Comments on: [‘Jaws’ Week] The Best Aquatic Horror Movies That Aren’t ‘Jaws’

By: mike5446g

mike5446g — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:32:00 +0000

I know I’m like a year late here, but I have to throw ‘Dagon’ in here. It’s a suprisingly watchable take on Lovecraft’s ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’. Definitely one of the best Cthulhu-ish film adaptations out there. Whole lotta aquatic freakiness.

By: Bigtasty

Bigtasty — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:23:00 +0000

In reply to concerned citizen. Thats the one. enjoyed that

By: Chandler Of-Adelaide

Chandler Of-Adelaide — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:56:00 +0000

In reply to Evan3. Different strokes I guess. I loved it. Plus, I've got a soft spot for Treat Williams (Xander Drax in The Phantom) :P

By: Evan3

Evan3 — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 08:00:00 +0000

In reply to Chandler Of-Adelaide. I have no doubt they were going for a cheesy throwback as that seems to be the only type of movie Stephen Sommers ever tries to make. I just don't think it landed, I found it more tedious than fun and didn't really care for the lead's performance (wasn't it Treat Williams?). I think Sommers captured what he was going for way better in the Mummy than Deep Rising.

By: Adrienne Santiago

Adrienne Santiago — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:16:00 +0000

Love love love Deep Blue Sea– we just watched it recently on Netflix and I totally forgot that Stellan Skarsgaard is in it. And Anaconda scared the crap out of me as a kid. While I live in Florida now, I’m originally from upstate New York–and we were on vacation in Orlando when we saw the movie and the whole trip I kept thinking an anaconda would come kill me at our hotel…
Having said that, since you’ve included “lake” terrors under the “aquatic” theme, I will put my vote for Zombeavers to be added to the list. It was HILARIOUS. Totally stupid, totally fun, and the gore is just awesome.

By: sliceanddice

sliceanddice — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:37:00 +0000

In reply to trob6969. God save us (just my opinion.)

By: sliceanddice

sliceanddice — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:37:00 +0000

I kinda liked the reef

By: Chandler Of-Adelaide

Chandler Of-Adelaide — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:09:00 +0000

In reply to Evan3. I dunno, it always seemed like it was trying to be a silly/campy action based monster flick and I thought it did that perfectly.

By: Nohea Brown

Nohea Brown — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:03:00 +0000

Rogue?
Orca?
Leviathan?

By: Evan3

Evan3 — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:58:00 +0000

In reply to James Packman. I looked that scene up on YouTube. Cheesy goodness.

By: Evan3

Evan3 — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:33:00 +0000

In reply to Chandler Of-Adelaide. I don't think Deep Rising quite nailed what it was going for, but the ending alone is worth an honorable mention.

By: Evan3

Evan3 — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:32:00 +0000

OMG! I never expected to see one of my guilty pleasures on this list. But to my surprise, there it is. Tobe Hooper’s Crocodile (and I enjoy the wholly unrelated Crocodile 2 as well). It is really a blast of B-movie goodness. The croc itself is great. Hillbilly rednecks get chomped. One actor is delightfully obnoxious. The crocodile smashes through a cement wall. It is FANTASTICALLY bad. Glad to see it get some due.

Of course, I love Lake Placid too.

I have never seen Alligator, but that scene of the kid’s death is awesome (and I bet, even better in context).

By: Nick Aites

Nick Aites — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 01:53:00 +0000

What, no Orca?

By: zybch

zybch — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:23:00 +0000

Good old Anaconda eh? Who else saw the backwards flowing waterfall and shouted at the screen?!

By: Darnell

Darnell — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:48:00 +0000

In reply to hicksmuld. I agree... Shark Night is bad but I really enjoy it. It's one of those movies that you watch in secret but trash in group conversations with your buddies.

By: hicksmuld

hicksmuld — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 19:29:00 +0000

Shark Night is deplorable but still a guilty pleasure. It has a few really cool scenes and Sara Paxton is so hot.

By: Michael Zeininger

Michael Zeininger — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 17:34:00 +0000

Rogue by Greg McLean is a lot of fun. Really suspenseful, good croc effects, surprising deaths.

By: PsychoMantis18

PsychoMantis18 — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:48:00 +0000

Great that you acknowledged Piranha 3D. Up there with Aja’s first two I recon.

By: James Packman

James Packman — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:00:00 +0000

RAZORTOOTH – giant killer eel film.Worth it for the shower drain scene alone

By: The One and Only

The One and Only — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 04:45:00 +0000

Also, I’m surprised that the rape happy fishmen from HUMANOIDS FOM THE DEEP(1980) didn’t get a shout out as well.

By: The One and Only

The One and Only — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 04:41:00 +0000

Also ANACONDA got a “Two Thumbs Up !” from Siskel & Ebert to boot.

By: Canucklehead

Canucklehead — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:52:00 +0000

Best aquatic horror film has to be Showgirls, after all it had that scene in the swimming pool right?

By: trob6969

trob6969 — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 11:43:00 +0000

Eli Roth is supposedly making a Jaws-like movie about the 60′ prehistoric shark, megaladon.

By: spooky

spooky — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 07:25:00 +0000

Deep Star Six, Leviathan… missing! :O

By: Chad Langen

Chad Langen — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 03:15:00 +0000

In reply to concerned citizen. No he's talking about Black Water. Although, both that and Rogue are great crocodile movies.

