The Abyss (1989)

Movies Watched in 2013 (144 movies items)

"09.05.2013"

My 20 Sci- Fi Movies (20 movies items)

"Lt. Coffey: It went straight for the warhead, and they think it's cute. James Cameron brings a thoughtfull beautiful movie, and more special effects. James Cameron set many standard, with his sci-fi movies. The Abyss is also a good story, and visualy stunning it never disapoints. "

Films and the critics who hate them (732 movies items)

"The attempt to extract the essences of several genres (cold-war submarine thriller, love story, Disney fantasy, pseudomystical SF in the Spielberg mode) and mix them together ultimately leads to giddy incoherence. - Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader I'd sooner believe that Moby Dick could swim up the drainpipe. - Rita Kempley, Washington Post This overlong concoction is scuppered by dire dialogue, histrionic performances and maudlin sentimentality. - Geoff Andrew, Time Out "

A Complete review of James Cameron’s work (9 movies items)

" Cast : Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio What was it about? A civilian diving team are enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and face danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. My two cents: Pretty much like 'True Lies', I have seen this only once and a long time ago so I should really re-watch it. Even though it is not one of Cameron's work most heralded work, many people are really fan of this flick. And who could blame them? It is visually quite impressive and "

Yet Another Listal Member's Top 50 Fave Movies (50 movies items)

""Close Encounters Of The Under-Water Kind". Or maybe even "The Day The Ocean Stood Still". We humans are a species capable of our own destruction. Or of our own salvation. And though sometimes, it's can seem like we're going down the road of total annihilation, there's still enough within us to choose otherwise. At least, that's the kind of hope the water-breathing life-forms from outer space in this film seem to hold about us. Personally, I think this is James Cameron's masterpiece. And it's"

Year By Year Of My Favorite Flix (94 movies items)

"We humans are a species capable of our own destruction. Or of our own salvation. And though sometimes, it's can seem like we're going down the road of total annihilation, there's still enough within us to choose otherwise. At least, that's the kind of hope the water-breathing life-forms from outer space in this film seem to hold about us. Personally, I think this is James Cameron's masterpiece. And it's actually two stories in one. The alien storyline that provides the twist for the film, crosse"

Holt Movie Collection (1517 movies items)

"DVD"

Academy Award for Best Cinematography: 1980's (51 movies items)

"Mikael Salomon "

Favorite Films of All Time (1999 Edition) (450 movies items)

"Debut"

Listal's top 100 favorite sci-fi films (114 movies items)

"Points:(5) Chosen by: Gaby(5)"

James Cameron's best movie? You decide! (9 movies items)

" Votes: 5: 3: TrekMedic 1: Fortunato, Jprc10"

SHOULD IT HAVE WON? 1989... POLL (12 movies items)

"milca. Total Votes - 1"