{"id":13755,"date":"2014-04-10T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T23:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=13755"},"modified":"2014-04-10T10:08:02","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T23:08:02","slug":"it-came-from-a-big-blue-hole-in-the-sea-poseidon-rex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/04\/10\/it-came-from-a-big-blue-hole-in-the-sea-poseidon-rex\/","title":{"rendered":"It Came From … A Big Blue Hole in the Sea: Poseidon Rex"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poseidon Rex<\/strong> (US-2013; dir. Mark L. Lester) is, without a doubt, a B-monster pic, SyFy-style. That’s not necessarily bad. “B-movie” is not synonymous with “bad movie”. “Low budget movie”, yes. Generally formulaic? Sure. But they can be fun if you are able to adjust your expectations according the dollars available.<\/p>\n

\"poseidon-rex-poster\"<\/a>Synopsis<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

A small, secluded island off the coast of Belize suddenly finds itself terrorized by a deadly predator from the planet\u2019s distant past, when deep-sea divers accidentally awaken an ancient evil. Jackson Slate and his team of underwater cave explorers unearth much more than long-lost Mayan treasure while plumbing the depths of a world famous blue hole. They disturb a creature that\u2019s been hibernating for over 60,000 years\u2014a rampaging behemoth of death and destruction not only at sea but also on land.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unlikely. Dodgy FX. Stereotypical characters. But I’ll give it a go. I like the look of the trailer. I can lower my expectations enough — and who knows? It might surprise me. After all, its director, Mark L. Lester, has made some half-decent exploitation flicks in the past — Firestarter<\/em> (1984), Commando<\/em> (1985), the robotic teacher movie Class of 1999<\/em> (1990), Misbegotten<\/em> (1998). Apparently Poseidon Rex<\/em> is even getting a US theatrical release on 18 April.<\/p>\n

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