Underwater - Wasted Potential

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#Underwater

[@selflessclock9218]

OMG BOIZ ITS DA WATER

[@jellybeans2707]

Lmao

[@WarlockX4]

IT IS SCARY THEREFORE I AM SCARED! (This never gets old)

[@angeltread]

"one of the characters doesnt check his helmet properly"... think you mised that, he did check the helmets and knew one had a crack... but there was no other helmets, he gave the undamaged one to main girl, and rolled the dice with the damaged one. obv didnt work our for him.

[@bleeneo101]

Was a great scene and very unfortunate for him. Talk about a shitty way to go out but maybe better than being eaten by a sea monster.

[@masterzoroark6664]

eh, this would have been a nice character moment

[@angeltread]

@@masterzoroark6664 i mean it was one. he was selfless and knew what he was risking. that says a lot about his character.

[@mand0rk]

They should’ve made this a lovecraft inspired film. Imagine a cult hiding in plain sight as a massive corporation sending expendable grunts (our main characters) to the bottom of the ocean to awaken dark gods, while keeping the crew in the dark. Could’ve been a masterpiece.

[@Gruntvc]

Sounds pretty good. Would work for a video game too.

[@greenergrass4060]

The lighthouse does lovecraftian real well, in my opinion

[@mand0rk]

Ramieverse ! Is that a movie? I’ll have to look into it.

[@greenergrass4060]

@@mand0rk great film! Would reccomend.

[@BabyTeru]

It is rumored to adapt one of Lovecraft's short stories. Same ending too.

[@EnragedTofu]

That beginning character purposely switched helmets with our hero as a sacrifice as he did save him earlier in the introduction of the movie. By the way, the director has confirmed that the monster is Cthulhu. This movie was much more than I thought it would be and I loved it thoroughly.

[@a.j.bandido8739]

I thought this movie was pretty solid. It wasn't a sequel, it wasn't a remake and it wasn't a superhero movie which is pretty rare in today's climate

[@joshuaewalker]

Just shows how low the bar has become

[@a.j.bandido8739]

@@joshuaewalker I agree

[@nicksothep8472]

Me too, it is what it is and doesn't pretend to be anything else. People have unrealistic expectations these days, and are unable to enjoy anything anymore. I find the criticism in this video to be completely sterile.

[@aufowithwificoverage3328]

Most movies nowadays have wasted potential

[@Megatron_95]

Agreed

[@selflessclock9218]

A UFO with WiFi coverage are you dumb The marriage story Midsommer Parasite Jojo rabbit The lighthouse The gentleman So your saying these films are waisted potential What a dumbass

[@seanisgone5413]

@@selflessclock9218 that's only 6 movies this year dumbass. Now compare it to the amount of terrible movies we had.

[@masterzoroark6664]

yeah.

[@masterzoroark6664]

@@selflessclock9218 but still this is like small percentage, not even 1% off the movies nowadays

[@angeltread]

i think the movie was solid-ish. def no 8-10 but more like a solid 7. i didnt mind tj miller. i took his character as you initially said. his humor was how he deals with the stress. i was just happy to see something not a sequel or prequel or spin off. sure it has its influences but the fact it wasnt actually a preexisting property won points with me.

[@Howesenberg]

Thanks for reminding me of Jakovasaurs, I needed this today? EDIT: Your editing of the scenes to include Jakovosaurs was brilliant, so yes I did need this today.

[@Doom-qg4je]

It was a ok movie. Heavily similar to Leviathan and Deepstar 6. -Deep sea drillers get interrupted by a sea monster. -someone dies from decompression -futuristic robotic diving suits -nuclear meltdown at the end -a woman gets punched in the face Those movies had better monsters though this movie has waaaaay better set design.

[@CrackingCody]

That character, Rod I think, KNEW that 1 of the 6 helmets was cracked, and basically sacrificed himself. The characters literally say after that he must’ve known, so not sure how you missed that...

[@Bitchesgivehigh5s]

It happens.

[@aria5614]

"Alright let's do this!" All I hear is Tuffnut from How To Train Your Dragon.

