Directed by Alvin Rakoff. Written by Jack Hill, David P. Lewis and John Robins. Starring George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes and Saul Rubinek.
Plot: nine survivors of a sunken liner are picked up by a big black ship of death.
Nine people whose cruise ship sinks on it’s final voyage, are picked up by huge black freighter. And the freighter is out to kill them once they’re onboard. For some reason, even after finding an empty ship, seeing hatches opening and closing by themselves and one man being killed, they still insist on splitting up. That’s a recipe for disaster, of course, and more people die. The movie isn’t scary, although the outside shots of the freighter do scare me because ships scare me in general. Other than that, the movie is just annoying.
The movie is very The Shining meets Twilight Zone. It seems to steal from a bit of things actually, some older, some newer. It also isn’t very innovative, has a horrible motive and there’s no rules. DJ really didn’t see the point of the movie at all. It just didn’t have much to say at all. Over all, the movie should have been better. It had a good cast and good effects and boob shots. Still, it’s nothing to write home about.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. My favorite place in the world is Atlantic City. The food, the smells, the beach - I love it all.
2. I am particularly good at crafting. Especially scrapbooking and cross-stitch.
3. I am mixed. My dad is black and my mom is white. I'm very proud of both sides of myself.
4. My favorite food is either the cheesesteak or the hoagie. Not the sub, not the grinder, the hoagie. Totally different experience.
5. I have a number of pen pals I write snail mail to. We exchange stickers and little gifts sometimes, too. I have an extensive sticker collection.
6. I just reconnected with my father after 15+ years. It's going great so far. I've missed him.
7. My brother is my best friend, hence the reason we do this together.
8. I don't have a favorite book. I like too many to have a favorite. But Paul Zindel is my favorite author. Stephen King and Jane Austen are close seconds. I know, eclectic.
9. I'm not very religious at all. I consider myself agnostic.
10. I would say that my most prized possessions are my dogs, but I don't consider them possessions. I consider them people. They are my people.
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Good review and fair score. A very disappointing movie that had the potential to be quite creepy.
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Good review and fair score. A very disappointing movie that had the potential to be quite creepy.
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