Deep Rising (1998)

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Release Date: Jan 30, 1998
Rated: R | Runtime: 106 Mins | Language: English, Korean
Director: Stephen Sommers
Stars: Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O'Connor, Una Damon, Wes Studi, Derrick OConnor

Summary

A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.

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DEEP RISING: The Perfect 90s Horror Set at Sea

What to Expect

The 90’s horror movies gave us some great titles, just a few that come to mind are Scream, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Candyman… but in all honesty this period is best known for action packed blockbuster movies starring Arnold, Bruce Willis, Will Smith, Keanu Reeves. With so many of these coming out, horror movies tried to adapt and implemented their own subgenre creature features filled with tense action scenes.

Deep Rising is a representative of the action packed sci-fi genre that went under the radar of many horror fans. The acting can get a bit campy from time to time and you get your stereotypical crew so the choices they make during the film can be easily predicted. The CGI and monster design are good, the plot holds its ground without a lot of holes and the actors did a great job showing the dread of being confined on an empty cruise ship that is slowly sinking. And of course there is a presence lurking from the shadows while our main cast explores the ghost ship.

It starts out slow and it gradually increases the tension but it is in no way a snooze fest. It keeps the viewer on the edge and once chaos ensues it is non-stop action. Without venturing into spoiler territory let’s just say there are numerous scenes that make this a worthy watch for fans to enjoy.

There was also an interesting idea where the ending was originally meant to be a prequel for King Kong but since Sommers went on to make The Mummy this Kong sequel never happened. Eventually in 2005 Peter Jackson gave us the King Kong remake but it was in no way linked to Deep Rising.

Well worth watching. It is a fun popcorn wild ride type of horror that you can watch solo or with your friends.

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Critic Reviews:

Deep Rising is a bit of an ‘unchain your brain’ movie that everyone can enjoy. If you like big action set-pieces and explosions, you’ll get it here. If you like romance during impossible times? You’ll get it here. If you like gooey and visceral gore? You’ll get it here.

– GBHBL

Deep Rising, being a typical B-movie, still had pretty decent special effects for its time. Some of the effects are actually still good, albeit a little outdated in places. Considering that it’s over 20 years old, it’s actually holding up far better than many movies from the same time, and even better than what you can see in some movies today.

– Horror Ghouls

This film is well worth a watch and I’d describe it as a forgotten gem, it’s not perfect and at times feels quite dated but that’s to be expected from CGI done nearly 20 years ago. The film runs at a decent pace, has some great action scenes, decent deaths and some likable main characters which isn’t common in monster movies.

– Acid Burn Horror Show