[@the-trustees]

The Colour Out Of Space WAS a Lovecraft movie and I thought it kept to the story incredibly well and the modern changes also done well. It is a slow burn allowing the Lovecraftian imagery and audio to have an effect on you, and when it is time for Act 3, well, daaaammmmmn! :) I hope you will do a review for it and I hope it restores some of your faith in horror movies. Oh, its Richard Stanley back in moviemaking. Peace.

[@kysike666]

That was a good movie!

[@kingbash6466]

So it’s like Alien, but replace space with water.

[@QuantumCat76]

Under water, nobody can hear you [bubble noises]

[@maxallen5510]

It was a movie based off call of Cthulhu

[@Howesenberg]

@@QuantumCat76 *Sonic drowning music intensifies*

[@anubusx]

Fart?

[@QuantumCat76]

@@anubusx 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@seaoffallingstars7790]

I was looking forward to this, and you did not disappoint. Honestly, I'm hopeful that it does well because this is better than overly cheap jumpscares parties. Plus, jumpscares via ambush predator is the best use of them in horror; of course it comes out of nowhere. That's what ambush predators DO

[@muznick]

"I understand your boss, Number Two, is involved in big underground drills."

[@joshisnot11]

Kinda reminded me of the video game, SOMA, in how it feels being under the ocean for mysterious reasons. Except for the parts where SOMA was an existential masterpiece, Underwater was almost the complete opposite. 🤣

[@bluebaconjake405]

Normie Peasant THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT. Its such a waste to not actually make this similar to SOMA. SOMA is probably my fave horror game ever and i need a movie about it

[@masterzoroark6664]

yeah, SOMA vibes. Honestly SOMA insipred movie would be fuckin sick, if done correctly. They could even ditch the monsters, just existential crisis of what it means to be human in a world where humanity is almost extinct.

[@bluebaconjake405]

Kacper Bywalec but probably it wouldn’t sell on the mainstream media because most Hollywood movies nowadays do a lot of the thinking for the audience.

[@sirbiscuit6403]

Even TJ Miller in Cloverfeild was unbearable. Also when you added Jakovasaur to alien i lost it 🤣

[@LurkerBae]

I love how your video titles literally perfectly sum the movie right up! Lol

[@helenwaldeck185]

Dude I really enjoyed your video! the way you explained the negative aspects made me laugh so much lol I do want to get this on dvd tho

[@TheAlex4905]

Keep up the awesome work bro 👍

[@Boo-urns93]

CorderyFX, the most underrated potential on KZbin!

[@47chromeAKs]

You sir, have won my subscription. Thank you for helping me dodge this waste of an opportunity

[@nievesofficial]

Adding the Jakovasaur to Alien was amazing. Great video

[@zdenkovidovic322]

Director sead that this is cthulhu!!

[@petercarioscia9189]

I'm honestly flabbergasted JJ Abrams didn't pick this script up to shoehorn into the Cloverfield universe. Maybe he was busy ruining star wars? Idk, it really felt like if this script had come across Abrams desk, the Endo Cthulhu monster would have been hot swapped with the Cloverfield monster, and maybe the aliens from 10 Cloverfield Lane. And maybe the space station from the Cloverfield paradox would have come crashing down ontop of the underwater drill has the inciting incident that damaged the drill in the first place. C'mon Hollywood, give me $10 million please. I accept PayPal

[@_GeneralMechanics_]

10:50, we've seen that movie before. "Leviathan," and it was good!

[@aiman4094]

I havent

[@dani3po]

I liked this movie. I was expecting something more "artsy" but it was a solid monster movie. Also, Stewart and Cassel are great.

[@thatomokgautsi6266]

I miss getting new content from this channel so much... So much!

[@anubusx]

The 80's had tons of these films.

[@mondomacabromajor5731]

... i thought Underwater was a satisfying scifi horror - nothing new in its script for sure - but i really enjoyed Kristen Stewart running around in her knickers, and she even put in a descent performance - also the Cthulhu mythos and the creatures were really cool ...

[@swagwolfgang]

“You add jackoffasaur”💀💀💀

[@SaemonGrille]

LOOOL I was honestly expecting at least 2 mins of positives. I laughed so hard

[@machetedonttweet1343]

Yeah well, it's still the best horror movie so far this year. I'm getting the blu ray and will watch it in tandem with Aliens, and Jeepers Creepers, on movie night. PS Jaws kept me out of the water for a few years, now I'm selling my SCUBA gear.

