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510 |
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2.91/4 |
# of Ratings: |
127 |
Genres: |
Action, Adventure |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
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English |
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Director: |
James Cameron |
Actors: |
Ed Harris
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Michael Biehn
Leo Burmester
Kimberly Scott
Todd Graff |
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The Abyss is an underwater story of civilian oil rig workers who are told to help rescue a nuclear sub that sunk for unknown reasons.
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serioussir 05/13/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
This was quite good. I love Michael Biehn (from Terminator) and he's great as the bad guy. I think it's more of a Sci-Fi flick than plain action/adventure. Suspenseful and fun. |
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Chris aka Tarkin 09/20/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3.5/4 |
Cameron is at the top of his game here with sci-fi and cold war tension combining into a great thrill ride. For being made in 1989, the effects hold up remarkably well. A true classic. |
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Alex 03/31/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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4/4 |
Another Cameron masterpiece is brought to life with Harris and Mastrantonio. This movie does a great job with special effects, scifi elements, and of course a true feeling of being under water...trapped. One of the best movies of the 80's! |
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Josh C 12/09/2006 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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4/4 |
One of the greatest cold war inspired movies. The action keeps going while the performances by Ed Harris et al. are top notch. One of the best movies of all time.
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08/26/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Best Ed Harris movie ever! |
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This movie is why I have such a respect for imagination and creativity. James Cameron reportedly came up with the idea for this movie during a boring biology class, penning down his thoughts in a short story fashion, and then later making movie history by writing and directing The Abyss. Some of the best special effects I have ever seen to-date, and definitely some of the best under-water cinematography. The full story (almost 3 hours long on the special DVD version) is worth the watch, and is engrossing from beginning to end. This is definitely one of my favorite films of all time. It is hard to believe the film is 20 years old and can still be so convincing and heart-touching. My respect goes out to Ed Harris who went through hell to portray his part. Mary Elizabeth was also fantastic--... |
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3.5/4 |
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04/04/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Simply amazing |
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For those of you that are technical geeks I should sport you with a bit of trivia here, if you have ever used the program "PhotoShop" you have the movie The Abyss to thank for it. This film is one of the most technologically advancing films made in the last 20 years. The film is still as visually stunning today as it was in 89. What most people don't know about the development of this film is that it was what gave Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), the special effects company owned by George Lucas, a big chance to pick up on a project that is not one of Lucas's own projects.
One of the most amazing things about this film is the psuedopod (the water creature that can mimic others), it was completely developed and animated frame by frame using what is now Photoshop 1.0
I would easily ra... |
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4/4 |
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