To me, this movie is perfection.

Sadly Over-hyped

A Major Disappointment

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

It's about that you should to imagine about Alien (1979) set underwater, but with low budget. Since it has 5.2 rating on IMDb, I actually think it's truly underrated and good underwater film. I can see why a lot of people disliked it because they couldn't accept that the way it's a rip- off of Alien. But just because it's a rip-off doesn't mean this movie a bad. First off, I loved it even when the alien (or the monster) appeared in like 3-4 minutes. It has a great characters, the atmosphere, the editing, the setting. It has no much plot, but it was all that entertaining and just interesting film.My rating: 8.5/10

What happens every time a highly anticipated movie is about to be released? The cuckoo effect! A rival studio rushing into production a similarly themed lesser film to cash in on the free publicity of the other film. It's been going on for decades and isn't going to stop.In 1989 we got TWO cuckoo films trying to cash in on the release of James Cameron's much anticipated 'The Abyss.' One was 'Leviathan' and the other was 'Deep Star Six.' While it would be impossible for either of the two to even be in the same league as 'The Abyss,' 'Leviathan' was an enjoyable cuckoo film. It had a fantastic A list cast, a scary build up, and quality FX. 'Deep Star Six' had... Miguel Ferrer.That's the major problem with 'Deep Star Six,' it's doesn't fail because it never even tries on any level. For example, 'Leviathan's limited budget required them to film dry for wet for its underwater shots, which it did surprisingly well. 'Deep Star Six' ONLY HAS ONE 30 SECOND UNDER WATER SHOT! That's right, an under water sci-fi action film which only has one under water scene! The plot, a deep ocean under water base... well, they never really explain WTF there is a giant under water base. They only mention something about it being a nuclear missile site for the Navy or something.Unlike 'Leviathan' the characters are extremely forgettable and the cast is totally devoid of any namable stars, save Miguel Ferrer whom is terribly miscast in his role. The only other three actors I recognized were Greg Evigan ('My Two Dads' 'PSI Love You' 'Tek War') Matt McCoy (husband in 'Hand That Rocks The Cradle') and Elya Baskin (token Russian guy in EVERY MOVIE).I looked up the filmographies of the other actors just in case I missed anyone. Nope. They've barley done any other work.Their mini subs are attacked by a sea monster or so we're told. Remember, there's only one under water shot in the beginning so we never actually see the monster under water or the destruction its blamed for.The monster eventually gets inside the base and this is another example of 'Deep Star Six' not even trying as Matt McCoy being cut in half is NEVER SHOWN! In one shot he's alive, in the next he's cut in half. Maybe the monster is innocent? So far we haven't seen it cause any of the deaths. In fact, we haven't even seen the deaths! When we finally see the monster it's bigger than an elephant which begs the question, how the hell did it get inside and how does it later fit through airlocks the size of manhole covers?The surviving crew members do the only sensible thing and close the airlock, thus trapping the monster inside the base! While the airlock was leaking water they'd already decided to abandon the base anyway so what would one flooded room matter? Anyway, five crew members escape the room alive. Alright, so letter lock the door and NEVER go in that room ever again! At this point the film reminds us that they will decompress and evacuate the base in four hours. Good! Just leave the monster alone for four hours and they'll never have to see it ever again!!! Of course they go back into the room!!! What's the worst that could happen? Thus the monster causes more death and destruction. Maybe it just wants out? Open the airlock and let it out!As I said, there's nothing to hate about 'Deep Star Six' except how little it tries. It was a cuckoo project to begin with that really comes in a distant third behind 'The Abyss' and 'Leviathan.'

I honestly can;t believe that some people are giving this movie such a high rating, and even more than someone went so far as to put it above James Cameron and Ridley Scott... anyhow the reviewThe film is very much based around the same sort of concepts as Alien, shot instead underwater... The Alien replaced by a giant deep sea invertebrate. However the storyline is much less developed than the older masterpiece instead moving from disaster to catastrophe each of which contrived for the moment rather than a cohesive whole. There is no attempt to study the creature, nor actively work to vanquish it et.c, instead its just one failure to escape after another in tedious repetition. The monster therefore is not a real character in the storyline, its simply a reason for numerous other disasters to have started happening, indeed its a member of the crew who causes most of the problems in a farce of errors. The crew are killed off piecemeal seemingly without care or reason, which is fine because you didn't care about them really, you were never given a chance to get to know them.That said the effects are decent for their time and the acting is solid if not spectacular, when you take into account the poor script they were working with. however overall, this film is not great and not really worth the time and effort to watch unless there is nothing else on.

I'm really surprised that this movie doesn't have a higher rating than what it does. It came out around the same time as "The Abyss" & "Levaithan," but I really think it is a good film by itself. I think obviously that "The Abyss" was the best of the three and "Leviathan" the worst, but "DeepStar Six" is sort of like that middle child that really gets ignored. It really blows my mind that "Leviathan" is rated higher than this movie and probably only because it had a bigger budget.There are uniformly good performances throughout this film and decent enough special-effects, though they are rather dated. The music is well composed and it has a fairly believable story, so why the low ratings?