[@nataliecameron]

Colour out of space is so much better

[@lonewalkerproductions]

Nah, watch Color Out Of Space like Natalie suggests. It actually manages to deliver on Lovecraftian mythos instead of shoving it in undeserved

[@the-trustees]

Excellent Jagovosaur (sp?) reference. Funny.

[@Elementroar]

I feel like this is very likely the resulted adaptation of a manga called 6000: Rokusen, which was optioned for a movie back in 2015. It was about people being trapped in a deep sea research station where strange occult and supernatural things started occurring. Spoiler alert: it turned out that the sheer desperation and cannibalistic human sacrifice of a bunch of starving survivors years prior had manifested or summoned an ancient Aztec god of destruction, and it physically manifests as a giant creature within the station by bending time and space as it manifests. Souls and spirits of the dead also lingered in the station. Not only that, but several scenes in Underwater, especially those showcasing the humanoid fishmen attacking the group, are exactly the same as the God’s cursed undead minions swarming in the waters surrounding the station. It feels like because an Aztec god is kind of out of life field, the film adaptation may have opted for another kind of god, which fit the underwater theme more to be honest.

[@tylerskiss]

That character did check the helmet correctly. The audience was made to think he gave it to Stewart's character so that he could live, but when you see his start cracking, you understand he sacrificed himself, which is an important character moment.

[@GameplayandTalk]

Cordery needs to be hired by Hollywood so he can fix their crap plot decisions before they rush these films out the door.

[@nadaproblem3023]

This was a great movie! Especially for January. The director said that it was intended to be Cthulu.

[@TheVolginator]

So you can just explode Cthulu with a bomb? Whilst wise cracking? Fucking stupid movie

[@nadaproblem3023]

@@TheVolginator the director himself said he was indestructible and the actual shot of the explosion leaves it open to interpretation. Overall, better than The Abyss or Sphere.

[@KardboardKenny]

then he doesn't understand Cthulhu. Even it dreaming causes worldwide madness. none of these asshats are driven mad/to suicide.

[@cesargranados9972]

Kristen carried the whole movie, but it`s like you`re watching "Alien" mixed with "Abyss" and "Leviathan". I liked it, but the narrative is so unbalanced.

[@jmo2475]

Agreed.

[@TheMattypoo21]

I had no idea this existed until it was in theaters

[@jellybeans2707]

That cart man voice at the end tho

[@PaulChaneymusic]

Good review thanks . I thought is was OK, not terrible but not amazing. Like a cross between 'The Abyss' & 'Deep rising' with a bit of 'Aliens' thrown in

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Yes, Underwater had a lot of potential. Although, I still enjoyed it for what it was. An action film. To me, the key element it lacked was character development. It jumped right into the fire without the audience knowing anything about anyone. They shoe-horned in some scenes to try to fill in those character holes, but to no success. It looked like a pricey production. Maybe they ran out of money, so they released it with what they could hobble together with what they shot. Oh well.

[@r.coburn3344]

This movie was better than 75% of the other original films out in the last couple of years. It’s not a sequel or prequel, it’s a nonstop adrenaline rush, and to me, a fan of lovecraftian work for years, it did a great job of accurately portraying a modern version of the Call of Cthulhu, without the unnecessary framing device of those letters and nightmares. Definitely worth seeing imo, and I really am sorry that you didn’t like it very much

[@mand0rk]

I honestly can’t stand TJ Miller. I’ll still probably check this out, since I love and fear the ocean.

[@dang4690]

As if Kristen Stewart isn't enough. TJ Miller as well? 💩

[@7superdaimajin]

"love and fear the ocean." That's probably a smart combination. I like TJ Miller though. He's friends with my little brother.

[@dang4690]

@@7superdaimajin Is your brother an adult?😮

[@mand0rk]

7superdaimajin Nothing against him as a person, but to me it just seems like he’s only good at playing one roll and that’s wise cracking side character. It worked in Deadpool, but even then I was already tiring of it by the end of the film.

[@7superdaimajin]

@@dang4690 Yes. He's 37. :D

[@MrEDK1985]

Plot twist: underwater is the prequel to Pacific Rim.

[@cottonprint6388]

We were this close to the verge of greatness

[@hudsonsirheshicks2653]

The Abyss. Now there’s an underwater movie. Though it’s a pretty exhausting three hour ordeal admittedly.

