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- 1989
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 39 m
- 1989
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 39 m
Summary At the bottom of the ocean, the DeepStar Six has just discovered a new and deadly alien menace.
Directed By: Sean S. Cunningham
Written By: Lewis Abernathy, Geof Miller
- 1989
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 39 m
- 1989
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 39 m
DeepStar Six
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7.5
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Summary At the bottom of the ocean, the DeepStar Six has just discovered a new and deadly alien menace.
Directed By: Sean S. Cunningham
Written By: Lewis Abernathy, Geof Miller
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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64% Mixed
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9 Reviews
36% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
34
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
64% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
36% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Well shot, well edited, well paced, Deepstar Six seems to have gone to the idea-well just a bit too often -- or is that not often enough? While the creature is an average creation, the underwater visual effects are often quite good, if not plentiful enough. [14 Jan 1989]
Where the "Friday the 13th" movies demand nothing less than virginal purity as a condition of living through the last reel, Deepstar Six, which seems intended for a slightly older crowd, is willing to settle for a firm commitment to monogamy. [13 Jan 1989, p.O]
An intense but tiresome underwater version of ''Alien,'' following a Navy crew that uncovers a sea serpent 6 miles deep in the ocean. The women are aggressive; one man is a wimp. But strip away the film`s clean underwater look and you have a predictable monster movie.
Cunningham apes Ridley Scott and James Cameron competently enough, and there are scary moments, but he has not got the 'vision thing'. This simply rehashes the phony trappings of countless TV shows, to baldly go where we have been before.
A dull, routine action-adventure in which the suspense is mechanical at best. Although there are a couple of gory moments, those expecting the jolts director Sean Cunningham brought to the original "Friday the 13th" are sure to be disappointed.
A horror-less horror flick where the monstrous Thing doesn't even put
in an appearance until well past the two-thirds mark. Sorry, ugly guy, but
that goes way beyond fashionably late. [18 Jan 1989]
This is a problem for a story located deep underwater, because without an immediate, photogenic threat, the movie literally has nowhere to go. The hard-working cast, led by Greg Evigan, Miguel Ferrer and the psychedelically named Taurean Blacque, lurches from bulkhead to air lock on cue, but accomplishes little beyond contributing to a growing sense of claustrophobia. [16 Jan 1989, p.7]
User Score
Generally Favorable
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
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67% Positive
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