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Model-actress Saffron Burrows plays the researcher; Thomas Jane pulls double-duty as shark expert and action hunk; Samuel L. Jackson's the corporate sponsor who chooses the worst time for an Aquatica tour; and rapper LL Cool J is nicely cast as Aquatica's cook and comic relief. Michael Rapaport, Jacqueline McKenzie, and Stellan Skarsgård round out the cast, most of whom are turned into shark food as the makos turn Aquatica into a floating junkyard. Harlin takes devilish pleasure in providing sudden, unexpected shocks--no small feat in such a derivative thriller--and as a series of action set-pieces, Deep Blue Sea never disappoints. It's inevitable that Burrows should end up in her underwear like Sigourney Weaver in Alien, but even then the movie offers a credible reason for the strip-down; that Deep Blue Sea can be simultaneously ridiculous and sensible is just another one of its shlocky charms. --Jeff Shannon
| ACTORS: | Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson, Jacqueline McKenzie |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Renny Harlin |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 28 July, 1999 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Warner Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-action/Adventure |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 085391724223 |
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Customer Reviews of Deep Blue Sea
It's not supposed to be Jaws. Ignore the nits. The Sharks were not left out of Jaws because it was 'scarier' not to show them, or some other artistic merit reason. According to Spielberg they were left out because Universal did not know how to construct a believeable, realistic Shark at the time. Renny Harlin, 20+ years later DID have advanced sharks, and he makes the most of them. (It took the DVD commentary track to confirm which sharks were geniune and which were artificial) That being said, Forget about ANY comparisons to Jaws regarding Deep Blue Sea. They both take place near large bodies of water, and that's it. Thomas Jane (Face/Off,the Thin Red Line) has a standout performance in the otherwise mostly forgetable cast. LL Cool J provides about the same function here as he did in H20. If you liked him there, you'll love him here. The plot is on par in 'silly motivation' as any other action movie about science gone wrong. Is it any sillier to think Scientists might harvest Shark protein for a remedy than the Amber jelly of an acid secreting xenobiological? No ,it isn't. If you're expecting a horror flick, you'll be left wanting. If you're looking for an action flick where many of the tried and true conventions are tweaked, watch this film. The DVD contains some deleted footage, DVD ROM extras, and the website, but the highlight is the Commentary track, provided by Samuel L Jackson for the first hour or so.
Jaws on Steroids
Director Renny Harlin is best known for his action flicks like Die Hard 2 and The Long Kiss Goodnight. In Deep Blue Sea he combines his trademark action with horror. Centered on genetically enhanced sharks, it's tempting to compare it to Jaws. Indeed, the opening scene pays homage to the classic shark flick, but that is where the similarity ends. Actually, DBS reminds me more of a Michael Crichton movie with its science gone bad storyline. The story takes place on a research laboratory in the middle of the ocean. Researchers are using the brains of live sharks to harvest a protein that is a potential cure for Alzheimer's disease. In order to harvest sufficient amounts of the protein, the lead scientist genetically enhances the shark brains to increase their size. This has the effect of making the sharks "smart". The result is sharks that will do anything to escape captivity.
The action starts early and never lets up. Stranded in the lower levels, the station survivors are picked off one by one as they try to make their way to the surface. Harlin provides ample "sudden" attacks by the sharks to provide several shocking moments. Notable cast members include LL Cool J, Samual L. Jackson, and Michael Rapaport. Model Saffron Burrows takes on the "Sigourney Weaver" heroin role. Deep Blue Sea benefits from the advances in FX since the Days of Jaws. A combination of CGI and animatronics are used to provide convincing sharks.
The disc has some nice extras including a making of documentary, deleted scenes, and commentary from Renny Harlin and S.L. Jackson. The picture is presented nicely in widescreen format. There are quite a few loud noises to give your surround system a workout and it comes across well in Dolby 5.1. If you own Jaws, this movie makes a nice companion piece. Recommended.
14 year old Michelle
I loved this movie! My brother saw it with his friends when it came out, and I loved movies like these but was not able to see rated R movies, but my mother made & exception because my bro saw it first and said that it good, this movie is probbly the most realalistic when it comes to the sharks, shark attack scene's and special effect's, the cast was great, and the cast is & inportent part of a movie, with a bad cast it reck's the whole movie, but everything about this movie rocked, the shark's are so real, it's scary, I'm still shaky about going in the water, the shark's are anamatronic, outside of the really gruseum attack's, that's another thing, if you like movies like this and want violence, gut's, blood, gore and scary diolouge, then this movie will be your favorite, I own the movie, and just to let you know about the badder stuff in it, such as Profanity and Sexual content here's the 411, they have the F- word in it 4 times, though on of the time it is not clear because the man is gasping for air when he say's it, it has G-D- in it like 3 times, (YUCK!) and other not so bad languge that you can watch on t.v., and as far as sexual content, there is none, except when a girl takes her clothes off so her clothes don't catch on fire, but she's in her underwear, you could see that part on t.v., that's another thing, DON'T WATCH IT ON T.V.! They butcher the scene's, it ruin's the movie, watch it on dvd, they take out a few shark attack scene's, This movie is probbly my favorite in this genera, all in all, it rock's WATCH IT! NOT ON T.V.!