Film The Abyss (1989)

[Tony Clifton]

Finally being remastered!

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Also, some reactions and speculations: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=366455&page=10

 

[Rooney in Paris]

@Sweet Square is now sporting a semi

 

[Sweet Square]

@Sweet Square is now sporting a semi

The Abyss is the only Cameron film I’ve yet to watch. I’ve always been put off by awful cgi but now with this blu ray it should be worth going back to.

 

[Raoul]

The Abyss is the only Cameron film I’ve yet to watch. I’ve always been put off by awful cgi but now with this blu ray it should be worth going back to.

It was amazing when it came out, but will probably not resonate like that in the present given how productions and audience expectations have evolved over the years.

 

[Shakesy]

I loved this movie. In some ways it launched the golden age of the 90s

 

[VorZakone]

Watched this a loooong time ago. But can't remember anything on whether I liked the movie...

 

[Berbaclass]

Such a great movie, I watched it a few weeks back. Ed Harris is a great actor and also Biehn is great in this.

 

[Salt Bailly]

Cameron really put his cast through the wringer with this one.

 

[Vidyoyo]

Remastered because it wasn't good enough the first time round?

 

[Shakesy]

Cameron really put his cast through the wringer with this one.

Yeah, didn't Harris almost die?

 

[RedTiger]

The Abyss is the only Cameron film I’ve yet to watch. I’ve always been put off by awful cgi but now with this blu ray it should be worth going back to.

The special effects were great even for 1989

 

[Salt Bailly]

Yeah, didn't Harris almost die?

I think Harris and Cameron himself had close shaves, and the female lead had a nervous breakdown.

 

[Sweet Square]

It was amazing when it came out, but will probably not resonate like that in the present given how productions and audience expectations have evolved over the years.

The special effects were great even for 1989

It will be interesting to see if they tried to rework some of the cgi.

Most of Cameron older work really holds up. There’s only a few scenes from the Terminator films and Alien which look outdated. But even then there’s a certain charm to the effect that don’t work.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Michael Biehn really was terrific under Cameron in the 80's.

 

[Norman Brownbutter]

I know hes not everyones cup of tea, but The Critical Drinker did a piece about the behind the scenes of this movie thats really good.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Nah, he's a twat.

 

[Tony Clifton]

It was amazing when it came out, but will probably not resonate like that in the present given how productions and audience expectations have evolved over the years.

Maybe, we shall see.

I've never viewed this film through the lens of its technical production, so to speak. The presence and eeriness of the deep sea and station scenery definitely resonates and the human tensions and elements are palpable. And it ends beautifully. These aspects are the film's essentials. So I believe it will hold…for re-watchers and new audiences alike.

I have seen this film a few times in the past twenty years or so, most recently in 2022 — it delivers and is still amazing.

I know hes not everyones cup of tea, but The Critical Drinker did a piece about the behind the scenes of this movie thats really good.

That was absolutely insane.

 

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