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Blockbuster rated this 3.5 stars out of 5


Had watched it for this reason back in '97 or '98. The reviewer said that Proteus is "The Usual Suspects meets Alien and The Thing"... LOL. Incidentally the guys at DreadCentral feel the same way about the Usual Suspects' influence.

I liked it more than Deepstar Six, less than Leviathan, and a hell of a lot less than The Thing. Was 17 years old though, so I might think it's a pile of crap if I had to rewatch it now.

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I really like Proteus, I do. I'm a sucker for The Thing rip offs (My favorite horror film of all time) and I love the effects in this film. It's a just a blast to watch in my opinion, they don't make B movies like this anymore. I think it's better than DeepStar Six even though I think that film was alright, Proteus has much better pacing. Leviathan is better though, I'm a big fan of Leviathan.

I had no idea Blockbuster gave this a positive review, I thought I was this film's only fan, haha.

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That Usual Suspects comparison though... LOL

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Haha, yeah, they were out of their mind on that comparison. The only similarities I can see is both films have criminals as the characters and in Proteus, the opening scene was an interrogation scene. Other than that, I don't know what they were smoking.

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