Bad Movie Thursday

Date Watched: 7/27/17

Starring: Peter Weller, Daniel Stern, Ernie Hudson aka little Chinese karate guy, Hector “Lyle” Elizondo

Plot: Alien, but in the ocean

Rules

• Scientific mumbo jumbo
• Pepsi product placement
• Daniel Stern being a scumbag
• Mutations

Quotes

• “When I get up top, I’ll be drinking beers and eating pussy.”
• “Generic alteration?” – “Genetic!”
• “Homo aquaticus”
• “That’s just great.  You’re telling me we got a god-damned dracula in here?!”
• “I realize you’ve gone through hell.” – “Gone – Bitch, we’re still here!”
• “Hey, I ain’t never going to be able to sleep again in life.  Ever.”

Viewer Quotes

• “Is she running without a bra?”
• “You want a Russian to take medicine?  Put it in the vodka.”
• “The sharks are unnecessary at this point.”

Things We Learned

• Science stuff courses in tubes in the kitchen in mining shacks.
• The best way to mutate a Russian is to spike the vodka.
•  Leviathans drink blood and absorb the intelligence of its victims.
• Punching your boss makes you feel better.

Final Take: This was a movie a few of us remembered to be pretty dang scary to our 8 year old selves, but it doesn’t quite live up to the memory.  The effects aren’t nearly as special anymore and you’re left just wishing for more t & a.  Ernie Hudson is the best thing about this movie.  It might be worth watching just for a few of his late-movie quotes.  Other than that, it was less than noteworthy.