It's The Thing Meets Aliens...Underwater! Leviathan

[@TheHorrorGeek]

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[@michelguevara151]

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[@michelguevara151]

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[@skeaneable]

Mystics of Bali and Boxer's Omen review?

[@gl7280]

This movie and Deep Star Six are both great movies that don't get enough love.

[@soulreaver1983]

I completely agree!👍🏻

[@Adrian-wh3mk]

Facts

[@DrQuagmire1]

agreed!!!! I love both movies myself, but I tend to favor "Leviathan" a little bit more, and that's due to having both RoboCop himself in the movie, as well as the late-great Stan Winston's brilliant creature effects, as well as Jerry Goldsmith's great score.

[@mk-ultramags1107]

This and 'Underwater' are similar IMO. There's a good movie somewhere in both of them, it just doesn't fully come together and both suffer from being about 90min. They both have a great cast and crew as well.

[@Dolorin123]

Two of my favorites since I was a child. Love em!

[@sharkgurl13]

Fun fact: i am a "huge" "ROBO COP"(I have all 3 robo cop movies) fan.....that is what led me to watching this movie. I was not disappointed. 😊

[@LucyLioness100]

I’m a sucker for a goofy monster movie like this given you put Peter Welles, Ernie Hudson, Hector Elizondo and Daniel Stern with a Stan Winston creation. Yes it’s incredibly silly, but it’s a fun ride

[@kentvikman1086]

Leviathan was a real hoot with a killer cast. I agree that it doesn't get nearly the love it deserves.

[@mk-ultramags1107]

'Leviathan' had everything but James Cameron. What he did with 'The Abyss' just made this film look cheap but it's nobody's fault. Still has a great cast and a solid enough premise to be enjoyed.

[@gregharjes2030]

The "Under water house establishing shot" killed me 🤣🤣🤣

[@CorbCorbin]

Just got me too 😄

[@j.r.cruzaguirre2734]

I love this film! It is the gory cousin of The Abyss.

[@lindaloe]

Very True!!

[@lindaloe]

Loved It When Peter Weller Clocked Meg Foster, Hilarious!!

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Very true.

[@DrQuagmire1]

not gonna lie, that scene alone deserved an Oscar!!!

[@calibur12001]

Leviathan is one of my favorite underwater movies alongside Deep Star Six and Underwater.

[@kevincampbell9526]

"Of Unknown Origin" was an underrated Canadian tax shelter flick.

[@LucyLioness100]

I’d love to see Mike cover that one just as a review lol

[@TheMKCrab]

when a couple of high school friends and myself decided to make our own stab at an MST3K-style riffing this was our movie of choice

[@pamelqtaylor8335]

Upload it please!

[@jasonsantos3037]

Leviathan is my favorite underwater horror movie of all time.

[@pamelqtaylor8335]

I love the fact that Weller decks Foster😂😂😂😂

[@kemmdog4444]

This and Deep Star Six are fun .

[@andrew_owens7680]

Alternate titles: Aw Come On! The Merman!? Big Fish The Hand that Bites You The Deep Blue Thing I'm Gonna Git You Sucker Robo-splash The Krill Count Eat, Lamprey, Love

[@zombiejlt1]

Despite the similarities to ALIEN and THE THING, its still a good horror film with its own unique premise. Highly recommend checking it out.

[@actionvestadventure]

I always thought the 'underwater' scenes were pretty good. The floating particles is definitely what sells the dry-for-wet effect. Them Cosmatos' son would go off to really make some truly awesome batshit crazy movies heh.

[@RaySmith-b5z]

Ernie Hudson , PETER WELLER, in a great scifi horror film. Guilty pleasure

[@malfeitor1349]

Why’s that a guilty pleasure?

[@DarkJesterCyn]

Don’t forget Daniel Stern

[@RaySmith-b5z]

Wat a pair. Some people have said that it's just an alien rip-off. At the bottom of the ocean. But good filming scarry atmosphere and above all good acting and casting.

[@adamparr6464]

Ernie Hudson busted the trope where the black dude dies first.

[@antovfukov9005]

Cue "the more you know" clip 😊

[@josephlamonica4167]

Saw This in Theaters, Christ I'm old.

[@RonKhan]

I saw it in the theater as well!

[@janellejulianajoy]

I used to ask my mother to rent this movie all the time. Gosh, I haven't seen it in years.

[@WarhavenSC]

HAH! Same! We never got to rent horror flicks as kids. BUT, many many moons later, well into the dawn of blu-rays, there was a movie rental place near us that was not only still open, but had a FANTASTIC collection of VHS tapes. You could rent 5 of them for $5 for 5 days. So we actually bought a VHS player off ebay and rented all the VHS movies we remembered passing at the store as kids, but were never allowed to rent. It was an EPIC several months of cheesy (often awesome) horror schlock! Lots of Full Moon flicks. lol. It was amazing seeing all of those for the first time.

