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Title: The
Abyss
Rating: PG-13
Rating
Content: Language, Violence, Scary Images
Theatrical Release Date:August
9, 1989
DVD Release Date: February
11, 2003
Plot: An
undersea oil
drilling platform crew is recruited to help investigate the unexplained
sinking of an American nuclear submarine. When strange things are seen
in the deep waters, they crew realizes that they are involved in
something massive. Are the things outside friend or foe? will they
survive long enough to see the surface again?
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Rating: ****1/2 of 5
Studio: 20th
Century Fox
Director:
James Cameron
Actors: Ed
Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd
Graff
Running Time:
171m
Review: I
distinctly recall
this movie when i worked in a theater, what i remember most interesting
was that this film was slated to be released across from another deep
sea monster movie, and when the competing movie was released, the
powers that be immediately ordered this one to be shelved until the
horrible taste from that other movie had a chance to fade. I'm
certainly glad they did, for this one is a spectacular adventure
contained in the small space of one subsurface oil rig. All the actors
have given a believable and very good performance, and the special
effects are brilliant and nearly seamless. I was daunted by the length
of the DVD release, but it fills in some gaps and makes for a more
satisfying experience without being too verbose. The film it's self is
nothing compared to the titanic effort required to make this film
happen. Filmed underwater inside an incomplete nuclear reactor, and the
entire crew and cast had to spend weeks in training just to spend more
weeks in filming inside the massive underwater set. the film crew had
to create all new technology to complete the massive filming effort
with all the equipment needed to be submerged, the Navy also apparently
gave some technical support and expertise to this epic. The film is
presented to keep you on the edge of your seat while you wonder about
the strange things outside as the crew fights to survive inside, and
it's done very well. Kids might find this either boring or scary,
perhaps both, but the older children should be able to handle it. The
Language and Violence isn't particularly pervasive, but it's enough to
give this one a PG-13. I liked this film very much and recommend it to
anyone who likes good science fiction and suspense or adventure.
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