The Abyss (DVD) Reviews

James Cameron made this underwater epic in 1989... a full eight years before he took us back to the water in 1997's Titanic. I have always rated The Abyss very much over and above Titanic - although they are very different movies. In The Abyss the action starts when an American nuclear submarine, the USS Montana has an ...

After giving us Terminator (aliens from the future) and Aliens (aliens in space), in 1989 James Cameron decided to takes his theme to a new location and the setting for Abyss is entirely underwater. Its not a new idea, but out of all the attempts at this type of horror/sci-fi, this is undoubtedly the best. This time however the film is set in the ...

How would you like to see a great film, which has a little bit of everything in it, with the choice of watching the original or extended version, with loads of extra?s on the DVD?, interested?, then perhaps you should take a look at The Abyss DVD. ~~The Abyss - The Film~~ The Abyss was made in 1989, it stars Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth ...

Having recently watched “The Abyss” for the first time on TV the other day I thought I’d review it for all you fellow Internet addicts out there! Yes, that includes you. You know who you are! Before I delve into my personal view of the film, here’s the boring bits: -------------- ~ Starring ~ ...

Don't touch it apart form good effects it is pants! - Advantages: effects are great - Disadvantages: belongs in an abyss

Starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Michael Biehn (Could they have possibly chosen actors with harder to spell names?), this film was a hit for me when I saw the original theatrical edition many moons ago in 1989. Occasionally I buy a DVD just to own and keep it, and this was one of them. I didn't even watch it until a few weeks ago, ...

It comes to a point where you realise that there are some directors whose movies you really do not like. Whilst generally I can find a couple of movies in a director's back catalogue that spring to mind as being 'good' I have a problem saying the same with the director of this movie. James Cameron is as high profile as they come in the ...

I have been an enormous fan of this film ever since I saw in it in 1989, even though at the time it was derided for its hokey ending, and never quite achieved the box-office domination clearly hoped for by all concerned. Interest in the film has remained constant; Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and other crew members have ensured its ...

Cast listing: Ed Harris .... Virgil "Bud" Brigman Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio .... Lindsey Brigman Michael Biehn .... Lieutenant Hiram Coffey Leo Burmester .... Catfish De Vries Todd Graff .... Alan "Hippy" Carnes John Bedford Lloyd .... Jammer Willis J.C. Quinn .... ...

Some DVD?s are rushed out, and as a result only generate moderate sales, while others get given the time and effort, and hit the carts and take it by storm, and despite the age of this film, the latter certainly applies to this DVD ? The Abyss is certainly a DVD every film fan should own! Running for 139 and 163 minutes , two times are ...

A classic sci-fi/underwater action movie, gets the DVD treatment it deserves in the release of the Special Edition 2 disk DVD. You have the choice of watching the movie in it's original form, or with the massive, plot changing, 24 minutes of extra footage that was removed from the original release. Extras (on disk 2) include the now ...

The Abyss is by no means a new movie, in fact it was made around 1990 , however, it has been given a new lease of life in the recently released 2 Disk special edition, and boy does it look good! Directed by the superb James Cameron (true Lies, Terminator 2, Aliens, Titanic to name but a few of his excellent movies), as its name suggested this ...

This is quite a good film based around an underwater mining operation which is asked for help by the Marines. Suffice to say everything goes horribly wrong, with everyone having to investigate something weird happening deep underwater, at the bottom of the Abyss in the title. The marines cause huge problems trying to blow up whatever the ...

It's hard to believe that this movie was made over a decade ago. It caused quite a stir regarding its special effects, and they are still quite good when viewed from this vantage point. It was James Cameron's first opportunity to experiment with the morphing techniques which later went on to work so well for Terminator 2. The storyline is ...

This is the film where a new special effects computer company showed the world what could be done. Industrial Light and Magic using a Toaster (not that sort of Toaster but a special computer based on the Amiga) and Lightwave software startled the world with their creativity. Considering that it was 1990 the effects were truly magic. People may ...

Basic story: some people on an undersea mining operation have trouble when a storm cuts them off from their mother ship thing above on the sea. A large crane is blown off the ship above and hurtles down to them, wrecking part of their habitat, as it's called, killing a couple of people and leaving the rest of them alone for the duration of the ...

A diving team is sent to search for a lost submarine in deep ocean waters, and end up encountering inteligent alien life. How they will react to each other is something else!!! The Abyss is directed by Titanic and Terminator 2 director James Cameron, and it shows..... The film is stunningly put together and has twists and turns at every ...

This is the exciting film by James Cameron who also directed Aliens. You can see the similarities in the two movies which is a good thing as far as I am concerned! The film is based around a group of divers who are called upon to find out what has happened to a submarine who has sank for some reason. While underwater the group find a ...

How long? Yes, this film is long, but it's worth it. Based underwater, this sci-fi thriller is about a civilian oil-rig on a search and rescue operation after a nuclear sub goes down in a mysterious accident. The story moves along slowly but surely, and the James Cameron touch is evident throughout. This film ...

I have seen two versions of The Abyss and both are completely different. The first one was at the cinema when I was 12 and it was quite a mess and only really got going towards the end. The special edition I saw on video was extended by about forty five minutes and although it explains much more of the plot and contains some breataking tidal wave ...