Directed by : James Cameron
Produced by : Gale Ann Hurd
Starring : Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth
Mastrantonio
Released : 1989 (20th Century Fox)
Country : United States
In the beginning of the film the USS Montana (an Ohio class,
ballistic missile submarine) sinks near the edge of the Cayman
Trough. The submarine sank after an accidental encounter with an
unknown object.
Soviet submarines head to the area, a hurricane is also moving
in. The quickest way to rescue them is with a Seal team who will
be inserted onto an experimental underwater oil platform named
Deep Core.
From the same director as (Terminator, Terminator 2, Aliens,
Titanic ...) this film seems to be a bit of an experiment for
James Cameron.
It's a bit hard to decide if the film is a thriller, action film
or a sci-fi film. The film has some excellent underwater
photography and sequences and great attention is taken to the
physics of deep sea diving, although the storyline is very weak.
The supernatural alien mystery doesn't really impress although
there are some very good underwater filming scenes done with
computer-generated special effects.
This movie is considered a pioneer in visual effects.
