Stephen Abell The Asylum V's Herman Melville in the Moby Dick Re-Dux.This is where I start to wave the B-Movie flag above my head and scream "Yeah!" There's a lot I like about this film... most of it being Bostwick's interpretation of Captain Ahab. There's a joyous insanity about it. I also liked the location. No longer onboard a ship we're placed in the confines of a submarine and actually get to take on the great white one in his own territory. Unfortunately, this doesn't work as well as it should.Not having read the Melville tome I cannot compare the two, though I do hope they stuck to the story; like they did with War Of The Worlds and The Day The Earth Stopped.Though, I do believe Bales did an admirable job of updating the story as well as changing the location to work within its confines. Of course, there are your usual Asylum staples, such as helicopters being taken out of midair... usually without damage to the beastie of the moment. Though I really did like the whale watchers tour scene, you know what's coming, but hey, you're still gonna love it.The acting, for the most part, is decent. And as I stated earlier, Bostwick has fun with Ahab. Though, I believe it's Renee O'Connor, of Xena and Hercules fame, who gets the short end of the stick. She is underused in this film and I don't believe that her character was meaty enough to compete with or complement that of Ahab.The other good part of the film is Moby Dick itself. There are some nice scenes where he's visible, such as the beginning on the ice. For 2010, it's passable... though it's starting to look a bit rough and cheap today. Though there is a good scene towards the end. A Navy man runs into the shallows of the beach, believing there's a chance of being saved. Unfortunately, we realise before he does that he's not in any shallows... as we see Moby Dick open his eye under the water. In one movement, he flicks the man into the air and catches him in mid-flight. The worst part is the budget. So, even though Moby looks okay, by the time we reach the finale the effects are looking laughable. The scene where Moby has a couple trapped behind a rock on the beach is one of the worst green screens I've seen.This isn't the best Asylum film I've watched, though it isn't the worst either. It's worth one watch just for Bostwick. So for fans of updated classics, The Asylum, and Barry Bostwick I would gladly recommend this for at least one viewing.

ulrichburke Oh yeah, I forgot, it's by Asylum. And actually LIKING an Asylum movie isn't cool, is it. OK, I'm not cool, I think this was a very well done ensemble historical movie. The costumes - good. The feeling of camaraderie on board ship - good. The sets - small, but they hid their size by making the cast seem more numerous. Atmosphere - great, I thought. I loved Qui-qui, if I've gotten his name right, and I thought the historical atmosphere matched many of the old-time Hollywood movies this was clearly an homage to.Asylum's scripts/dialogue have always been good and this was no exception. The cast entered into the spirit of things and, though nobody was running any risk of winning an Oscar, they did a very good job. It dragged a LITTLE bit on the ship when they were getting to know each other, but that's my only real gripe.I wasn't expecting a historical film when I sat down to watch this, I thought they'd have updated it like they updated their Titanic or Sinbad movies - but no, they kept it creditably in period. Overall - a fun movie, very atmospheric, great costumes, feel-good in style, not great acting, true, but everyone entered into the spirit of the thing with gusto. Well worth watching, like so many other Asylum movies.Don't knock the Asylum just cos they're the Asylum. Watch the films first. The old ones were bad. The modern ones could pleasantly surprise you. I give this one a seven, going on 8, out of ten. Good movie.Christopher Burke

opposumhunter Other than Renee O'Connor in a bikini top, this movie has no redeeming qualities. The entire cast and crew throw all their SAG cards into one pile, tie Barry Bostwick and the director to a stake, and burn the whole lot. I know this kind of movie requires a suspension of disbelief, but this stuff will give you brain cancer !! Other than the first 10 minutes where Renee is parading the bikini top, this movie should be avoided !! How does Bostwick get work?? He has pics of movies execs in the hot tub with some underage action?? And they give Melville a nod as contributing writer. Btw, he has returned from the dead, and he looks mighty mad !!

Hubert Jassol Barry Bostwick as Captain Ahab? I don't have any personal beef with Mr. Bostwick, mind you, but his acting chops will never cause him to be mistaken for Sir Olivier. And, casting him as the central character in a classic such as this is really an insult to the story and the author. Hence, my apology.We have all seen The Asylum do some very, very naughty things and call them "movies", but this, this is an abomination. I was blissfully unaware that this, uh, "movie" even existed until I stumbled across it late-night on the SyFy Channel. Curse you, insomnia! For hates sake, I spit my last breath at thee! And that goes for you too, Global Asylum, you should all be ashamed of yourselves.