The Abyss
The Abyss
PG-13 | 09 August 1989 (USA)
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A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

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Scanialara

You won't be disappointed!

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KnotMissPriceless

Why so much hype?

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Ceticultsot

Beautiful, moving film.

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Jenna Walter

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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garbstanley

The Abyss is one of Jim Cameron's lesser known efforts and one can see why. Its rather long, most of it is underwater(probably 90%) and the subject just might not be of interest to most people. The film itself is more known for its behind the scene shenanigans. The plot takes a bunch of civilian divers who go down to the trenches of the Ocean to recover a lost submarine. What they don't realize is that there are far more powerful forces at play here. The original version of the film was derided on release but a director's cut with additional footage sets most of the detractors straight. The last few minutes of this director's cut are rather good so watch this version of the film. Still, the film is just alright and nowhere on the level of say The Terminator or Titanic.

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hellholehorror

This was a really good underwater thriller. The special edition version is definitely too long though. The ending is brilliant and the middle good but a few bits really did drag on too long. This is definitely worth watching but probably only the theatrical version. That is assuming that the ending remains intact. Ignoring occasional slow pacing the bottom of the sea was never so exciting.

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sukhib

I only just saw this movie because it was directed by James Cameron. I was expecting maybe a little too much, the film was over long and boring. There is not that much too the movie, but it does have a fairly decent story line. Michael Biehn & Ed Harris are both solid in their roles. But the movie overall is a huge disappointment, if you are a James Cameron fan. I would not watch this ever again.

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micke-bystrom

The major part of this, right up to just before the end, is a really nice deep water drama with interesting personal developments and encounters.It's more open if you can live with the end, but if logic and story coherence are important to you I recommend you turn off just after the deeper descend. If you do, you will have had an intriguing movie experience with few regrets. Most aspects do hold up, also most of the special effects.I remember watching this in a big cinema in a group of 5-7 friends. All of us had a heated discussion afterwards walking away, where everyone agreed on that some Hollywood CEO, must have reacted to test viewer reactions, and then have made sure Cameron added on another ending than this well-written story deserved and in that had destroyed the experience of a really good story and movie. We reached the conclusion that "Hollywood endings" are the bane of good cinema even if most of us otherwise had enjoyed the movie.Now, years later with the Director's Cut, that I've also saw some time later** — which ending will hurt you so much more profoundly, or alternatively amaze you and yet leave you potentially offended because of the actual ending — it would seem the last piece was Cameron's wish after all.I've looked upon on his work with skepticism ever since the Director's Cut, even if I like some of what he's done since. The documentaries like "Aliens of the Deep" and "Ghosts of the Abyss" (unrelated to this story here) are the most interesting.It could have been so good. As it was released it's as watchable as any Sci-fi flick that almost got there. Just don't get your hopes up.**What can I say? I was hoping for a better ending, not a worse one, which was what we got.

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