[@milestrombley1466]

Better than The Grudge.

[@anubusx]

Yeah it sucked.

[@kysike666]

Idk why they remaked that..The old one was Far better.

[@mattymox86]

That Jackov joke was 👍👍😅😅😅🙏🙏🙏💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@nunyabusness7627]

I loved this movie

[@LilyApus]

1:57 no offense but you weren't paying attention, the character checked all the helmets, saw one was cracked and decided to keep that one for himself, he even gives a glance to the other characters after looking at his own helmet knowing what he is about to do, and when it starts cracking he looks at the rest of them not panicking because he knows, it's a great moment for this reason.

[@bjrnhalfhand2258]

That's a shame. Theres something so eerie and frightening about the ocean depths. I might still see it.

[@bleeneo101]

Don't listen to this video, it was a great monster movie.

[@bradnorris7396]

Aw my bell was unrung

[@bertcarroll1243]

Give me the confusion between three movies made like a sandwich

[@Mr007no2]

2:56 I just assumed it was charcoal toothpaste. Which I use sometimes

[@robguerra4058]

There's a big difference between jokes for yourself and jokes for an audience. A good example of this is Ulman from the Metro 2033 series. While he does joke around its not obnoxious, its just how he acts.

[@CGFMovies]

First James Scott, now Ridley Cameron, is David Pincher next?

[@lexiconwaffle]

The trailer looked great until the army of Zoidbergs attack. 😕

[@KardboardKenny]

trying to make Lord Cthulhu the object of a bad hipster movie is such a bad idea.

[@wy4553]

*reads title* Y E S

[@5h4emp]

T.J. Miller is allowed to be in moves again?

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

According to another review I watched this film was actually made a few years ago but had trouble getting released so it was made before Miller went batshit crazy

[@LAZERMAC87]

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It could have benefitted from a few added scenes to flesh out the characters and her being alone. Other than that I thought it was a clever way to make a HP Lovecraft movie without having to get the rights for one.

[@woolenhat5796]

This movie was like the grown up version of that kids tv show with the under water hub and that girl who turns into a mermaid. Just without the mermaid.

[@darrell1974dal]

I enjoyed this movie, including the humour, solid 8/10

[@freeamericanthinker558]

Long time no see.

[@spacechimp9823]

According to the director, the monster was cthulhu apparently. Mr H reviews did an interview with him I guess.

[@MoonsingerMedia]

Setting up at the start eh .,.. like ‘The Abyss’, and ‘Leviathan’ and ‘Deep Star Six’ all did MUCH better :P

[@zdenkovidovic322]

Nope!

[@imreplyingtothiscomment2378]

Is this the wise of the stuck in the ocean movie's again?

[@ether92]

What's the name of the music that start playing around 1.15?

[@Thiccwaifusinc]

That's what I wanna know too

[@171QA]

I look forward to hear what your thoughts on the new transformers news is. Your American accent is really good.

[@MarcAlcatraz]

171QA what video does it use it? I wanna check it out

[@171QA]

@@MarcAlcatraz The accent or the news.

[@juliebear6413]

I agree! They needed more in the beginning like I don’t understand why they started it like that.

[@nadaproblem3023]

Nah it would have been wasted exposition. They explained the setting in the credits.

[@juliebear6413]

I mean I understood the story, just would’ve been nice to see some character development.

[@riproar11]

I wouldn't pay to see this in the theater, but spent $1 with a promo code at RedBox. I thought it was going to be really bad, but it definitely was entertaining and I'd recommend it over most of the other crap movies in RedBox's selection. "Wasted Potontial" is the perfect word as it could have been a hit had it been done correctly and not had TJ Miller in it.

[@Thiccwaifusinc]

AIGHT SIX MONTHS LATER WHATS THAT MUSIC IN THE BGM @ 1:15?? I AINT PLAYIN

[@chaoscommentary2179]

The suits look like the ones from Leviathan

[@MarcAlcatraz]

Imagine the hellscape this would’ve been if James Cameron made this, it would’ve been like the Abyss all over again.

[@joshuaewalker]

If he had gotten hold of this project this movie would've been epic

[@Thiccwaifusinc]

Anyone figured out the music in the background that begins to play @ 1:15?

