Deep Rising

Starring:Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O'Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O'Connor, Jason Flemyng, Cliff Curtis, Clifton Powell, Trevor Goddard, Djimon Hounsou, Una Damon, Clint Curtis, Warren Takeuchi, Linden Banks, Jack Anker, Anne-Simone, Leanne Adachi, Melanie Carr, Colin McCarlie
Director: Stephen Sommers
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product Type: DVD

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Following in the reptilian slime trail of Anaconda, this derivative monster movie from early 1998 plays like a cross between Titanic and Tremors, with parts of Aliens tossed in for good measure. Director Stephen Sommers couldn't recognize an original idea if it swallowed him whole--which, by the way, is exactly what happens to a lot of passengers on a luxury ship that is attacked by a giant serpent-like sea creature with a voracious appetite for human flesh. Treat Williams plays the leader of a mercenary crew whose members discover the ravaged ship and wage war on the creature; Famke Janssen joins him as an onboard thief and con artist who just happens to be highly skilled with automatic weapons. Of course, the action grows more intense as the body count rises and along the way the monster is gradually revealed in all of its gruesome glory. A guilty pleasure if ever there was one, Deep Rising arrived in theaters shortly after another waterlogged thriller, Hard Rain, and if nothing else it provides proof that the B-movie monsters of the 1950s are alive and well and as cheesy as ever in the age of digital special effects. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Buckle up for edge-of-your seat excitement with the explosive hit DEEP RISING, an unstoppable high seas action thriller that moves at full scream ahead! 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 (THE DEVIL'S OWN) and sexy Famke Janssen (GOLDENEYE, ROUNDERS) lead a group of survivors who must overcome incredible odds in their breathtaking battle to escape the doomed ship alive!

Customer Reviews:

SOMMERS BEST!!.......2007-06-22

If you want to explain the hellish abomination that was Van Helsing, you need look no further than Deep Rising, the original Sommers blend of horror and flip humour that was the template for The Mummy movies and what was to follow. Deep Rising is where Sommers got his schlocky blend of humour and horror just right-it's fast, funny and completely over the top. Treat Williams does great as the wisecracking hero who confronts a big beasty from the deep on a ocean liner. This probably needed the likes of Harrison Ford to sell it at the time, but Williams has such a twinkle in his eye that it doesn't matter, both he and this wonderful guilty pleasurable mess are a pleasure to watch.

Monsters.......2006-11-10

This one of those good old horror movies.
Beast hunting us humans also one of Treat Williams best movies.
Also i'm supprised that there's was no sequel because the movie's ending suggested that.

They are in Deep Dog Duty Now.......2006-09-08

Okay how many scary pictures are funny? The better ones actually. Think about it, "Scary Movie", "The Mummy", "Tremors", and "Army of Darkness". Scary and funny mix nicely. This is entertaining because it has a decent mix of scary and funny. I think Stephen Sommers did a decent job directing on this one. The cast is great and the special effects aren't bad. So all-in-all it has most of what the previous movies I mentioned have. Maybe not quite as good as them, but certainly not bad at all. I recommend you catch this one if you like the movies I mentioned.

The plot of modern day sea pirates hi-jacking a luxury cruise liner is rather interesting as this actually has happened. More so today than when the movie was made, but currently sea pirates are actually becoming a real problem again. In this stories case the pirates find a empty ship, well except for a few hungry sea monsters. Far-fetched? You bet, and I like it. Some critic accusing Sommers of not having original ideas is just plain lame. I haven't seen anything like this before myself, and even if I had I would still say he did a good job.

Multiple thrills and a few chills from the deep.......2006-06-27

I would second everything the other reviewers have said about this film being a lot of fun and excitement. It involves a boat for hire captain (Treat Williams) that takes his crew and guests into trouble in the ocean. Turns out his guests are pirates and the thing they paid him to do is take them to an ocean going cruise ship, so they can rob its guests.

Little do they know that ship has been invaded by a sea monster or two or 10! The monster(s) is (are -- I could never tell if there was 1 or 100) a computer creature that is quite bizarre and unique. Its idea was probably based in the octopus but it goes way beyond that.

