Deep Blue Sea
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Movie Reviews of Deep Blue Sea
Movie Review: Deep Blue Sea... one of the best DVDs I have ever witnessed!
Summary: 5 Stars
Where should I start, well I guess the story and characters, and all that mumbo jumbo should be left alone. Let's talk about the DVD itself. The picture quality is near reference quality; only some minor film grain make it somewhat "inferior" to reference discs. The sound; well, this is more troublesome. Why? because it's low in dialouge scenes, yet way too loud in the action scenes and the so-called "Shark Attack" scenes. Then again, the dialouge is so cliche-ridden (except for some very juicy twists), the sound IS reference quality after all! Anyhow, to the extras. What can I say, they are mixed bags. The documentaries are OK, but just OK. Don't get me wrong, they offered good insights into filmmaking (the film that is), how they created the lackluster CGI sharks, and their far superior counterparts, and they do offer some brief, but good, behind-the-scenes production footage. The still gallery is also just OK, even though it does contain nice set and production photographs. The deleted scenes are actually somewhat interesting, yet the picture quality is so bad, you can hardly see what's going on in the scene; in total, there are about maybe 15 minutes of deleted footage in these scenes cut from the final cut; check them out they prove to be, suprisingly, very much worth your time.
OK, here's were we're getting to the really "Sink Your Teeth Into Special Features" the disc somewhat tantalizes you with. First of all is the Star/Director commentary provided; It's highly entertaining and hardly dry or boring. In the director's side, Renny Harlin provides the viewer with Visual FX information, some casting insights, he tells us the little twists he put into the film, and some production information. Samuel L. Jackson on the other hand, talks about HIS character most of the time in the commentary, ironic isn't it. Now we get to what I think is the best supplement, the film's theatrical trailer. Sure, you might think "What the Heck are you saying," but it's true, this trailer provides everything about the film and never gives away the plot, most of the time; and in traditional "Hollywood Action Films", or should I say in traditional "Jerry Bruckheimer Action Films", the film's "intense" sequences are played in hectic fast motion. Did I mention the music in the trailer fits the film perfectly, almost as good as the score fit in the faboulous Ever After trailer(no, not the film, the way the film eas shown in the trailer!).
Oh yeah, one more thing, Amazon.com., I think you didn't quite tell the thruth when you wrote in your "Edition Details" box, that production notes were included. As for the filmmographies, I honestly don't find a purpose for them to be included in DVDs, unless you're going to put an easter egg or make up the bios of the cast and crew, ala The Limey DVD.
Movie Review: good muncher, terrible victim
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this movie, start to finish, mostly because I'm a shark fan. Except two things. Saffron Burrows' character. What kind of idiot, cuts her hand, and jumps in the water, when she knows there's an 8,000 pound mako shark with, as quoted by Samuel L. Jackson's character, 'a brain the size of a flat-head V8 engine' swimming around. She was one of the stars I expected to live, not to die a violent and gruesome, though horribly fake death?The second thing, was director Renny Harlin's bragging. He says that he would dare anyone to guess which of hsi sharks is real, a robot or CGI. It's easy. There's no real makos, just about fifteen shots with a robot, and a bagillion with CGI. Sure the robots are better than Jaws, but they're not that good.
I think the plot was excellent. A doctor experimenting with the brains of mako sharks, (making them super-smarter) to find a miracle cure for Alzheimers disease. She finds one, but then, obviously, a storm hits, someone gets injured, and the helicopter that comes to rescue him crashes because of a shark. What do you expect? Then the glass in the wet lab shatters, water floods Aquatica, (the facility) and they're in big trouble.
Some of the deleted scenes should have been left in there though, like some more depth into the characters, and soemthign to make you feel sorry Jacqueline McKenzie dying. She was pregnant.
Some of the shocks are when Samuel L. Jackson's giving a big speech on survival, when a mako juimps out of a tiny pool, grabs him, pulls him under, and, with the help of the small mako, rips him in two, and Saffron Burrows idiotic attempt at baiting a shark, when she could have just dipped her hand into the water and shaken it, and I'm just never gonna get over that.
The climax was pretty good, some nice chunks of mako going everywhere, and of course, the rest of the crew coming back from the mainland just as the last and biggest mako blows up to fid Aquatica destroyed, and their boss and fellow workmates dead.
THe best scene was again with Saffron Burrows, but this time she stripped to her undies, and electrocuted the small mako, as well as the opener.
The score was also extremely good, spine-chilling.
All in all, this is an excellent movie, even better if your a shark fan, like me, not an average monster movie.
Movie Review: Not as good as Jaws, but totally entertaining in its own!
