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Summary: Deep Blue Sea Rocked My Boat
Review: I had wanted to see this movie since summer but never got the chance. Watching it on DVD though made up for it. The sound to this movie was incredible. At times we felt we were really there in Aquatica. The scenes were suspenseful and unpredictable. One scene though was taken right out of the opening of Cliffhanger, but still seemed to work. Until the very end I did not know who was gonna make it out alive. For the most part the sharks seemed pretty realistic, but there were a few scenes where they looked mechanical. I have seen better quality deleted scenes on DVD before, but the documentaries and commentaries were very good. A great film to watch with friends who get on edge very quickly. I was elbowed three times by the girl sitting next to me from being startled. A great addition to my collection.
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Summary: Corny creature flicks. Take 'em for what they are worth.
Review: While many of the special effects in this film are cheesy and unrealistic, it is a great movie. I love these types of creature flicks. Don't watch this movie expecting to see Jaws because nothing could live up to the horror and suspense of Jaws. This movie is more like Anaconda with sharks; poor special effects, good plot, and lots of laughs. Plus the DVD has lots of cool extras.
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Summary: Modern Masterpiece of Unpretentious Suspense
Review: Renny Harlin has crafted an overlooked masterpiece of modern popcorn culture. An extremely satisfying hybrid of old style disaster movie and modern monster shock flick, this picture accomplishes everything I suspect Harlin set out to do. It's fun, frightening, suspensful and contains THE single greatest death scene in recent cinema. The cast, contrary to many a review, fulfil their roles more than capabley. An eclectic (and international) set of actors all bring credibility to their characters. You care about these people, you want them to survive this ordeal. As for the sharks... Walt Conti's animatronic Mako sharks are breathtaking, beautiful and terrifying. If the CGI incarnations lack believability, it is a minor gripe. Congratulations and thanks to Renny Harlin. He has created an absolute cracker of a movie: epic, involving and, most importantly, cinematic.
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Summary: Popcorn film
Review: This film is simply a good popcorn film. It's good if you feel like having some friends over and rooting for who dies next. It has a good amount of twists but even with its unorthodox character treatment (the two stars die) it has points where it drags and is redundant at times. Overall I don't think this is one you should buy, just rent it and have fun.
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Summary: Jaws Meet's The Abyss!
Review: The people you think will live, die & the people you think die, live! This film is very fun and unpredictable!
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Summary: Snap snap snap....
Review: This movie sure packs a punch. For all you action/horror fans out there, this movie is the right choice for you. First time i saw this movie i noticed from time to time, that my feet were 5 inches from the floor and i squeezed my chair handles tightly. Sharks are really well done, and are MUCH bigger than the shark in jaws. I've seen reviews where this movie is being compared to jaws, but believe me it's nothing like that. Special effects are SUPERB, the sharks look really authentic. Soundtrack in the movie also rocks and keeps the action going. The best part in the movie is that you don't know who's going to die next. Deep blue sea is a movie with unique quality. Renny Harlin sure does know how to make good entertaining action pack. Buy this movie, i can quarantee you won't regret it.
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Summary: Great DVD, okay movie.
Review: This is a movie that I like to compare with the movie SPHERE. Both movies were enjoyable to watch, but not the greatest films ever made. However both of these films have Samuel L. Jackson commentary on the DVDs. It is because of this that these discs are worth buying. He is very funny and a joy to listen to. Even if you hated the movie at least rent the DVD to hear Sam talk about the film. I promise that you will not be disapointed.
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Summary: Jaws goes Hi-tech!
Review: Deep Blue Sea The story is the good old fashion "experiments went wrong" movies such as "The Fly". So, you know what to expect anyway. The acting...I did not like it. By the end of the movie, I really want Saffron Burrows (researcher) to be eaten alive! I love Samuel L. Jackson ever since Pulp Fiction and here in Deep Blue Sea, he did well but not enough to save the story. The DVD features are excellent. You get excellent commentaries from the actors (Jackson) and director. You get TWO documentaries on the makings stuff (not one). Plus some deleted scenes and trailer. (Just for that, I gave the movie 2 stars) The final star was mainly for the special effects done on the sharks.
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Summary: These sharks kick, bite and kill !
Review: This is, by far, the most entertaining movie I've seen this year. I've waited months to see this movie and went with high expectations getting just what I wanted: a thrill-packed action movie. The movie doesn't have much of a plot, but if it keeps you on the edge of your seat for two hours... forget about the plot, it's non-stop fun what matters. You don't have to be an action fan to enjoy this non-stop rollercoaster (if you're not at least you'll get to see a very, and I mean very, beautiful woman strip down to her bikini). Rent it, enjoy it and buy it.
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Summary: Cheap thrills...
Review: This is truly a bad film, and the blame must fall entirely on director Renny Harlin. I listened to his narration on the DVD after viewing the film for the first time, and my suspicions proved accurate - virtually every scene containing any kind of character development was deleted or trimmed for reasons of pacing.What remains is an embarrassing concoction of laughable dialogue, crippled logic and the most phony looking computer animations I have seen in a film. The believability of the story hits rock bottom when the sharks start to systematically herd the survivors around inside the sinking platform. The swimming predators know so much about the layout of the facility, that they have actually figured out a way to sink it. Harlin is a great action director, no doubt about it, but I have my misgivings about the man when it comes to horror. You can't rush an audience into a state of fright. You NEED the expositional shots and character insight to really care and feel for the people in peril. Who gives a rat's behind if Stellan Skarsgård's character is eaten by a shark, when we don't know him any better than LL Cool J's parrot. The mechanical sharks look incredibly good, but the biggest flaw of this film is the Computer Generated ones. I'm getting a tad allergic to this stuff now. If you can blend live-action and computer images seamlessly, fine, but if it looks this fake - forget it. I was fooled a couple of times in "Jurassic Park" but the only time I was fooled in this film, was when I was told it was worth the price of admission.
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