great suspenseful underwater sci-fi

Interesting sci-fi with a good cast and some very impressive special effects. Despite being made in the 80's where a lot of movies look like trash it manages to escape feeling horrendously dated by culture (the clothes aren't terrible and the music is good too). While the plot itself isn't super original or anything (effectively 2010 under the sea) it does manage to keep things interesting. Certainly worth seeing.

Pretty cheesy but pretty fun.

It's really really good up until the end where it turned into children theater.. Other than that, quite a good watch, not a boring second (except the end). I watched the DC by the way, i read that the original ending is a bit different.

2/5

James Cameron gave me an enjoyable ride to the bottom of the ocean in the special edition of The Abyss in which an underwater oil rig crew is tasked to look for survivors in a sunk nuclear submarine. While the film is quite long, and the message at the end lacks all subtlety, having little to do with the film itself, the rest of the movie was filled with clever special effects, a strong story line and an atmosphere that felt cramped and timeless, just as it should be underwater.