latter half of the film is one long feeding frenzy, guided by a familiar horror-film principle: survival of the best-looking.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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Leviathan is intermittently interesting, but it's a bad sign that the movie starts losing its punch when the monster shows up.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
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Cheesy hybrid of Alien, The Thing, and The Abyss.

June 17, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Big, dumb monster movie.

March 10, 2005 Comment
7M Pictures

A "just say no" (or "nyet") PSA disguised as a thriller.

November 22, 2004 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Forgettable and predictable, but with a good cast and some fun special effects.

January 26, 2004 Full Review Source: Slasherpool | Comment

Dismal knock-off of THE ABYSS, but better than DEEP STAR SIX.

March 19, 2003 Comment
eFilmCritic.com

Okay effects, good performances, and just a little more than the FDA- recommended daily minimum allowance of mindless entertainment and chills.

November 7, 2002 Full Review Source: Netflix | Comment
Netflix

Marks a low point in special effects wizard Stan Winston's career...

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | Comment

There are some interesting psychological overtones here that have to do with genetic research, but they are never explored.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comment
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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In a mining corporation "Tri-Oceanic", the company hires civilians to work under the sea for 90 working days. The man in charge is Steven Beck (Peter Weller), who does his best handling his crew members (Amanda Pays, Ernie Hudson, Hector Elizondo, Michael Carmine, Lisa Eilbacher and Daniel Stern) and the doctor in

May 28, 2011
cancercapricorn2002
David Ladd

Super Reviewer

You gotta love any old skool effects sci-fi underwater movie, especially with Ernie Hudson. Some pretty great characters, i.e. Daniel Stern as Six Pack. Reminded me a lot of the Thing, although not quite as well done. I disliked that they needlessly killed Ernie Hudson in the last two minutes of the movie. It made

November 22, 2007
puffchunk
Curtis Lilly

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    1. Elizabeth 'Willie' Williams: Oh by the way, how did you know they'd get into the Vodka?
    2. Steven Beck: Hell it's what I would've done. [smiles]
    3. Elizabeth 'Willie' Williams: [laughs] You know maybe you're more one of us than you think. [smiles and jogs off]
    – Submitted by Nick S (36 days ago)

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