Humanoids from the Deep (1980)

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP introduces us to the small, seaside town of Noyo Harbor, where fishing is its lifeblood. When deadly tragedy strikes, it's certain the titular monsters are responsible. Kids, dogs, no one is safe! In short order, it's clear that a big problem has started, and Jim Hill (Doug McClure) tries to get to the bottom of the mystery. Meanwhile, cantankerous Hank Slattery (Vic Morrow) and his rowdy group of beer-guzzling roustabouts, are busy finding ways to blame the deaths on the local native population, represented by Johnny Eagle (Anthony Pena). A new cannery is about to be built, and Dr. Susan Drake (Ann Turkel) is along to make sure everything is environmentally sound. Could the cannery be behind all this? Amidst all this intrigue, an army of gooey fish-men arises to attack and inseminate the town's women! Copious female nudity occurs. The rest is pretty much Slattery and company vs. Johnny Eagle, occasionally interrupted by monster assaults and death. All while Hill, Drake, and Johnny investigate the slimy goings on. Will the town be able to unite against this existential threat? Gorey and graphic, it all culminates in the apocalyptic Humanoids-invade-the-Noyo-salmon-festival finale! BEWARE! CONTAINS DECAPITATION, DISEMBOWELMENT, AND GENERAL NASTINESS! Ultra-cheeeze like this comes along only once in a generation!...

Humanoids from the Deep: Directed by Barbara Peeters and written by Frank Arnold, Martin B Cohen and William MartinI had read about this early 80s movie many times in high school. There was an encyclopedia entirely about horror movies and I read and reread that a hundred million times. This movie came up a few times. I finally gave it a chance. Was it good? Not really in the traditional sense. It has the plot of Jaws without the hunting bits at the end. It seems more like Piranha. I wouldn't be surprised if Roger Corman reused script from that movie to make this. The title card for this read Monster(Humanoids from the Deep) in super tiny print. I think they might have been embarassed by that title. They shouldn't be. Embrace the schlock you are. You are a silly mutant fish man movie where the monsters take the women for their own procreating purposes and viciously murder the men in the process. The costumes are cumbersome and you can tell they are very cheap. They look like lumbering giant catfish people with stilt arms like early Freddy Krueger. They are not terrifying. The music says they are suppose to be but I'm not sure. This movie had some sleazy elements thrown for good effect. It was plainly obvious from watching it that this stuff was added after the fact to make the movie compete in the sleaze ball o rama that was horror in the early 80s. The practical gore effects were terrific though. Outside of those suits, the rest fit in well with the atmosphere of this movie. It is a very short film and it runs in guns blazing but still tries to maintain an air of mystery as to what might be happening. It works okay. This movie is a flash in the pan type of movie. It's not god awful. It happens in a flash and you forget about most of the movie except that it's about raping fish monsters. I give this movie a C.

Humanoids from the Deep is like blending together environmentalism propaganda with the mind of a teenager and a low-budget set of effects. Normally I love cheesy horror movies (My Bloody Valentine from 1981 is my favorite) but this one is just boring and kinda pervy. The moral of it: hippies are good, science is bad, if you mess with nature you're gonna get killed.Typical.The Environmental Movement seeped into cinemas as far back memorably as movies like Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (Hedorah). Ever since then, the whole enviro-crazy theme of movies has gotten really repetitive and old. Movies like Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House, Eraserhead, The Lorax, The Toxic Avenger, Soylent Green, Redneck Zombies, A Civil Action, Silkwood and Threads are nothing new, and if you're pro-pollution like I am it can be annoying to sit through them all when you just want to watch a good movie, though some of them I really enjoyed watching.Anyway, Humanoids from the Deep has another problem: it's overly perverted and normally that sort of thing can be overlooked, but come on! The monsters rape women and rip of their bathing suits, that's not even funny, just really weird and pointless. If their audience was a bunch of pervy teenage boys or dirty old men, then they must've made a ton of cash on this film! I'm not some prude but putting sex scenes into movies just for the hell of it is gross and a waste of time, and putting in degrading rape scenes is just disgusting.Aside from that, this movie is incredibly cheesy, but manages to be funny at some parts. The soundtrack was pretty good, you've gotta give it that, and the acting wasn't as bad as it could have been.

Honestly this is nothing more than mutant sea monster raping women and killing people. The story is pretty much non-existent and the acting is also pretty bad. The characters have no real purpose, and a horrible cliché. I mean what the hell is with the puppet guy and how did he seduce the chic into having sex with him? I guess I could make a summary of what the characters are fighting for though, hmm....Let's see. Well I guess it's based around this small fishing village, where salmon is their main recourse and profit. There are two "main" groups of fisherman. One of which wants to experiment to make bigger salmon and the other group who is against the idea. There really is no clear "good guy" in the movie though. In conclusion, The film can bring a few good laughs on just how bad it is if you don't really think about and watch with some friends while having a few good beers.The verdict? A guilty pleasure, so bad it's entertaining and a bit silly. 4/10