The thing(s) ends up killing a lot of folks and setting off a lot of explosins. It (they) puts everyone into a situation where the last remaining good guys have to escape the ship that is blowing up on a Ski-doo.

The special effects are probably the star of this film, which is routine in terms of its script, sets and acting. There is plenty of violence but little that is egregious by 2006 standards. Look for a funny twist at the end!

I'd say this is one of the more entertaining movies I've seen recently. It kept me involved all the way through, something I can't say about a lot of big budget Hollywood blockbusters I see. If you like action or adventure flicks, you'll enjoy this one.

Up to your ears in deep fun!.......2006-05-30

To me Deep Rising reminds me of films such as The Mummy, with everything under water crossed with Jurassic Park style creature chasing its lunch, I mean the ship crew around. I have watched it a few times all ready and this is the kind of a movie that only gets better with every viewing.

What is great about Deep Rising is the consistency with strong deliverance of plot and action. There are no dull moments and people die in some surprising deaths and you really don't know who is going to make it, since no one looks safe. I mean how many movies start of with a whole cruise ship crew vanishing in the middle of the ocean?

Yes this movie is a few years old and the special creature effects are computer generated in most parts but it was really a blast to watch and to laugh at some clever jokes.

Treat Williams looks like a space commander in his ship playing the small boat captain, John Finnegan with goofy sidekick Kevin J. O'Connor as Joey "Tooch' Pantucci (who also appeared in The Mummy - you just cant miss his squeaky voice) on board with fabulous Famke Janssen who plays a jewel thief along with some darkly clad characters on a secret mission with a lot of guns. We also have Djimon Hounsou who's pretty ruthless and unfriendly, Cliff Curtis who usually plays some South American drug lord who is pretty funny in this one and Wes Studi as the bad guys team captain.
What is really entertaining is watching all the opposing characters try and work together to abandon the cruse ship in one piece and let me tell you, the two hours go fast and the guys get eaten even faster. The story is beyond trying to outsmart a creature that ate everyone on the ship and gets behind the story line to how it all came to happen, for there is a reason.

The best part was the ending, it was insane and it always makes me wish for a part two, because the end is crazy good and no you will never guess how it ends, but I would love to see it continue.

Average customer rating:

SOMMERS BEST!!
Monsters
They are in Deep Dog Duty Now
Multiple thrills and a few chills from the deep
Up to your ears in deep fun!

Deep Rising [Region 2]
Starring: Treat Williams , Famke Janssen , Anthony Heald , Kevin J. O'Connor , and Wes Studi
Director: Stephen Sommers
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Customer Reviews:

SOMMERS BEST!!.......2007-06-22

Monsters.......2006-11-10

This one of those good old horror movies.
Beast hunting us humans also one of Treat Williams best movies.
Also i'm supprised that there's was no sequel because the movie's ending suggested that.

They are in Deep Dog Duty Now.......2006-09-08

Multiple thrills and a few chills from the deep.......2006-06-27

Up to your ears in deep fun!.......2006-05-30

Average customer rating:

SOMMERS BEST!!
Monsters
They are in Deep Dog Duty Now
Multiple thrills and a few chills from the deep
Up to your ears in deep fun!

Deep Rising [Region 2]
Starring: Treat Williams , Famke Janssen , Anthony Heald , Kevin J. O'Connor , and Wes Studi
Director: Stephen Sommers
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Genres | DVD | Video

( D ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

The Relic
Leviathan
Deep Blue Sea
Mimic
Phantoms

ASIN: B00004RYRF

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Customer Reviews:

SOMMERS BEST!!.......2007-06-22

Monsters.......2006-11-10

This one of those good old horror movies.
Beast hunting us humans also one of Treat Williams best movies.
Also i'm supprised that there's was no sequel because the movie's ending suggested that.

They are in Deep Dog Duty Now.......2006-09-08

Multiple thrills and a few chills from the deep.......2006-06-27

Up to your ears in deep fun!.......2006-05-30

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