[@dm.b7560]

Agree

[@ethanvallance3437]

The big monster wasn’t inspired by Cthulhu. Pretty much the artists designed the creature and showed the director. The director looked at the design and said “hey that looks like Cthulhu “ apparently the artists didn’t actually know who Cthulhu was but the director thought it was so good he kept it as the final design.

[@stevestelly3063]

I like the way you think. Lets get together and remake this movie. We will replace the cathula creature with the volcano erupting but you don't reveal that till the end. During the movie you have people seeing monsters and believing it's monsters. but you find out that the explosion damages the co2 scrubber and everyone is hallucinating thinking its a monster.

[@nataliecameron]

I'm sick of movies missing the point or cthulhu

[@pigtailsboy]

I haven't see this. But you know what would have been excellent in a situation like this. If the threat was a continual blocking of escape with the Absolute Promise that given enough time the environment would kill them without any creature having to interfere directly. Let's say they armed them well enough where the creatures weren't interested in approaching them but were happy to leave the human characters with no legs to stand on by the end. Ah yes...

[@Otokichi786]

I saw it listed, I set the DVR, and saw it. Then I wondered if I'd seen the same movie that certain movie rating sites hailed as "great." It was...OK, but the writer's budget was sacrificed for a DFX extravaganza. Yep, wasted potential.

[@HiDesert004]

Not too bad, but yeah if they wanted to show Cthulhu why not go full Lovecraft? This was pretty much your standard scary monster-thing movie.

[@charliemanx194]

I couldn't get into the movie at all.. gonna try and re watch it though

[@scottchoate6987]

I give this video 5 ⭐ out 5-just letting me know-and saving my money.

[@nyutrig]

It was actually alright.

[@nunyabusness7627]

Actually I thought the movie was pretty good and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially with Cthulu in the end.

[@maxallen5510]

It was a decent movie not great but it was good

[@c.f.pedraza4057]

I'm waiting for Kenny Powers vs. Alien. Although I still say Danny McBride knocked off Robb Wells. But, I did like "Underwater," with all the complete trash that was out at the time, it was nice to see something kinda different. "Mr. H Reviews," was pretty convincing and I was really glad I went to see this movie in theaters.

[@gamingcantina9157]

I think you mean wasted plotential 😏

[@lb_collector]

I've watched "The Abyss" a few days ago and couldn't stop thinking about "Underwater". The Abyss did everything I wish Underwater did (aka not cast tj miller lmao), but the lack of a bigger threat (in this case cthulhu) was a bit boring to me. I was expecting this evil monster and then got e.t... (not bad, just not what i was expecting). I feel like if you mix the first half of the abyss and the second half of underwater, you'd get such a great movie. (assuming they never cast tj miller, and never reveal it's "cthulhu")

[@Axess-sv8nq]

I memba!!

[@CollegeDroputPowerpoints]

Last 20 minutes were great. Thats all

[@martinmurphyart]

Good American accent! Well done

[@irotinmyskin]

Stewart was terribly miscast, she actually did a pretty competent job but I never bought it for one second that she was a "not afraid to get dirty" engineer. She just doesn't look the part. For example Riley Keough, Lena Headey , etc would be much better. And then of course: TJ Miller shot this movie in the head.

[@bertcarroll1243]

You are so funny about the alien thing you show me the screaming alien attacking a guy is actually a bad person

[@julius-stark]

This is your first Kristen Stewart movie?? You lucky bastard. I've seen her in like (checks her IMDb page) way more than I am comfortable with sharing.

[@711ramen3]

I liked it a lot. TJ Miller was obnoxious, but it wasn't overwhelming. Stewart was great, I'm actually taking a liking to her. The setting was creepy. Wish it did go full Lovecraft, but enjoyable for what it was.

[@serina3872]

What is the company is related to weyland yutani, jokes aside this I fell asleep during this movie

[@abanustrickland368]

I didnt mind TJ Miller at all, but I agree it feels like the movie needed stronger characters. Also I genuinely felt sad everytime I saw his lil plushie after he died lol.

[@jjabblePlayStation]

As soon as I saw the annoying dude with the bunny, I knew the movie was gonna be shit, watched it til the end anyway since I got it from ''that bay where pirates hang out''..;)