[@lindaloe]

I Haven't Seen It For Some Tlme. I Like 👍 It Alot!! And The Cast Is Fantastic!!

[@b.l.fisher8230]

Actually saw this one in the theater, I was a SFX geek, and read in Fangoria that Stan Winston did the effects and I was in!

[@freakyzed8467]

Shooting dry for wet sounds like a technique used in an entirely different category of film.

[@CantankerousDave]

I was expecting another “Hell yeah!” after that.

[@TheHorrorGeek]

Hahaha! Hell yeah!

[@DesMuttYS]

If this had done well, they could have easily made a sequel called "Leviathans." They already established that pieces of the monster can grow and transform into a new one, and they did blow it up to defeat it. As such, there are now multiple chunks that can become new leviathans, thus making a sequel where the characters have to face a large number of them.

[@EKGfromRvC]

I loved this movie when I was younger. Unfortunately I forgot about it for a while. This would make a fun "contained environment triple play" with Alien and Event Horizon.

[@steventregoning6870]

They always are, but your intro on this film was spot on.

[@privateer236]

Honestly thought Deep Star 6 would be on the seafood menu. Leviathan was a nice surprise. I firmly believe that Deep Rising merits the Sick Flicks experience it's a delightful bloody mess. Winston is definitely sorely missed. I remember when Rick Baker was the "effects guy" but then Winston's work just seemed next level. Thanks again Mike.

[@TheHorrorGeek]

I love Deep Rising. was set to do it a few months back and Dead Meat did it...so it got pushed back. Maybe later this year.

[@privateer236]

@@TheHorrorGeek Groovy

[@Incel_81]

I like how in the poster, it shows the scene where Peter seller is surfacing and fully suited and holding the girls Hand as she is in a bathing suit.

[@robwalsh9843]

I thought the mutant eel popping out of the cupboard was a good jump scare. If you're going to have a jump scare, it doesn't hurt to have a Stan Winston creature.

[@TheDing1701]

The "teeth in your palm" joke almost made me shoot coffee out of my nose. I had to pause the video to recover!

[@TheHorrorGeek]

Hahaha!

[@brianbenson4392]

Perfect follow up to "another house establishing shot" provided by Ernie Hudson " b*tch , we still here!"😂

[@lindaloe]

Loved When Ernie Said That Line!! So Funny 😁!!

[@Bonezone84]

Actually just watched this for the first time last week! It's surprisingly good

[@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319]

This is definitely one of those movies that make me dream about had they done William Gibson's Alien 3, Stan Winston and his team would have done some amazing crazy wonders on that film.

[@mattfleurant9295]

17:45 Goddamn no one can deliver a line like Ernie Hudson.

[@TheHorrorGeek]

Haha! So true. Thanks Matt!

[@joninterglad]

I remember watching this in the theater with friends and enjoying the movie while it was playing, then getting out and thinking "That was Alien but underwater." Definitely a great cast though.

[@TheArthouseReview]

Okay... so I got to 53, and I still needed someone else to point out the resemblance between Meg Foster and Kirstie Allie? Never saw it before, and now I can't unsee it.

[@DianaPrinceIsFreakingAwesome]

I always thought they looked alike but Meg's eyes were prettier imo 😊

[@clarencewalker3925]

Bummer, isn't it?

[@vonVile]

Ernie Hudson got his "death bonus" on this one. If you didn't know in all of his contracts there is a clause where if his character dies he gets paid extra. He did this to avoid getting roles where the black character dies first.

[@MarcusHardyDJDirtyOne]

Remember seeing this on TNTs Monster Vision back when. Classic ❤

[@graememckay7546]

a great underrated movie, loved this movie growing up and still do now

[@kevinwebster7868]

Just a few years before this Robocop was released. I was a kid and completely infatuated with that movie. Peter Weller was right up there with all my favourite action movie stars of the time. Needless to say I loved Leviathan. Peter Weller is still one of my most beloved actors. I wish he was in more movies!!!

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

You have to see him in Naked Lunch. He was still in his RoboBuckarooathan age so you'll like it. I also loved Weller around this time for the same reasons.

[@sharkgurl13]

Nothing like finishing a painting and watching "SICK FLICKS", in the same day.....

[@Julie-kq7pm]

A Geraldo and a Nelly pun? Love it! Great review for one of the first underwater sci-fi flicks, I loved immediately!

[@TheHorrorGeek]

Thank you!

