4/8/2006 - Aquaman's Movie Review - The Abyss - 1989
The Abyss
Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Micheal Biehn
Director - James Cameron
There's everything you've ever known about adventure, and then there's The Abyss.
A US Navy missle sub sinks under mysterious circumstances. The boat settles on a ledge several hundred feet deep and on the edge of an even deeper ocean abyss. The SEALS are brought in to salvage the sub's missiles and a deep water oil-drilling rig is commandeered to help. All goes well until the SEAL leader, (Camaron fav Micheal Biehn), suffers from high pressure madness and the rig is visited by the Alien Intelligence that apparently lives in the abyss. The ensuing struggle results in a race against time to prevent World War III. There are lot's of top flight special effects in this film, and the always much discussed 'breathing liquid' scenes. Biehn's decent into madness is excellent.
A very good piece of Sci-Fi, with some nice dive bits.
8.0* on the Aquaman 'Movies that feature Diving or Marine Life' scale.
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