The Abyss
Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn
Meticulously crafted but also ponderous and predictable, James Cameron's 1989 deep-sea close-encounter epic reaffirms one of the oldest first principles of cinema: everything moves a lot more slowly u...( read more
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DVD Released: November 7, 2000
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October 28, 2008''There's everything you've ever known about adventure, and then there's The Abyss."
The crew of an experimental, high-tech submersible is called into action to investigate a mysterious nuclear submarine crash. A series of strange encounters leads the crew to suspect th... ...( read more ) -
May 1, 2008Man, how can you people rate this movie so high? Entertainment-wise this was a butt-sore! Its just too long and all the good stuff really happens on the second half of the film. Although the CGI is great (considering that this was made in the late 80s) and the message is good, co... ...( read more )
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April 27, 2008"These guys are about as much fun as a tax audit."
James Cameron was indisputably one of the most influential directors throughout the 20th Century; with each new film brought new groundbreaking special effects as well as mind-blowing, innovative concepts.
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April 11, 2008Actually the theatrical release is a horrible film - only deserving one star, but the directors cut fleshes the story and characters considerably. I still don't believe any of the main characters are ever in life-threatening danger (it always feels that any character that "dies" ... ...( read more )
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June 26, 2009James Cameron's underwater sci-fi epic 'The Abyss' ties a rather tiresome love story together with an explosively exciting deep sea alien adventure that more than compensates with fancy performances from Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and some typicall... ...( read more )
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May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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May 1, 2008Man, how can you people rate this movie so high? Entertainment-wise this was a butt-sore! Its just too long and all the good stuff really happens on the second half of the film. Although the CGI is great (considering that this was made in the late 80s) and the message is good, couldnt this have been made shorter? I had to watch this half and half cuz I always fall asleep waiting for something thrilling to happen.
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June 5, 2007For you fans of the movie, I masde a quiz on the film to challenge your knowledge about the film. If I get more responses, I might make another one. Hope to see your score!
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November 23, 2006one of my all time fave films. so well made a lot better then some of the junk being made now
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