Summary: 5 Stars
A movie that is jam-packed with stunning special effects, talented actors, and a wonderful mix of elemental storylines and twists in its plot. Deep Blue Sea begins with the quest of a scientist who wishes to find a cure for the disease Alzheimer's. The man who funds the project ventures out on a visit to the test center Aquatica, far off the coast of the United States in the Pacific. After the discovery that the process of extracting protein from the shark's brain is a success, a tropical storm bears down on the test station, and that's when the things begin to go wrong. The film contains a combination of elements from The Poseidon Adventure, Jurassic Park, and, of course, Jaws. The characters are believable, and the actors play them to perfection in the most heightened moments of the film. The special effects, with the exception of a few moments, are seamless, though scenes in which humans are devoured underwater tend to have a computerized look to them. Trevor Rabin, who composed the score for the 1998 asteroid flick Armageddon, has come up with a truly intense and terrifying theme for the sharks as well as a brilliant score to accompany the movie's many intense scenes which will have you holding your breath. The plot takes many twists and turns, and you may be thinking one thing while something totally different is going to happen. The DVD release of this movie is one of the best in my collection. The anamorphic widescreen format hosts brilliant colors and solid blacks and blues. The Dolby Digital soundtrack is masteredin 5.1 surround, but if your receiver is only Dolby Pro-Logic, don't fret: the sound is still tremendous. You can't even tell the difference, and you are able to hear each boom or scream. There are tons of special features on this DVD, including a theatrical trailer, two featurettes on the making of various projects, scenes that didn't make it to the final cut, and even audio commentary to accompany the film. If you need a film full of suspense and tension that will have you surprised at every point, then this movie is a must.Movie Review: Best Worst Movie EVER
Summary: 5 Stars
the key to watching this movie is to understand its true nature. you might be tempted to watch this as a cautionary tale about the dangers of playing God, perhaps expecting Frankenstein, or Gattaca. you may also be tempted to watch this as a summer popcorn flick: big scary sharks, girl who must undress to kill said sharks, rapper/actor as shark fodder, etc. neither of these approaches is correct. you will be disappointed (thus, the various one-star reviews). you must watch this movie understanding that this is the GREATEST BAD MOVIE YOU WILL EVER WATCH. it's as if Ingmar Bergman undertook to make a porno, but decided to explore the bad qualities of the genre, instead of elevating it (like Spielberg has done for various genres). therefore, this movie is a careful meditation on really bad action films. it's ridiculous. but oh so well-crafted. there is whimsy. there is suspense. it is too clever to actually be this stupid. so you wink along and enjoy it. from the beginning it is perfectly pitched, pretending as if it were in fact a summer action movie. until Samuel L. Jackson's big scene. you know of what i speak. at that point, one is put on clear notice that this is not merely a by-the-numbers summer action movie. this is an absurd farce. but a really clever one. at that point, all bets are off. sharks move up, down, and backwards like fighter jets. helicopters are not safe from these things. the sharks actually have motivation. they are fighting for their freedom, like Che Guevera. Sharke Libre!! as for the poor humans, it is eminently obvious who will survive. but at the end, the film is like PSYCHE, B!T@H&5!! it is, at this juncture, also a pointed commentary about assuming the fate of the black guy. you ponder who the racist summer-shark-movie-watcher might be, and you look in the mirror and realize....it is I.Movie Review: Intense, fun action
Summary: 5 Stars
Was the plot a little thin? Was the story implausable? Was some of the dialouge cringe-worthy. Yeah, sure I suppose so, but in the end it dosen't really matter. It's an action movie, and it sure delivers on that front. Particularly surprising was ultra-stud muffin Thomas Jane(who I'd never even heard of previously), who comes off as something of a cross between Bruce Willis in Die Hard mode, Harrison Ford during the Star Wars/Indiana Jones era and Kevin Costner with his ever present tough sensativity. I dig Thomas Janes, can you tell? He makes one heck of a hero. Saffron Burrows was another pleasnt surprise. She actually is trying to give depth to a character that the entire movie is, somewhat unfairly, against. Looking and sounding like the flesh and blood incarnate of Tomb Raider's Lara Croft, she was wholly believable, in my humble opinion, in what little she got to do. Samuel Jackson. What can I say? Awesome as always, and certainly the biggest surprise of the movie comes from a scene with his character. The writing wasn't entirely bad(I've seen worse in movies that got critical praise) and provided a few genuine laughs and thrills. The action is astounding and mesmerising as one would expect from Renny Harlin. The DVD version is excellent, with Sam Jackson's commentary often times becoming laugh out loud funny. The deleted scenes were nice and left me wishing they'd been re-edited back into the movie as they would have really served to flesh out some of the characters. Plus I love the smoldering look Carter(Jane) gives Susan(Burrows) during her birthday speech. That right there: worth the price of the DVD. Yeah sure, the 'God against the devil sharks' was really lame, but it didn't ruin it for me. I wanted fun, mindless thrills and that's what I got. What more could I ask for?