[@antreynolds9775]

This movie is such a 80's classic (R. I P. Stan Winston) great review Mike

[@DevilsReject765]

Its Alien meets The Thing from down under 😁😁😁

[@ravensthatflywiththenightm7319]

While it was buried alive by so many other underwater horror movies from 1989, this was the movie I saw THE most often. In fact come to think of it I think I only ever saw The Abyss TWICE in my life.

[@UrbanAgentofChaos]

Man I only ever saw The Abyss once when I was like 7 or 8 and I never got to finish it

[@sharkgurl13]

OMG! Thank you for doing this movie.....I love it buddy! It is on Pluto TV and Tubi for free, if anyone wants to watch it....this show came today at the right time. My day was not good, thank you Mike. Your show always keeps my disabled a** going!

[@TheHorrorGeek]

So glad it made your day better!

[@freakyzed8467]

Used to rent a LOT of VHS movies as a kid. Saw this one before The Abyss. Was SO disappointed when the aliens in The Abyss turned out to be friendly. Bought this on DVD. Never bothered watching The Abyss again.

[@MrBoyYankee]

This & The Abyss are tied as my favorite underwater suspense horror film.

[@killerfrank8974]

I always loved this one! Yeah, it might not have won any Oscars, but all the actors give their best and the creature effects are top notch in my book.

[@forrestcrabbe]

Leviathan is a great movie with an awesome cast. it absolutely deserves more love 🤘🍻🤘

[@robertfliss2584]

Good cast,acting and effects……what more can you ask…..oh, yeah, and your comedy my man,well done .😊

[@Kurtsg10]

Thank you for reviewing this movie @The Horror Geek! This movie scared the ever-loving shit out of me as a kid when I watched it in 1996 on TBS- so much that I slammed my bedroom door in my Mom's face when I confused her for the monster (yeah I was that spooked). Then I saw it 5 years later after having watched the Thing and Alien & Aliens and was far less scared, but impressed with Stan Winston's effects! I have a soft spot for the movie as well and bought the Scream Factory version. Is the Kino Lorber blu ray any good?

[@sharkgurl13]

THE MST3K JOKE, THAT IS/WAS LITERALLY MY FAVORITE TV SHOW OF ALL TIME!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH MIKE, I REALLY NEEDED THAT TODAY! 😢😊

[@bloodrunsclear]

I like to this of this as the Buckaroo Banzai sequel we never got. Buckaroo Banzai vs The Sea Beast

[@thedanrobergeexperience7881]

I remembered renting this movie on VHS… or Beta. Not sure which one, back in those days, I could spent entire afternoon in the horror/sci-fi section, looking at every case, more than once. Good old days. Christ I’m old!

[@chojinnppp]

LOVE this movie.

[@IHRZGHKIP]

Also, the best part of this movie is Robocop punching the chick from "They Live" in the face. It was more satisfying than Rowdy shooting her at the end of the movie.

[@geraldmartin7703]

Hilariously satisfying end to the movie.

[@dantorkel7561]

This is on the list for movie I rented the most growing up

[@ginabeena6757]

I love this freaking movie so much! You're the best Mike! ❤️

[@zerozerohero7189]

Peter Weller sporting the greatest mullet in the history of Hollywood

[@DarkJesterCyn]

For the timeframe and underwater genre, the Abyss is hands down the clear winner, but this is my number two

[@SAFFRONINFERNO]

Another great video Sir How i wish Stan Winston was involved in making more monster/Alien movies He was a Genius

[@Chris.Mc83]

Remember watching this along with DeepStar Six when my dad rented them for us on VHS! 😅

[@hew2356]

What an amazing cast of character actors! I'll definitely have to check this one out!

[@robotrix]

The Thing that at one point looks like Audrey Jr in the original Little Shop of Horrors.

[@TheWriterNW]

I remember wanting to rent this at the video store but I was never allowed to because I was 10yo in 1989.

[@chrish5018]

I saw this in the theaters when it came out. The part where the eel like creature starts burrowing into DeJesus really got me.

[@NorrisVaughn]

I remember seeing this movie on TV back in the day. I loved it from the start.

[@johnr.7906]

With all "The More You Know" segments this week I learned a lot!!!

[@AABB-bm9kk]

(To the tune of “How Deep is Your Love” by Bee Gees) 🎵 I can’t see your eyes or anything else this far from the sun And now we have to deal with a hurricane And best you don’t wander too far from we Because how the heck down here are we gonna find you again? And you come to me when we’re below this many degrees Hard to keep warm down here, below all seven seas Do you really think Nessie’s gonna show? How deep is your trench? How deeply we’re drenched How Deep is your trench? I really mean to know Cause going where we can’t breathe some might say we’re fools So Making it down and back up is kinda important for we And genetically engineered sea monsters make that harder for you and me How Deep is your Trench? How Deep is your Trench? 🎵 B-Side: “Seventh Son of a Seventh Leviathan “ by Iron Maiden

[@Wolvie181]

I remember watching this one on TV as a kid. Loved it, and Weller punching Foster was hilarious and satisfying.