By: Chad Langen

Chad Langen — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 03:13:00 +0000

In reply to Bloody Blondie. Yes! I could not remember if that film was called Back Water or Black Water. But yes, it's from the same guy that did The Reef, which like you say, is one of the best recent shark movies. In fact, it's one of the best shark movies ever made.

By: Chad Langen

Chad Langen — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 03:11:00 +0000

Dude, The Reef is one of the best freakin’ shark movies ever made. Rogue is also better than every crocodile movie you listed.

By: ZH

ZH — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:20:00 +0000

Dead Calm….Deep rising….Shark Night 3D….Leviathan….Deep Star Six….Rogue…Primevil….Humanoids From The Deep….Tentacles (scared the crap out of me when I was a kid)….Orca….The Raft – from Creepshow 2!!!!!

By: Halloween_Vic

Halloween_Vic — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 21:57:00 +0000

Ananconda, Deep Blue sea, Lake Placid, The Host and Pacific Rim( Like the one Kaiju that looked like a shark) take the cake for me.

By: SilentXero

SilentXero — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 16:20:00 +0000

Great list! Here are a few of my favorites in addition to the list: Deep Rising (ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! Wish they would make a sequel.), Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep (Sci-Fi channel movie, but I really enjoyed it), Rogue, Primevil, Octopus (cheesy but fun and a gorgeous blond), Humanoids from the Deep, Lords of the Deep, Deep Star Six, Leviathan. The Monster From Piedras Blancas (great schlock from the 1960’s) , and The Bermuda Depths.

By: doomas10

doomas10 — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:35:00 +0000

Deep blue sea when it got practical, it was awesome! It was the terrible CGI that kinda spoils the film – the kitchen scene is particularly effective as well as the bedroom one! and no deep blue sea? The cast there is b-movie heaven – Wes Studi, Famke Janssen, Treat Williams, Trevor Goddard, Cliff Curtis, Jason Flemyng!

By: doomas10

doomas10 — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:35:00 +0000

Also where is the australian flick Rogue? That was some intense s***!

By: concerned citizen

concerned citizen — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:01:00 +0000

In reply to Bigtasty. Rogue

By: Ting Shie

Ting Shie — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:22:00 +0000

In reply to Chandler Of-Adelaide. Totally agree!!

By: James Allard

James Allard — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:29:00 +0000

In reply to Daniel Anderson. You really should correct that.

By: James Allard

James Allard — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:27:00 +0000

In reply to Chandler Of-Adelaide. Deep Rising. One of the most ignored movies ever made, and one of the most entertaining... damn, Hollywood remakes and reboots and whatever, this film ended on a "Just Wait Till The Next One Comes Out" note that made me grin ear to ear.

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Supostan — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 04:44:00 +0000

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By: Chandler Of-Adelaide

Chandler Of-Adelaide — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:50:00 +0000

Crocodile and Alligator but no Deep Rising? For shame, sir.

By: lonestarr357

lonestarr357 — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:42:00 +0000

I liked PIRANHA 3D fine, but better than the Dante movie? That’s bonafide crazy talk.

And CROCODILE was ass. Hard to believe that the same guy was responsible for POLTERGEIST and THE FUNHOUSE.

By: Bloody Blondie

Bloody Blondie — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:22:00 +0000

You have way too many campy, silly moves on this list! You missed some great water terror features! Leviathan: Great 80s underwater creature feature. Black Water: recent great Aussie horror about a croc excursion that goes horribly wrong. Deep Star Sixx: Another 80s underrated, underwater creature feature. Orca: Killer whale seeks bloody revenge on humans.

By: DBZEROGRAVITY

DBZEROGRAVITY — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 23:56:00 +0000

I totally forgot about alligator, that movie was so much fun back in the day. need to revisit if I run across it. I like deep rising too

By: Maxime C

Maxime C — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 22:52:00 +0000

I agree very much on The Triangle !!
Where’s The Reef, though?

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 22:37:00 +0000

I have you all beat… 2007’s ROGUE about a crocodile in the Australian outback that starts jawing it up. If you haven’t seen it, watch it… it is great. Radha Mitchell is the outback guide with a bunch of tourists and a rogue croc starts to hunt them. Great stuff. It definitely beats most, if not all these other Jaws wannabees. I did love Deep Blue Sea though.

By: Bigtasty

Bigtasty — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 22:17:00 +0000

Frankenfish surprised me. And a croc film that i cant remember the name of where they are stuck in a tree near a croc nest( Black water i think)

By: Judge Satchmo

Judge Satchmo — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:50:00 +0000

In reply to Richter Belmont. Very surprised to not see Rogue on this list. one of the only "jaws themed" movies you can admit to liking with a completely straight face.

By: Darkness69

Darkness69 — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:19:00 +0000

In reply to Kori Batchelor. Was just about to put it on the list - you can't beat those worms!

By: brewers_rule

brewers_rule — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:08:00 +0000

In reply to Seal Clubber. I agree. Waterworld should've made the list too. F'ing SCARY water flick.

By: brewers_rule

brewers_rule — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:07:00 +0000

In reply to tbaio. I liked Orca but it was cheapened by the whole 'man is evil & must pay' environmental message to it. Shark Night had one thing going for it: Katharine McPhee.

By: Trioxin83

Trioxin83 — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:06:00 +0000

Oh man what about Leviathan?!? Such a great movie!