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The Abyss [Blu-ray]
The Abyss [Blu-ray]
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2Cheesy and Stale
4This piece of solid sci-fi/adventure comes to DVD
5Angels in the Void
41%Water... the final frontier
41%A film so close to perfection it hurts...
11%Infuriating --
20%Fantasy Beneath the Ocean
4A Claustraphobia Inducing Deep Sea Thriller - Now with Bonus Aliens!
5This is how a DVD should be done
4The Abyss
51%DVD COLLECTION
51%the abyssit
41%Classic Sci-Fi film - extended is great!
10%SIMPLY HORRIBLE
51%Great Movie- DON'T get the Special Edition, get the Collector's Ed.
30%So-so underwater sci-fi and did anyone catch the quick tribute to 10cc?
4Good deep water movie to own
5Soon to be a Classic
21%Not the best DVD edition
4I love these movies
4Unusual movie
11%VERY MISLEADING
11%NOT ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN !!!!!!!
50%The Abyss
5A MUST have for your DVD collection!
11%Almost bought this one!
51%A Science Fiction Classic
40%SUPER!!!!!
40%Non-Anamorphic is ok for the Abyss
11%If only I had read these posts...
50%perfect
11%Great movie...dissapointing dvd
11%A Total Waste Of Money
11%Give me a break
11%Unbelievable!
11%Lenticular Rip off Do not get OUT FOXED
11%NON-anamorphic picture
51%One of my Top 10 Films, but I admit it's not for everyone
5Simply Brilliant
51%Epic Action/Thriller - Great DVD Package
51%Wonderful film and very masterful..
30%A decent movie marred
41%Special Edition adds extra sub-plot
31%Too big for its britches
40%Could have been great...
4Interesting Science Fiction
51%A Great Sci-Fi Movie
4Movie review
10%Good film but Amazon DVD not the SE as advertised or marked
51%Underwater UFOs (Amazing)
51%Still one of the best scifi movies
51%One of the best sci-fi movies of all time
51%Amazing.
21%DVD flawed during manufacture!?
51%One of my favorite movies
5Another Cameron masterpiece!
51%fantastic
51%a great movie that is helped with the footage put back in it
51%Comments on Paul Schorsch's review
41%Starts off slow but it is very touching
40%Movie 5, DVD 3
11%Squished Picture Too
41%Moving Story Triumphs Over Special Effects
51%Wow what an experience!!!
4A rare achievement for a "special edition".
4SEA HUNT meets CLOSE ENCOUNTERS!
31%Don't bother with this version
5Exploration of the final two frontiers.
41%Excellent movie, with some of the best effects ever!
41%Very good, very solid movie
41%MAKES YOU FEEL UNDER THE WATER
30%Glad they deleted these scenes
30%NOT A MOVIE YOU CAN SEE OVER & OVER AGAIN...
5Probably one of the most tamest he's done but still great
5Great Movie
41%The parts are greater than the whole.
41%One of Cameron's best
50%emotional deep sea impact
40%Underwater-thrill =)
11%Missing 5.1 audio!!!
51%An awfull big Adventure!
30%A Boring Plunge Into The Deep
51%Great movie, but a cheesy new ending
31%What is this digipak version?
41%Beautifully made, a little dramatic
21%False Advertising
4The Abyss (1989)
51%Jame's Cameron's best, second only to TITANIC.
51%Amazing movie!
41%You Have To Wonder
1ABYSS - MAL
51%The Abyss - A true Science Fiction classic!
11%Great Movie, Poor DVD
21%Great film, poor DVD edition
21%Non-anamorphic disapointment
21%Good effects offset by weak story
31%Deep Sea E.T.
51%"When you look long into an abyss,
50%"Keep your Panty Hose On"
40%They had me till the end
51%One Of The Greatest DVDs Ever Created!
21%"The Abyss" Single Disc Edition--Misleading Advertising !!!
51%One of the best movies I've ever seen!
5Underwater Thriller
51%The Real Abyss
41%Ahhhh - wonderful film!
31%Abyssmal?
51%Great DVD, superb film! Mary E Mastrantonio is outstanding
31%Epic effects, almost epic story...
50%Excellent Movie, Good Transfer
51%Brilliant movie making
51%The Abyss Is Visually Stimulating!
51%Many Hidden Trailers
3Slow, but ambitious and beautifully photographed.
41%A great action film, but.....
51%Must have for your collection
4Good, but could have been better
21%Not as advertised, Missing 5.1 sound only 2 channel audio
5Text-only commentary is as good as any audio.
5One of the Best Sci-Fi/Adventure film ever made.
21%Could do better
50%One of my favorite movies
51%What the Theatrical Release Should Have Been
51%Hidden Trailers!
51%My favorit movie of all Time
10%It JUST Sucks!
4Already great story, turned greater!!
51%THE ABYSS!
31%Need the Anamorphic version to see true Abyss
5Sci-fi action with an emotional core
51%Good movie!
51%The Abyss is a "Must Have" DVD
50%Amazing
51%Cameron's *real* underwater epic
41%Cameron's Art Show
5...the abyss also gazes into you.
