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With a voracious trio of mako sharks wreaking havoc, Deep Blue Sea dares to up the ante on Jaws, but director Renny Harlin trades the nuanced suspense of Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster for the trickery of the digital age. In other words, why build genuine terror when you can show ill-fated humans getting torn into bloody chunks? The aforementioned makos have been lab rats in an effort to harvest a miracle cure for Alzheimer's disease from the brains of sharks, but the research has an unfortunate side effect: the sharks get smarter, and they're determined to break out of Aquatica, the deep-sea complex where they've been penned.
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
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
THIS IS SUCH A GOOD MOVIE. I LOVE IT. ITS MY 5TH FAV. MOVIE. ITS GREAT. THE SHARKS LOOK SO COOL AND IT MAKES U HAVE THAT OLD FAMILOR FEELING. ITS NOT SAVE TO GO BACK IN THE WATER.
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Format:DVD
Deep Blue Sea is one of those new millenium type shark movies.
Little character, big action- lots of CGI monsters and guts.
But don't get me wrong, its all good, well, mostly.
The acting from the main cast (Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, Samuel L Jackson) is reasonable enough for this type of movie.
The effects are mid-range. Absolutely awesome robotics is hindered by poorly crafted CGI sharks.
Explosions and debris abound, all well presented and created.
Some 'shocking' deaths of important characters when they shouldn't have, stunted people's ideas and viewing pleasure, but had some very good action sequences, example the shark attacks in the elevator shaft and Burrows' bedroom.
Relatively well done directing from Renny Harlin, okay script-with some good emotional and comedic moments.
Little character, big action- lots of CGI monsters and guts.
But don't get me wrong, its all good, well, mostly.
The acting from the main cast (Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, Samuel L Jackson) is reasonable enough for this type of movie.
The effects are mid-range. Absolutely awesome robotics is hindered by poorly crafted CGI sharks.
Explosions and debris abound, all well presented and created.
Some 'shocking' deaths of important characters when they shouldn't have, stunted people's ideas and viewing pleasure, but had some very good action sequences, example the shark attacks in the elevator shaft and Burrows' bedroom.
Relatively well done directing from Renny Harlin, okay script-with some good emotional and comedic moments.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
I really liked this movie!It is one of my favorite movies!You dont have to worry about renting it,just go ahead and buy it.You wont be sorry!It has lots of blood,gore,action,and great effects.Its about some scientest and shark experts doing tests on 3 huge sharks.But the tests are making the sharks meaner and smarter.Now the sharks are flooding the building(its in the middle of the ocean)and eating the people one by one.A very great movie to see.Youll want to watch it over and over.It is so cool!
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Easily one of my favorite shark films
I really enjoyed Deep Blue Sea. You've got a pretty interesting storyline (looking to sharks for a cure for Alzheimer's) that rather quickly turns into quite an impressive little... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Daniel Jolley
2.0 out of 5 stars
B Movie Period
People who give this 5 or 4 stars must not get out much. This movie was like a porno; except there was cheesy action between the bad dialogue and weak plot instead of cheesy sex. Read more
Published on July 9 2010 by Jag Sulla
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A great movie
Good movie it is great!It has great scenes. I also liked the blood and gore and the action. You can't rent just buy it! Read more
Published on Jun 11 2004
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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson, LL Cool J, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport.
Running Time: 106 minutes. Read more
Cast: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson, LL Cool J, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport.
Running Time: 106 minutes. Read more
Published on May 26 2004 by The Tweeder
5.0 out of 5 stars
A phonimal movie
This has got to be the best of the Jaws rip offs. Here is the stynesis. Some scientist at Aquaticus a lab that was roriginal built by the military are conducting medical... Read more
Published on May 11 2004 by J. P. Suhr
3.0 out of 5 stars
meh
this movie has some good action and has a good pace. The sharks generally looked good. Some attacks looked fake. The extras were pretty boring.
Published on May 9 2004 by "thmnshw4"
5.0 out of 5 stars
A shark ate me
MMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!! No I Cant stop yelling, thats just how I talk. Ain't u seen none of my movies, a shark ate me.
Published on May 6 2004 by Marvin
2.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely mindless, but
fun if you're after a film you can goof on while you're watching it. It's interesting to watch the body count rise while those in the cast who can't act get worse and those who can... Read more
Published on April 30 2004 by nom-de-nick
3.0 out of 5 stars
Alright
Its great, but not. Ya know? Well let me explain it to you this way: its well scary at first ya know watchin it when you're 7, 8 years old but then it gets boring after about... Read more
Published on Mar 24 2004 by James H. Clark
4.0 out of 5 stars
Deep Blue Sea
Renny Harlin, the director has really out done himself on this movie production. Thomas Jane staring as Carter Blake is a control guard on this gigantic version of 'Alcatraz' but... Read more
Published on Mar 19 2004
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