Volcanoes of the Deep Sea (2003)

78% of critics liked it
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Canadian documentary filmmaker Stephen Low directs the IMAX movie Volcanoes of the Deep Sea, with Titanic director James Cameron as the executive producer. During its brief 40-minute running time, the film starts out with a 1977 expedition to find life at the bottom of the sea. At depths as low as… More Canadian documentary filmmaker Stephen Low directs the IMAX movie Volcanoes of the Deep Sea, with Titanic director James Cameron as the executive producer. During its brief 40-minute running time, the film starts out with a 1977 expedition to find life at the bottom of the sea. At depths as low as 10,000 feet, the discovery proved the existence of underwater volcanoes and the plant life they help sustain. Using the deep-sea diving vehicle known as Alvin, the filmmakers capture large-format film footage of some of these underwater ecosystems along with some helpful CGI reconstructions. Ed Harris delivers the narration. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 40 min.
Directed By: Stephen Low
Written By: Alex Low, Stephen Low
Genres: Documentary, Special Interest

In Theaters: Sep 14, 2003 Limited
On DVD: May 24, 2005
Studio: Stephen Low Distribution

Critic Reviews

Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe
Throws some spectacular and previously unseen images onto the giant Imax screen, but it stitches them together with a sometimes confusing narrative that only distracts from the fascinating undersea world.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
As IMAX nature films go, this is one of the more absorbing ones.
Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee
With the use of tasteful narration, stunning visuals and the occasional computer-generated sequence, this film is a must-see for those who think truth is stranger than fiction.
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
Good fun for the science geek in all of us. And if you have no science geek in you, feel free to just sit back and feast your eyes on the craziest aquarium you ever will see.
Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer
The uniqueness of the objects we encounter will make the visit valuable for anyone with curiosity about the world's most remote places.
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, TheMovieChicks.com
Once again, the IMAX camera takes you on a journey to a place that most of us will never get to experience.
Jim Slotek, Jam! Movies
An incredible robot's-eye view of the adventures of Alvin, a vehicle that is essentially a backwards space probe.
Eduardo Cuan, San Diego Union-Tribune
Entertaining and educative.
Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times
The type of IMAX film that titillates the imagination, and dredges up the most basic and important question we can ask ourselves: What is life?
Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News
There's still enough to learn about and look at in Volcanoes of the Deep Sea to make it a decent way to spend an hour.
, L.A. Weekly
Fascinating.

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Cast

Ed Harris
as Narrator
Dr. Richard Lutz

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