5A Major Event
51%Plunge into "The Abyss"
51%DVD loaded with great stuff
20%"Abyss-mal" is more like it
51%The REAL End is there!!!
5A Wonderful DVD
51%Terrific movie, well formatted DVD
51%The ultimate DVD masterpiece
41%James Cameron once again proves himself a master . . .
51%The best deep sea thriller ever!
11%It will not appear good on 16x9 TVs
20%Dumb.
51%Talk about INTENSE!
41%not the best by james cameron
41%Incredible movie, fantastic Special Effects, Excellent Story
51%Better ending, better movie
51%Deep Sea Adventure for True Romantics
51%When will the special editions stop?
41%THIS FILM IS AN ENIGMA....
51%Buy it now
40%Movie excellent - but why no Standard version?
40%Very good film and very good DVD
50%The Best movie about underwater contact
50%The Abyss
10%Not for this century!
5Get this edition to see how Cameron really wanted the movie
50%One of the best movies ever made
51%Doing "The Abyss" Justice
50%An Ocean Of Delight
31%Be forewarned....!
50%Cameron's Silent Masterpiece
30%Intersting
41%One Thrilling Movie
41%Better Hold Your Breath
50%Great Movie
41%Glug
51%Excellent Movie - Excellent DVD
51%Down to the Abyss
41%What Special Edition DVDs are all about
40%Great Movie!
50%Get this DVD
5ABYSS - a great movie expierence
51%Absolutely my favorite Cameron Film
21%Disappointing letterbox transfer
31%Cameron's "I'm a Great Director" turn...
40%Superior DVD...so-so movie
51%How deep can you go?
4This Special Edition is what DVD was made for
5"If you look deep into an abyss, the abyss looks into you"
4The Total Abyss
5An Experience Like No Other
41%The Abyss is a great movie. The special edition rules!
51%DVD the way it should be!
51%Now this is a special edition!
51%James Cameron at his best
51%Why this is not anamorphic
50%High pressure excitement
41%You Just Can't Cut James Cameron...
51%Top class DVD package from 20th Century Fox -- again
4The Abyss rises to a new depth...
5The best DVD yet released
5Close Encounters Down Under
5TH E ABYSS, AN INSTANT CLASSIC
30%The Editor did a good Job.
5James Cameron should have stopped here...
5This movie has 10 times the meaning with the directors cut..
20%SAD ENDING...
4Sweet DVD
40%DVD is packed!
51%BUY this DVD, its amazing!
51%A depth of riches.
51%The best DVD ever made!
51%A must have disc
50%Original version: 4 stars. Special Edition: 5.
51%So, I'm easy to please.
4Underwater Thrills!
5Best of the Best
30%Amiss with the Abyss
51%Great movie, and the best DVD in my collection of 130
31%Dive in to the extras for a tedious film
51%All DVD's Should Be This Good
51%The Abyss - Special Edition
5Amazing Special Features!
4Incredible value, but not picture perfect.
51%Yet another James Cameron epic restored
51%Great Movie, Great DVD
51%Complete
51%Oldy but a Goldie
51%DVD AT ITS BEST
5Fantastic - buy this DVD set now!
51%Worth the price of admission!
5blown away & about time
4Watch the documentary first.
51%The Abyss - As it was Intended
4Great DVD, but..............
4Abyss DVD 2 disk set
5Behold The Abyss
5GREATEST DVD EVER
51%D.C. an improvement; Great extras; Good film
5Too many extras? Nah.
5The director's cut seals it.
50%Isn't it Great?
51%Sets a New Standard for Extras!
5Feeling the deep blue ocean out.
41%Awsome....but....
51%Fantastic vidio and audio
5James Cameron's Secord Best Work Next To ALIENS
30%tedium beneath the sea
10%The ABYSS - A real LOSER!
50%Is it funny?
51%The Abyss: Special Edition
51%THIS is why you should own a DVD player!
51%One of my ten best picks
5The Abyss Special Edition DVD
51%This is what DVD's were made for...
40%A great movie, but the Director's Cut is too preachy
50%Surfs Up
41%You've Not See The Abyss Until You've Seen This Cut!
51%An intense and emotional underwater epic.
5Beautiful movie! two thumbs up!
5Wait for the DVD, get the directors cut
41%Definitely underrated
51%No WAY it's underrated! You must not be a diver....
51%Overrated? It is way underrated!
4Read the Book by Orson Scott Card
30%Quite overrated -- and ooohhh that ending! Pewwww!
51%Where the bright lights are....
4It is about time for this release.
51%I would have rated it 10 if I could have.
5The Abyss Special Edition
51%.
51%Truly masterful, just like most of Cameron's other works
51%ALL TIME FAVORITE - MAKE IT AVAILABLE ON "DVD" WIDESCREEN
20%A kind of ripoff as you don't get the full 4 hour version!
4Great special effects, makes a good science lesson, too.
41%A well crafted, but flawed science fiction classic
51%Read the book as well
5My favorite
5Director's Cut Actually Makes Sense!!!
5great
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