"Great cheesy flick"

Written By: Stanley Profitt

This is one of Roger Corman's best camp classic films.I saw this in the movies when it first came out in 1980.(me and a friend had just saw the first Friday the 13th movie, then we sneaked in to the other screen to see this film)This is what a B-movie is all about goofy monsters, a lot of nudity, corn ball plot and a nice shock ending. I am so glad it finally came out on DVD. This is a lot fun to watch.

"Gruesome! Deadly! Hungry! Horny! Humanoid!"

Written By: Stanley Runk

Roger Corman goes back to the kinds of films he directed very early in his career-only more graphic-with 1980's Humanoids From The Deep, a good ol fashioned "monsters on the rampage" kinda deal.
As everybody in the free world knows, the mutant fishmen in this film attack a fishing town called Noyo coz they want to reproduce(Noyo must be located upstream). They attack from the water, slaughtering the men and getting down to slimy business with the chicks in the sand in a kind of Corman version of From Here To Eternity. Strangely, the humanoids never seem to attack ugly women, and though they kinda clumsily shuffle along, they always manage to catch the women. No one knows what's causing the strange deaths and attacks at first, but leave it to ol' Doug McClure to smell something fishy going on. With the help of a Native American fisherman(who's been branded the murderer by the town bigot, Vic Morrow) and a female scientist(who's partly responsible for these humanoids but never really owns up to it) McClure figures out what's REALLY going on, but soon the humanoids are launching a full out assault on the annual Salmon Festival. Fish, sex and violence run rampant!
Not the most politically correct of films, but there's no reason in the world it should be. It's good ol' creature feature fun the way we like it done. Once again Corman makes great use of his tiny budget. The humanoid costumes by Rob Bottin are great. The documentary on this new DVD tells how director Barbara Peeters wasn't too pleased with the outcome of this film(didn't she know what kind of movie she was doing?), as she wanted a much tamer film, and Corman hired a second director to shoot some of the more juicy scenes. Corman also lured in actors under a different film title coz he knew no one would want to audition for a film called Humanoids From The Deep!
The film on this DVD is the International version known as "Monster", and has a few extra snippets of gore. Yet another Corman hit from the Shout Factory. Keep em coming!

"Just A Good Old Fashioned Monster Movie, With Gore"

Written By: A. Jones

If you are looking for a monster movie, look no further, this has it all, ugly monsters, babes, nudity, a warning about messing with nature and a nice small role for ventriloquist David Strassman and Chuck Wood.
Oh and don't forget the gore and there is plenty of it here, so lay on the popcorn with a few friends and watch this perverse piece of schlock, that really is better than it should have been thanks to Vic Morrow and Doug McClure.
It's not art but by horror movie standards it comes very close.

"blu-ray review of '80s exploitation classic"

Written By: M. Britton

We already know how 'bad' this movie is...but it looks great on blu ray! This is the international unrated print entitled "Monster". Did we really need more violence and sex? After all these years this movie has never looked better. The original film grain is still there and there is no DNR used (according to the disclaimer inside cover) and the colors are bold and bright with a little softness (this appears to be an 'expensive' Corman production). After learning from a documentary on this disc about having another director come in to film more sex and gore, I was disappointed not to see Barbara Peeters original cut of this movie appear. It seems like the rapes were just tacked on-they really look out of place in the pacing of the movie. It is also stated how some actors were disgusted how the film turned out (thinking they were making a monster movie paying homage to the '50s)...anyway, it seems we are stuck with Roger Corman's cut of the film (which ain't saying much). it's no "Piranha" Piranha (Roger Corman's Cult Classics) [Blu-ray]but that's a different review.

"Awesome cult Corman classic"

Written By: Chris Blackshere

Grab a 6-pack of Olympia beer for this one, it's schlock cinema at it's absolute finest! If you're looking for a twisted combination of gore, nudity, and cheese, it doesn't get much better than this. Humanoids From the Deep kicks the '80s off in fine fashion, with enough touches of '70s exploitation and '50s monster madness inserted to make this essential viewing for the cult horror fan.

Some fiendish/foolish scientists get to tinkering with mother nature in the lab, attempting to alter the genetics of the salmon in the small fishing village of Noyo. Bad idea docs...mo fish, mo problems. I'm talking major Salmonella sickness. The end result is a horde of horny fish monsters raping and pillaging the town in chaotic gory splendor.

This film is just good sick fun. I honestly believe every horror film needs a beautifully big-breasted chick running across the beach. Plus the gore effects and costumes here are simply great. If the idea of grotesque water monsters mounting hot naked chicks is potentially offensive to you, you might wanna skip this one. The sexual conquests are more than just implied here, although not nearly as graphic as say a Joe D'Amato film. This Corman classic also has a nice touch of humor and cheesiness to balance it out. Must see stuff!


Overall grade 4.5 stars. When you're fishing in the sea of sex, science, and violence...you're gonna need a bigger boat.