Deep Blue Sea (BD) [Blu-ray]

It’s always a great sign when a shark takes down a helicopter in the first 20 minutes!A lot of shark movies lose steam partway through but this one just kept getting momentum because Sherman kept being on screen and having lines!Our enjoyment of this film was based largely around two factors:How likely Susan was to dieHow likely Sherman was to liveSherman is maybe the best character we’ve had in a movie since Fin Shepherd himself.Therefore this is a great and perfect movie. We had a lot of fun chanting for Susan’s blood and screaming about how flimsy this entire lab was considering they built super sharks that can throw a dude hard enough through water to just shatter the glass? Like that seems like a major oversight.Samuel L Jackson is in this and he dies unceremoniously in the middle of a sentence in his built up avalanche-related backstory and it is GLORIOUS.However, the credit song we have decided is a spiritual predecessor to the Ballad of Sharknado and therefore redeems any remaining flaws this movie has.

When I saw this film during its initial release, the film swept the audience along and kept our adrenaline rushing throughout its running time. When we watched this recent addition to our DVD library that same adrenaline rush was there, even though we knew where the plot was going. Great action film. Won't disappoint.

I rented this when Blockbusters was still kicking. Wow, I know right !!!!! Anyway it really is a good movie. Such a different plot from most shark movies. i like shark movies, not the stupid ones though. You know the ones. If you do, I won’t judge !!! Just not my thing. This movie makes you stop and think a little bit about how far do the pharmaceutical folks go to make the big bucks we all know they get. I won’t go farther than that, no spoiler alert here !! The story does out do the special effects here, but consider when it was made and budget. LLCool J is fantastic in this. Such a different part than what we associate with him. Anyway watch this movie. There are 2 other movies after this, trust me, you really don’t need to see those. Of course you may be like me and just want to see where they went with this story. I was disappointed a lot. This is a good movie. Try it.

BOTTOM LINE: For dumb scary fun, DEEP BLUE SEA is a pretty good popcorn flick. Head & shoulders above the tidal wave of giant killer shark movies you'll find floating around video stores and thru online retailers. But don't get soaked. Buy it used for cheap and be happy. 4 STARSTHE STORY (contains spoilers): Eggheads working at a refurbished WWII submarine refueling base on the Pacific ocean are trying to synthesize a drug that combats the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's, using fluid from the genetically-enlarged brains of three Mako sharks. After spending many months & piles of cash, they're close but have no concrete results. The entrepreneur backing them gives the crew just 48 hours to produce viable results or else he'll shut them down and write off the project. At the proverbial 11th hour the scientists surprise even themselves, creating a protein from the shark brain fluid that seems to reactivate Alzheimer's damaged brain cells ...but their success & celebration is incredibly short-lived when a powerful tropical storm hits the sea base. The three huge, abnormally-intelligent test sharks take advantage of the opportunity and orchestrate a fiendishly clever plan to trick the scientists into unwittingly releasing these mutant apex predators back into the Deep Blue Sea. Trapped out in the middle of the ocean, with no way escape or call for help, the heavily damaged complex inexorably sinking around them and three huge, highly intelligent sharks looking for a quick snack before heading out to sea, what will this handful of very smart but also very weary and very scared people do? Who will survive?THOUGHTS: This is another of those silly yet fun nature-on-the-loose movies in the tradition of ANACONDA & LAKE PLACID where you just put your thinker in neutral and enjoy the mindless mayhem. You'll have to suspend your disbelief, because the F/X in DEEP BLUE SEA are quite dated since this was filmed during the adolescent days of CGI. Many shots are pretty cringe-worthy now, but no more so than stop-motion effects were way back in the day, I suppose. Just use your imagination and go with it. Thankfully, the full-size animatronic sharks kick things up a notch, as they are very cool and believably realistic. Most of the acting ensemble (among them a woodenly macho Thomas Jane, amiable Michael Rapaport, L.L. Cool J, and soon-to-be Thor's pal, Stellan Skarsgård) seems to be having a good time, delivering silly dialogue that's cornier than a silo full of Jiffy Pop, (but that usually goes hat-in-hand with this kind of film). Samuel L. Jackson is the most polished member of the cast, and gets what has to be one of the greatest death scenes ever put on film. (Certainly one of the most memorably shocking!) Director Renny (DIE HARD 2) Harlin engineers the entire movie like one, long cinematic spookhouse funride. And it works for the most part.THE BLU-RAY: Nothing to exactly cheer about, the Blu-ray for DEEP BLUE SEA is a decent if unspectacular affair. Good sharp picture and a solid level soundmix help make this a worthy purchase if you have a Blu player but don't yet own the film. If you've got the DVD then I cannot fully recommend a double-dip. The bonus features have merely been ported over from the DVD; (audio commentary with Renny Harlin & Samuel L. Jackson, 2 mini-featurettes, deleted scenes & the theatrical trailer).

Of course every shark film made after 1975 will get compared to Jaws. Jaws is a classic from start to finish. I dont consider Deep Blue Sea a classic, but its still a very good film. It shouldnt be compared to Jaws because its really NOTHING like it other than having sharks in both movies. Ive always enjoyed the films acting and its furious pace. Its really an action packed thriller. Thats the best way to describe it. Deep Blue Seas special effects have been talked about ever since the film came out. Of course, opinions vary on if the effects are good or bad. I personally havent seen a movie where the CGI stuff looked 110% real. Nevertheless, I think the sharks look pretty cool. Maybe not completely real, but they look really good. I thought the effects as a whole were always awesome in this. The effects are some the factors that make the film good but they arent what make it great. What makes this great is the pace and action scenes during the entire film. It doesnt stop with the action, the whole film is like one huge ride. Its pretty much nonstop. Like I noted, the acting is good too. The actors certainly did the best they could with what little dialogue they had. Thomas Jane played his character very well and I loved his performance. Ive seen the film numerous times and every single time Ive been entertained to the fullest. Thats what its meant to be is entertaining, not a huge epic. I loved this from the first viewing. I think that its underrated and deserves a lot more credit. I recommend it to those who like a good thriller or action movie.

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パニックものは最初から最後までハラハラドキドキして次はどうなる！と観客に思わさないと全然面白くなくなってしまう。この作品はそういう意味では高レベルだと思う。

I used to watch this all the time as a kid, one of my favourite shark movies aside from Jaws. The Animatronic sharks are unbelievably realistic and just all around great. Been looking for this for a few years now on streaming platform’s, in stores and haven’t found it anywhere. Glad to have it again, this time on dvd and not vhs