Deep Blue Sea
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Movie Reviews of Deep Blue Sea
Movie Review: Makes Jaws look like a relaxing fishing trip.
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is increadible, mainly because it has no respect for it's cast. Anyone can die in this film. Someone who's the main character one minute is shark food the next. Although Renny Harlin took the 'special effects' option instead of building up real suspense, it works. There are some real shock moments in this film.Basically it's Genetic Modification gone bazerk, super intelligent sharks, modified for the purpose of curing a disease, turn against their creators in a frenzy of snapping jaws and red-water scenes. I know, it's not the most in-depth plot review but that's it really, which doesn't matter because the great content makes up for the barely existant story.
The cast is great. Saffron Burrows shows that she is more than just cleavage as the meddling scientist who went too far, while Thomas Jane succeeds as the action hero (Even though he falls down about 50 times) and LL Cool J is surprisingly good as the comic relief/chef. Although he's playing the token 'cowardly character' Michael Rapaport gives a good performance, Stellan Skarsgard and Samuel L Jackson are both very talented actors who are good in any film and Jacqueline McKenzie gives more than just a creadible performance, watch the deleted scenes to see her at her best.
I would reccommend this film to anyone who likes a high tension thriller with plenty or guts'n'gore, but it belongs in anyone's DVD collection. It's in mine ;).
Sweek!
Movie Review: darn scary
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a surprisingly fantastic movie. Great acting, great plot, mediocre gore and a widely unknown type of shark, the Short-fin Mako that can scare the pants off you.I had two problems.
1. Renny Harlin bragged about his sharks, saying no one could tell the difference between real makos, his robots or the CGI sharks. It's a lie. You can easily tell the difference. He even said one of his friends thought that the shark that killed Mchael Rapaport's character was real. Sure Harlin, it really was a real shark, not CGI.
2. Susan McAlester. What kind of [person] would purposefully jump in the water with a cut hand and swim out so far? Why not just swim out a tiny bit, before swimming out. SHE COULD HAVE LIVED! If I were Saffron Burrows, I'd say to the director to change that, becuase when Preacher kills the shark, he'd been munched by it just minutes before, Ii seriously doubt he would have been able to stand up.
There were some great shockers, like Samuel L. Jackson's death scene, fantastic. And the robots did bring a touch of reality into it that the Jaws films wouldn't have been able to. But you can't blame them, it wass the seventies after all.
This is one of those movies you rent for when a whole lot of your friends come around, or if it's a rainy afternoon. But whatever you do, don't watch this movie for the first time before you go to the beach.
Movie Review: JAWS EAT MY SHORTS
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best film I've seen this year. It's also the first but I've every confidence in it. If you liked Jaws get this film because things have moved on a bit.When we think of shark films we imagine humans in their territory. In DBS we have sharks in human territory. This is a movie which should appeal to everyone. An credible Jurrassic Parkesque story where these biological farmed beasts take on man in his own environment. These things are far more fearful than regular sharks. These fish are killing machines with intelligence, strategy and pack instinct.
The story is also credible. The special effects and thrill support the story rather than the other way round. The special effects are amazing, and the use of animatronics is fantastic. What you see in the movie is what you really have - no computer effects. Well, OK, some but computer controlled animatronic sharks were used extensively (computer effects were used where the speed of movement of the beast presented a problem). And these things could swim and move just like the real thing.
The movie's special features are also very worthwhile. Just get it and see.
Movie Review: A-1 entertainment!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's too bad that the teens don't get eaten in the beginning of the movie. Stupid college people drinking beer underage and listening to "music". Happily, a shark escapes the facility and begins to much on the boat. Along comes Thomes Jane and pumps 300000000cc's of some tranquilizer stuff into the shark. The financial backer of the experiment, Russel Franklin (Samuel L Jackson), is a bit concerened becuase if he doesn't see results in 2 days, he'll lose about 200 million dollars. So he decideds to visit the facility himself to see what the heck's going on. He hops on board a sea plane, and arrives at Aquatica. Soon after, one of the most entertaining action sequences follows his arrival. Starting at the experiment and ending at the largest movie explosion I have ever seen. The movie is worth seeing just for that. Excellient movie, great cast, wonderful action, and memorable porformances.Movie Review: Luminous!
Summary: 5 Stars
The sharks are smarter than the people! Mind-boggling! Scientists have come up with the cure to Alzheimer's Disease with the sharks' fluids? Genius. Thomas Jane is a shark hunter and LL Cool J is a cook! YES! Samuel L. Jackson makes fun of the midget from "Fantasy Island" (a moment of uproarious laughter). A pretty English lady who started the whole experiment made inferior decisions by letting the sharks stay alive. The sharks bit off a guy's arm, flooded the research center, made a helicopter crash into a tower and explode which started the fiasco. Superb! It was marvelous when Jackson tried to lead the group of scientists and the shark popped out of the water and ate [him]. Too bad the sharks didn't live happily ever after eating fresh meat from coast-to-coast. Electrocution, explosions and excitement! LL Cool J delivers, Thomas Jane kicks butt and Saffron Burrows was too hot. YES, YES and more YES!