[@davidcavazos2270]

Awesome! Leviathan is my favorite of the cluster of underwater horror/sci fi movies released around this time. Underwater house establishing shot! 🤣🤣

[@JohnSmith-x8s5g]

Starbucks, check engine light, door code, Capone's vault, bad performance review and Underwater House Establishing Shot. Well done sir.

[@shaunmccomish8572]

Considering this film came out a couple of years after 'Robocop', it would be funny if they put Peter Weller in a diving suit intended to look robotic. "Dead or alive, we got Weller so we are DEFINITELY doing references!" Failing that, have it implied he was Buckeroo Banzai on an adventure and forgot to bring Jeff Goldblum along.

[@weirdkitty07]

OMG I remember seeing this in that era where everyone was doing a deep sea picture. Same summer. Then next year they did volcano pics. I actually liked this one more than The Abyss.

[@jbwj032977]

I have always loved this film! And I love how the effects still hold up! RIP Stan Winston

[@humorinpolitics56]

Great episode.

[@MRGRIMZ89]

GREAT VID, THANKS MIKE!!

[@TheHorrorGeek]

You're welcome!

[@cehaver]

I get this string of underwater monster movies confused - but I love them all!! Love that multiple killer sharks just happened to be there with a creature that apparently can surface immediately from a great depth without any consequences (cue sad dead blob fish). Even Godzilla took his time, and scared off any man eating fish! Just great, silly but I adore it (and the abyss, deep star rising, sphere etc). Thanks, Mike, I’m thinking of doing a movie night with this, plus Underwater now. Time for a rewatch!

[@Dennis-nm4qh]

This is a great underwater horror flick. Great cast, great effects and great music by the legendary Jerry Goldsmith👌 love it🤗

[@SlaytanicSuperstarr]

Yeah, easily the best movie you've gotten to riff... a fun flick, I remember this on Cinemax late night.

[@trackerjacker0013]

We have Peter Weller. We have excellent effects. We have DANIEL STERN!!!! Never before… The jokes were on point the JR was solid, and we riffed possibly my favorite half assed Peter Benchley rip off. This is why I come here.❤❤❤😂

[@darkhierophant4914]

You're on a roll with this one. Considering this was an underwater film, I'm glad this episode didn't end up as a floaty.

[@TheHorrorGeek]

Hahaha!

[@mancima]

I like ocean based sci fi films like this one as well as ‘Virus’ and ‘Harbinger Down’. If they’ve taught us anything it’s never explore any type of derelict Soviet ship of any kind! Just what heck were the Soviets doing back in the day anyway? Harbinger has excellent practical effects as well and I highly recommend it.

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

That MST3K "Movie Sign" insert totally killed me! 🤣 I love underwater monster movies - definitely a cool refreshing break from haunted houses and SPACE!!!

[@caeserromero3013]

This was one of those movies that was always in the video store but you never quite got around to watching. I remember the poster but never watched the film. I saw Abyss but not this one. Need to add to my watch list.

[@soulreaver1983]

Epic movie!😎

[@jesselp50]

Always loved this one, sometimes it came on TBS late night during the 90's

[@juiciestslice6430]

This is one of my top favorite Peter Weller films and he's been in some gems!

[@TheHorrorGeek]

He really does have an amazing body of work.

[@clarencewalker3925]

@@TheHorrorGeek And now he's a professor of history at Syracuse University. Now he'll find lots of bodies.

[@MichaelAlderton]

This movie is definitely a classic horror sci-fi film that always deserves a good viewing great video Mike

[@davidabbott7270]

Leviathan and deepstar 6 do not get enough love both of these movies are great. I have them both on DVD and I love watching them.

[@WarhavenSC]

16:51 -- **pushes button** ... **a bunch bubbles float to the surface** "Well. That was useful..."

[@sootsrichmore6421]

The HELL YEAHs never gets old!!!🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Roctev]

As always sheer awesome!

[@FlorianGeyer210]

Loved the movie when it came out back in 1989........still love It today.

[@michaelredmond8083]

This and Deep Star Six so underrated. Love em

[@peggygreeby5065]

This movie was really good, it had it all, plus convincing actors. Just what I needed for a wet, miserable Wednesday. Puns on point, see you soon, take care.

[@TheHorrorGeek]

Thanks Peggy!

[@fear5735]

Saw this years ago on TV. Was a fun romp to sit through.

[@kevinmyles6369]

Dammit, Ernie! Brilliant line he has here! 😊😆🤣

[@stephendanieldrums]

I slept in and missed the eipc event! Great job, Mike!