Customer Reviews:
 A GOOD CORMAN FILM, ONE OF HIS BETTER EFFORTS November 3, 2007
stuart (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It seems the small town of is experiencing several weird events. First, there is something unusual happening to the fish of the coast. They are strangely in smaller schools than ever before. Then, dogs begin to disappear, and are found later ripped to shreds. When the town gets together to hold their annual harvest, a scientist for town's cannery, Dr. Susan Drake, (Ann Turkel) announces that she can make their catch bigger than ever before with the introduction of genetically introduced fish to the environment. Her boss, Hank Slattery, (Vic Morrow) enthusiastically shares her point of view. The next day, several teens in the town disappear. Townsman Jim Hill, (Doug McClure) has had it, and he decides to investigate the occurrences. After news carries of more attacks, Dr. Drake becomes concerned that the creatures responsible for the attacks are the mutated offspring of failed tests her company held earlier. With this bit of knowledge, they head out to stop the creatures from mating with human women for their species to survive.
The Good News: I really like the opening in the movie. A man and his son head on down to their boat to do some fishing. The son is more concerned with his video game, so when the father throws it into the water, he goes in after it. While diving down for it, he is attacked by some sort of weird creature. The commotion gets the father's attention, and he accidentally knocks over a lantern on deck. This causes the ship to go up in flames, and it settles into a great opening sequence. It has all the hallmarks of a good opening scene: you are introduced of a threat to man by some thing, a great shock, and a setting of suspense that carries out throughout the rest of the film. This bang of an opening sets the tone and pace for the rest of the movie. It starts out strong and doesn't let up. This is a very action-packed film, with something happening almost every five minutes or less that keeps the viewer interested. Whether it's an attack, nudity, or something else, there is always action in this film of some kind. Rick Bottin definitely proves here why he got "The Howling" job: the Humanoids are very creepy and look like suitably evil creatures. The long, gangly arms, the large claws, the moss growing off their back and shoulders, and the face, which looks suspiciously like "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," thrown in for good measure. There is a lot of action as well, with the highlight of the film undoubtedly being the ending attack on the carnival. The creatures appear en masse, over-powering the running humans and dragging them down to rape them. The fact that they are also being gunned down always for tons of gore: both the creatures getting shot and the creatures attacking the humans. Several people have their throats ripped, spilling out lots of blood in sprays. The long claws are also seen ripping through flesh and bone, so that provides more gore as well. I don't see gore-hounds having any problems with this one. Even without the ending, we get abundant gore. One person has his back ripped open, revealing the bones underneath, still another has a leg amputated, and another is gutted, only without the guts piling out. The nudity is also abundant as well, featuring enough naked bodies to give any red-blooded male a dream woman for a while. This is a great movie. It has a fast pace, stuff happens all the time, and it keeps things interested with all that goes on.
The Bad News: There is only one complaint I have about the film: the cry that the creatures give is utterly annoying. Instead of making them seem scary, it got on my nerves, and that isn't something that a film should do. If they change the creatures cry from a scared mouse, this film would be a little better.
The Final Verdict: You never are bored with this film. I think that is a film's greatest compliment: it is very entertaining. Definitely check this out if you love creature films, 80's horror flicks, and Corman fans will also want to see one of his better films.
 AMAZING!!! October 6, 2006
N. J. Kitchin
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If there was a fight between Alien and the Creatures From The Deep in this film, the creatures would win, hands (or fins) down! Featuring some some promising acting skill and some intriguing "special" effects, this film is a highly entertaining rollick about the perils of toxic waste and government experimentation; all I can say is...."Save The Fish!!"
this was possibly the most entertaining film i have seen for a long while. fact. I am the soul founder of the film night of hawthorn terrace and this would rival such films as conan2, phirranas, anacondas2, shrek, love actually and king cobra. this film is, surprisingly, better enjoyed halfway through a bottle of whisky.
 Worthless made for TV remake. February 8, 2006
Prof TBun (Birmingham UK)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The script makes no sense whatsoever at any time. The scenes are stolen from other movies such as Jaws, pirrhana and Alien. The monsters are for some unexplained reasons capable of withstanding being perferated by bullets, yet are remarkably flamable. All the characters are unconvincing and badly developed. The movie is idiotic in every aspect, and never entertains. Absolutley nothing to recommend it.
Enjoyable low budget eco-thriller with horror aspects... February 15, 2005
T. Carne (Cambridge UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an entertaining and well made low budget horror thriller with a little bit of eco-awareness thrown in. Although this movie is a sequel, it's sold over here as Humanoids from the Deep without the 2 at the end, which could confuse some people. However, not to fear, as the events of the previous movie are regularly explained. This isn't an all out horror, in fact it feels like a cross between Jaws and the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and has more of a thriller feel to it. Some horror fans may possibly find it a little disappointing, as it isn't particularly scary or violent, though it does have some surprising scenes, and the monster is pretty cool looking. The basic plot is that people start disappearing in a coastal town after a company starts dumping toxic waste into the dock, and it soon becomes a race against time to stop the source of the disappearance, the film's namesakes, the Humanoids from the Deep. The cast is actually pretty solid, most of them have a reasonable history of TV acting and are therefore very watchable, unlike the casts of similar B features. The only things I can really fault it for is its sometimes worthy tone and possibly the fact that the film drags a little in some places. Other than that, this makes a fun watch, especially if you like light horror-eco-thriller type films like Jurassic Park and Independence Day. It is much lower budget than those films though, and some of the more violent sequences won't be for everyone. But if you're happy with that, this is an enjoyable creature feature which shouldn't disappoint, and it has a cool ending to boot.
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