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There were at least three reasons I was inordinately excited to see the movie entitled Amphibious: Creature of the Deep:

  1. It's a movie about a giant sea monster, which is probably my very favorite type of movie.   2. The director is Brian Yuzna, whom horror freaks will remember from his collaborations with Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dolls) or from his time spent in Spain on flicks like Rottweiler and Dagon.   3. The movie was made in Indonesia, which is where The Raid comes from, and I was hoping that this monster movie would mark another firm step forward for the nation's genre output.    Unfortunately for all involved, Amphibious has a lot more assets on the page than it does on the screen, and while you've probably seen worse monster movies during a random Saturday night visit to the SyFy Channel, there's no denying that this is a cheap, chintzy, and ultimately tiresome little export.

A Spanish creature feature looms on the horizon! Freestyle Digital Media has gotten the rights to Amphibious, a Piranha-esque horror comedy from filmmakers who have worked on Beyond Re-animator and burgeoning cult classic Iron Sky. For the press release on the insidious amphibian, read on, and prepare yourself for more coverage down the line, with an October 9th VOD release!

Los Angeles, CA (September 27, 2012)

Freestyle Digital Media has acquired all North American rights to Amphibious, a tongue-in-cheek creature feature directed by Brian Yuzna (“Beyond Re-Animator”). The film, which was produced by Yuzna and San Fu Maltha (“Iron Sky,” “Black Book”), and stars Michael Paré (“The Lincoln Lawyer”), Janna Fassaert (“Couple’s Retreat”) and Verdi Solaiman (“The Raid: Redemption”), is slated for VOD and multiple platform release on October 9th with a DVD release to follow shortly after.

Amphibious: Creature Of The Deep tells the tale of a marine biologist, Skylar...

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It's been a little over a month since we last reported that Brian Yuzna’s Amphibious: Creature of the Deep was hitting DVD this fall. And while you'll still be able to catch the giant sea scorpion flick this October, you'll have to do it via the digital platform of your choice.

Synopsis:

Marine biologist Skylar Shane hires an expert charter boat captain, Jack Bowman, to help her find prehistoric life form samples in the north Sumatran Sea. During the expedition they meet a gang of smugglers headquartered on a fishing platform in the middle of the sea with a young orphan boy among them who begs Skylar to take him away. She is determined to help him, not knowing what lurks beneath the dark inky water, waiting to surface.

The film, which was produced by Yuzna and San Fu Maltha (Iron Sky, Black Book), stars Michael Paré (The Lincoln Lawyer...

Freestyle Digital Media has announced that it has acquired all North American rights to Amphibious, a tongue-in-cheek creature feature directed by Brian Yuzna (Beyond Re-Animator).

The film, which was produced by Yuzna and San Fu Maltha (Iron Sky, Black Book), and stars Michael Paré (The Lincoln Lawyer), Janna Fassaert (Couple’s Retreat) and Verdi Solaiman (The Raid: Redemption), is slated for VOD and multiple platform release on October 9th with a DVD release to follow shortly after.

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In this day and age marked by arguments as to why and how 3D technology is good for things other than making sticks poke audience members in the eye there is something inherently smile-inducing about a film using 3D for the sole purpose of making sticks poke audience members in the eye. Because, let's be honest, that sort of tricksterism always has been and always will be a major drawing point for the technology. It's a big part of what we go to these films for and the promise of exactly that is a major part of the drawing power of Bride Of Reanimator director Brian Yuzna's Amphibious 3D.

For the uninitiated, here are the basics. Amphibious 3D is Yuzna's first directorial effort in five years and his first since his production contract wrapped up with Spain's Filmax leading him to pack up his Spanish production shop and relocate to Indonesia.

As most are getting hyped over Alexandre Aja's upcoming 'Piranha 3D' it appears there's another 3D piscine-related movie in the works. 'Amphibious 3D', directed by Brian Yuzna ('Bride of Re-Animator', 'Faust: Love of the Damned'), is the first 3D picture ever to come out of the Netherlands and it's official website has just gone live! 'Amphibious 3D', currently in post-production stars Michael Pare, Francis Magee, and Janna Fassaert. You can check out the new 'Amphibious 3D' website here. It contains new stills (albeit not overly interesting - check them out below!), the full synopsis, and some more info about the cast and crew. 'Marine biologist Skylar Shane hires an expat charter boat captain, Jack Bowman, to help her find prehistoric life form samples in the north Sumatran Sea. During the expedition, they run into some of Jack's 'friends', a...

Are you ready for Brian Yuzna's latest creature-feature? Beyond the break you'll find the first ever look at the monster from Amphibious 3D, a new horror film about a giant sea scorpion. The pic is being sold at this week's American Film Market and the sales art has already been released. Starring Michael Paré (Bloodrayne, Bloodrayne 2, Virgin Suicides), Janna Fassaert (Couples Retreat) and Francis Magee (London River, Sahara, Layer Cake and the upcoming Cemetery Junction by Ricky Gervais), a marine research expedition to the exotic Sumatran Sea turns treacherous as it encounters a supernatural prehistoric creature resurfacing with a vengeance. Check out the goods below, along with a new synopsis.

Brian Yuzna has returned to the director's chair with a 3D monster flick that will hopefully get you all wrapped up! The news broke while we all gear up for Afm that Yuzna tackled a little film called Amphibious 3D, which centers on what happens when a marine research expedition to the exotic Sumatran Sea turns treacherous as it encounters a supernatural prehistoric creature resurfacing with a vengeance.

Michael Paré, Janna Fassaert, and Francis Magee all star. The film was shot in Stereoscopic 3D - polarized for Th release in Real-d or Dolby 3D. It will also be available in anaglyph and interactive polarized shutter for video release.

Check out the official synopsis and sales art below.

Synopsis

"Marine biologist Skylar Shane [Fassaert] hires an expat charter boat captain, Jack Bowman [Paré], to help her find prehistoric life form samples in the north Sumatran Sea. During the expedition, they run into some...

It has been quite some time since Brian Yuzna got behind the camera (most recently beneath Still Waters, Rottweiler, Beyond Re-Animator), but the producer-turned-director is looking at making his next project in 3-D. In Amphibious 3D, a marine research expedition to the exotic Sumatran Sea turns treacherous as it encounters a supernatural prehistoric creature resurfacing with a vengeance. Michael Paré, Janna Fassaert and Francis Magee all star. The pic was shot in Stereoscopic 3D - polarized for Th release in Real D or Dolby 3D. It will also be available in anaglyph and interactive polarized shutter for video release. The film was produced by Celsius Entertainment.

A year ago, Brian Yuzna ( Bride of Re-Animator ) announced he was producing a trio of flicks on the cheap and in Indonesia under his Komodo Film banner. Oh, and let's not forget they'd be in 3-D. Yuzna had a good run at Fantastic Factory (in Spain) and Komodo was to be his latest production outfit. The first film in the can is Amphibious 3D which he directed and co-penned with John Penney. Celsius Entertainment is taking the film out to potential buyers at the American Film Market and to the left you'll see their sales art. Michael Paré, Janna Fassaert and Francis Magee star and are part of a marine research expedition. They travel to the exotic Sumatran Sea and encounter a supernatural prehistoric creature resurfacing with a vengeance. When the project was first...