Cool to see a thread for this - Leviathan was the first time a movie genuinely horrified me. I was 8 or 9 when I saw this on video, and the giant worm plunging into DeJesus's stomach gave me a few consecutive sleepless nights. It's definitely aged, and while I really dig the practical effects, the climactic battle(s) with the creature are pretty clunky. It's most effective when it stays small, with the aforementioned worm, or Daniel Stern's nasty boils and blisters.
There needs to be more movies like this. At the risk of sounding like an old fogey - they don't make 'em like this anymore. The Abyss is the better film, but both Leviathan and Deepstar Six have earned special places in my DVD collection. I want to second the love for Miguel Ferrer in Deepstar. A delightfully messy demise. I also get a kick out of Lloyd Braun from Seinfeld getting chomped in half.
There needs to be more movies like this. At the risk of sounding like an old fogey - they don't make 'em like this anymore. The Abyss is the better film, but both Leviathan and Deepstar Six have earned special places in my DVD collection. I want to second the love for Miguel Ferrer in Deepstar. A delightfully messy demise. I also get a kick out of Lloyd Braun from Seinfeld getting chomped in half.
