Deep Rising (1998) ***

Basically Aliens (1986) and Predator (1987) (review) on water, Deep Rising (1998) is just dumb enough to be fun and not so dumb that it's a drag. I saw it in the theater and on DVD too, I believe, and I still think it holds up pretty well as entertaining popcorn fare. Other than the bad CGI, on which the film is far too reliant (I would have loved to have seen more practical f/x since Rob Bottin did the design), there is some nice gore spattered throughout. Jerry Goldsmith's score is solid, Kevin J. O'Connor is a lovable punching bag, and Anthony Heald does his perfect slimeball thing wonderfully.