Thursday, April 3, 2008

Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

Go here for a plot summary, but beware of spoilers.

1980's Humanoids from the Deep (also known as Monster) is sort of a weird movie. It's basically a marriage between the goofy plots of 1950s B-movies and the excessive sex and violence that permeated the horror genre during the 1980s. I've always felt like it worked though, but then again movies about sea monsters/sharks/etc. have always creeped me out ever since I first saw the original Jaws. I guess it has something to do with how alien an environment the ocean is for us humans or something. I don't know. As far as the movie goes, the special effects aren't exactly impressive or anything, but its a fun little piece of inconsequential horror.

I can't really comment on the DVD release since its long out of print and goes for a premium on eBay, but it seems to have contained some interesting bonus features, most notably featurette wherein film critic Leonard Maltin interviews legendary B-movie auteur Roger Corman about his involvement with the film.



Trivia:
Corman ordered that additional scenes be shot after the movie wrapped because he felt that there weren't enough scenes of sex and violence.

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