Leviathan (1989)

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• David L

  
  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… More
  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 staff (Richard Crenna). Like any other working day under the sea, two of the crew members has discovers an sinked Russian ship named "Leviathan". When they looked around, one of them has discover an safe. All they found inside is a pictures, a vodka bottle, a video tape and a flask of vodka. Which the crew member found in the safe has taking it without his boss seeing it. When he starts drinking it, along another crew member drinking it secretly. Then they both gets sick, one of them died quietly and the other committed suicide. The doctor, who knows the Russian language well. Along with Beck, they watched the video and they discover the Russian crew are actually scientists and they were playing god. Now these two dead crew members are having generic alteration and slowly turning into the unknown. When the crew tries to get rid of these bodies and putting it out to sea. Parts of the creature got inside the vessel. Now starts killing the crew, one by one. While Beck's boss above the sea (Meg Foster) warms them, they can't escape. Since there's an major storm coming. Now the crew has to do anything to stay alive. Directed by George P. Cosmatos (Rambo:First Blood Part 2, Cobra, Tombstone) made an entertaining, familiar Sci-Fi/Adventure/Horror/Thriller. They were two Science Fictions films about under the sea back in 1989. One was Sean S. Cunningham's cheap looking but horrible "Deep Star Six" and James Cameron's underrated "The Abyss". Since this feature and the two others were major box office disappointments. The premise isn't really nothing new but director Cosmatos has an good cast at work here, the production designs by Rob Cobb (Conan the Barbarian, The Last Starfighter), imaginative creature work by Stan Winston studios, good looking cinematography by Alex Thomson (Alien 3, Death Line, Legend) and fine music score by Jerry Goldsmith (Gremlins 1 & 2, The Omen, Total Recall). "Levithan", it's far from a perfect movie. The screenplay by David Webb Peoples (Blade Runner, Twelve Monkeys, Unforgiven) and Jeb Staurt (Another 48 Hrs, Die Hard, The Fugitive) does have its problems at times but that hardly matters, the picture has a refreshing sense of humor and there's few memorable gory moments of suspense. This film of went on to be a cult favorite. Fans of Science-Fiction/Horror Genre will certainly like this one.

• Curtis L

  
  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… More
  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 his awesome survival into a 'we need a guy to kill at the end of the movie, so let's have him live until then'. Oh well.

• Jeff "

  
  An action packed version of Alien except underwater, Leviathan is a decent enough horror film. Though nothing original or spectacular, the film is enjoyable enough to entertain you. Leviathan is a flawed film, but still manages to entertain the viewer with a good dose of horror… More
  An action packed version of Alien except underwater, Leviathan is a decent enough horror film. Though nothing original or spectacular, the film is enjoyable enough to entertain you. Leviathan is a flawed film, but still manages to entertain the viewer with a good dose of horror action. Leviathan follows almost to the letter the story of Alien. Stan Winston's effects are good, but like the effects used in the previous films he's worked on, these effects are average, nothing too original. If you're looking for the perfect rip off to Alien, Leviathan is it. It entertained me, but in the end its definitely not an original film, and thus it's an average action Horror film.

• xGary X

  
  Highly derivative "Alien under the sea" creature feature that's hugely unoriginal but reasonably entertaining. Hector Elizondo is always watchable, and Amanda Pays running around in her underwear will appeal to a certain demographic...

• Dean M

  
  Breed an <i>Alien</i> with a <i>Thing</i>, marinate in salt water and you get <i>Leviathan</i>. I'm glad that Peter Weller, one of the crews, survives outta the deep water at the final scene.

• Matthew Y

  
  Leviathan has a fantastic underwater station setting (that is completely outdone years later when The Abyss hit theaters) that cannot compensate for its poorly conceived plot and novice execution. I hate movies where people become infected and turn into monsters and Leviathan is… More
  Leviathan has a fantastic underwater station setting (that is completely outdone years later when The Abyss hit theaters) that cannot compensate for its poorly conceived plot and novice execution. I hate movies where people become infected and turn into monsters and Leviathan is exactly that. The creature doesn't look all that bad, but then again this thing had a budget. This film does not cover any grounds that Alien or The Abyss don't cover far more effectively. You're tenth viewing of either of those films will be more enjoyable than your first viewing of Leviathan. Skip it.

• Burger S

  
  If you like Deep Rising or The Abyss....

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