Gods Of The Deep

Even though i have not travelled around England ( as i hopefully will some day in the future ) i have been several times to London. Everytime i have been there i have done something that is very traditional in England and that is to have a real British Breakfast. So for those of you who don´t know what a traditional English breakfast looks like it should include back bacon, eggs, British sausage, baked beans, bubble and squeak, fried tomato, fried mushrooms, black pudding, with fried and toasted bread on the side. Of course i would imagine that not att British people enjoy this traditional Breakfast meny but i actually do. Just to sit down and enjoy all this lovely food in the early hours of the morning is lovely indeed. I remember one of the visits in London i even had a glass of whiskey as well in the morning at a pub, just to start my day off in a pleasant way in London city. I have been a really big fan of British movies and TV series ever since the late 80´s and i have almost lost count of how many British crime series i have seen. I would say in the last 15 years i have been looking into several British independent films as well since they clearly make some interesting horror films. Let´s especially talk about one specific director who i discovered in the 2018 independent horor film known as Winterskin. The director i am thinking about is known as Charlie Steeds who have been very productive in the British independent cinema making several films. I have basically seen almost all of his films except for one, i have not seen the 2016 film known as Deadman Apocalypse. I will check it out at some point but i actually bought several of his films on DVD. I own Winterskin, The Barge People, A Werewolf In England, Escape From Cannibal Farm, Death Ranch, Werewolf Castle, The Haunting Of The Tower Of London and An English Haunting on physical DVD release. So i can assure you i am a big fan of director Charlie Steeds which is why i have really been looking forward to see his latest film Gods Of The Deep on VOD. A film that seems inspired by a Lovecraftian style, and i am a big fan of the Lovecraftian film Dagon from 2001. Is it possible Gods Of The Deep is one of director Charlie Steeds better films or is this not as good as i was hoping it would be?

A deep sea submarine team is sent on a mission to explore a strange structure in an oceanic trench of Antarctica. What they don´t know is that beneath this structure lies a very old secret that the modern world have never seen before.

Already from the beginning you can tell that director Charlie Steeds steer us on the right path to where we want to be. We get a film that reminds me dearly of classics such as the 1989 horror sci fi film Leviathan, the classic with Robocop actor Peter Weller. Even if these two films are very different in many ways i feel that Gods Of The Deep tries to go into a similar path, except this film is of course not as violent as Leviathan. That is completely fine since i feel the story surrounding Gods Of The Deep is being told more seriously, while Leviathan for example didn´t really have a deep story but just focused being a fun sci fi action horror monster film. There are some details i noticed in this film that are quite different from the previous films of director Charlie Steeds, and that is especially the set up of the story taking place underneath the sea. This is something we have not seen Charlie Steeds do in the past, even though the film Freeze did have fish creatures from the ocean but not any underwater attacks like in Gods Of The Deep. Just the fact that director Charlie Steeds took on this project shows that he was prepared to go in a different direction, and i actually feel he managed to do this well. The cinematography from Charlie Steeds looks great, the Lovecraftian monster design looks cool and the crew sent out on this mission turns out to be a great match for the characters. Speaking of characters there are several of returning actors from some of director Charlie Steeds previous films. You find actors such as Tim Cartwright, Rory Wilton and actress Rowena Bentley and i have to say i am delighted to see them in the cast. Some of the other actors do ok in their roles, but these three actors really make an impact. I have to mention actress Makenna Guyler, she surprised me in a positive way. Anyhthing missing in Gods Of The Deep? Perhaps some more bloody scenes and to see the Lovecraftian creature more in certain scenes. Otherwise i had a good time with Gods Of The Deep since i am a fan of underwater sci fi horror. Director Charlie Steeds proves once more why he gives hope to independent horror films with Gods Of The Deep. If you are a fan of Lovecraftian films you might actually enjoy this, it´s another delightful release from Charlie Steeds.

Rating: DDD