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Humanoids From The Deep (1996) (DVD review).
In many respects, ‘Humanoids From The Deep’ is a cross between ‘Jaws’ and ‘Aliens’, keeping the sea but placed on modern day Earth. Well, that of 1996 that is. Humans genetically blended with salmon DNA are genetic monsters who escape the military and are mutated further by some biohazard material. They also have a taste for human flesh and a desire to breed with women to make more of their species. The hybrids are essentially bulletproof and only crossbow bolts and fire seems to be effective in stopping them.
Of course, the people of a seaside town don’t know this and it only slowly dawns on them as people go missing in the water and any survivors are not believed that there are monsters out there. The humans have an odd idea about skinny-dipping in the ocean at night. Even when scientist Dr. Drake (actress Emma Samms) shames the military on a TV news broadcast into acting, they tend to ignore the pleas of the locals to let them rescue the women who have been abducted first. Should I tell more or declare less saves spoilers? The plot might be a tad predictable, even with the sting ending, but it is at least watchable.
I picked this one up primarily because of ‘Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen And Candy Stripe Nurses: Roger Corman: King Of The B Movie’ book and was curious about the remake he produced. Now who isn’t a fan of his work? The hybrids are effective by not seeing too much of them and made scary because of them. It’s a shame that the birth scene is let down by the slow reaction of the extras.
It says at the end that no animal or humanoid was hurt in this film so they hybrids are still out there so keep that firelighter and burning bolt crossbow handy and avoid skinny-dipping at night. Y’know, just in case.
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