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rambond
07-27-16, 06:37 PM
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it's a superb film, an original alien encounter, i ve seen this movie a couple of times, but didn t admire it until after multiple viewings, a real scifi gem in my opinion.
What I liked so much about this movie was that this time the aliens didn't feel threatening at all. It was something completely different from what we were used to see and it worked perfectly. This was a beautiful, well-crafted movie with some very fine acting and with some excellent special effects.
Cameron is the ultimate director in my opinion, Although he is a pain to work with, he gets his image across and proves why he is such a movie hit machine.
behind the technology lies a distinctively human element. This enables The Abyss, despite the extra terrestrial goings on, to approach the audience on their level and suck viewers in to the film, and i got sucked indeed in this.
ed harris is superb in this, anw i like him in any movie, he's just such a great actor and a great emotional actor aswell.
james cameron creates the tension like very few directors out there(ALIENS RING THE BELL),
so yeah all in all i enjoyed this movie a lot, and i recommend it to every sci fi fanboy out there.
have your say about how did u feel about the movie?

The Rodent
07-27-16, 06:41 PM
The Abyss is one of the most persistent movies to appear on my Top 100. It's one movie that is always in there.


The extended cut is great.