

Strobl transforms himself, trading in a place in the armies of Hell for one alongside the coming Ogdru Jahad as the new Icthyo Sapien, the embodiment of Oannes. The setting of the film is in the distant future. But, overall, it's a very inventive, cool movie. A sequel comic book four-issue mini-series entitled Waterworld: Children of Leviathan, drawn by Kevin Kobasic, was released by Acclaim Comics in 1997. He acknowledged that much of the plot was illogical and absurd and some of the action set-pieces "preposterously ambitious", but argued that both of them offer excitement and B-movie charm. Enola's guardian Helen attempts to escape with Enola on a gas balloon with Gregor, an inventor, but the balloon is released too early. ", "Film Review - 'Waterworld' Isn't All Wet / Pricey Costner Epic has Appealing Spirit", "Waterworld: is Kevin Costner's damp squib a cult classic in the making? 2011: Abe Sapien 6: A Darkness So Great. View the profiles of people named Ichthyo Sapien. With no memory of his life before, the icthyo sapien received a new name from a piece of paper attached to the tube, dated the day of Abraham Lincoln's assassination (April 14, 1865). The Mariner takes Helen, and they dive underwater to avoid capture, with the gilled Mariner helping Helen breathe. 2011: Hell on Earth 10: The Broken Equation.

has an elusive, appealing spirit that holds up for more than two hours. " Mick LaSalle, reviewing the film the week of its release on home video, argued that it did not deserve some of its more negative reviews, since "despite its confused impulses and occasional slow spots, Waterworld. He's known to be the most intelligent out of all the members of the Elites as well as one of the strongest. The production was hampered by the collapse of the multimillion-dollar set during a hurricane. A boom emerged, previously hidden in the hull, and the two sails were automatically unfurled. At one point, he nearly died when he got caught in a squall while tied to the mast of his trimaran. Roger Ebert gave Waterworld 2.5 stars out of 4 and said: "The cost controversy aside, Waterworld is a decent futuristic action picture with some great sets, some intriguing ideas, and a few images that will stay with me. Join Facebook to connect with Ichthyo Sapien and others you may know. move forward or backward to get to the perfect spot. The camera lovingly hovers over a label on the bottom of the tank that reads "Icthyo Sapien." Kevin Costner was on the set for 157 days, working 6 days a week. In a child's bedroom, 1978, a comatose, amphibious man was found inside a, Kevin Costner said he's very fond of the film: "It stands up as a really exotic, cool movie. This story was extended for the Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Other Stories omnibus, which ties it into B.P.R.D. The film did better overseas, with $176 million at the foreign box office, for a worldwide total of $264 million. Suddenly, webbed fingers poke out from the murky … He commented that while the film succeeds at its high ambitions for isolated moments, the clash between its earnest ambition and intrusive flashiness makes it generally fall short of its reach. It's one of those marginal pictures you're not unhappy to have seen, but can't quite recommend. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events " Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Waterworld (1995) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. " Dennis Hopper also enjoyed it, saying "I thought Waterworld got a bad name for itself in the United States, but it did really well in Europe and Asia. It's a genuine vault at greatness that misses the mark - but survives." After several rewrites, Kevin Costner and Kevin Reynolds joined the Waterworld production team in 1992.
