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When will The Abyss be released? Stream it now. Where can I find the trailer for The Abyss? Check it out at the top of this page. Who’s in the cast of The Abyss? Tuva Novotny (Annihilation) as Frigga Vibenius, the mine’s head of security. Peter Franzén (Vikings) as Tage Vibenius, Frigga’s ex and the mine’s head of operations.
- Ingrid Ostby
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Dec 6, 2023 · But the film has developed a passionate following over the intervening decades, one which is finally being paid off — first with a limited theatrical re-release on Dec. 6, followed by the first...
Nov 14, 2023 · Set for release in theaters on December 6, The Abyss is returning for only one night. With a fresh coat of paint on the entire film in the form of a 4K remaster, Cameron is encouraging anyone...
- The Competing Cuts
- Why The Split?
- Theatrical Cut
- Special Edition
- The Deepest Cut
Yet The Abyss didn’t really go away. It’s been revisited and defended over the years as Cameron’s subsequent work has assured his place as a major filmmaker. Its effects now look even more like a turning point, particularly the CGI-driven sequence in which the characters encounter an alien probe made out of water. (Cameron’s next film, Terminator 2...
The Special Edition is aptly named. Like Steven Spielberg’s “Special Edition” re-release of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, this is less an instance of a filmmaker restoring a film to his original vision than finishing a job he felt was left undone the first time around, especially a finale whose effects could not be completed to his satisfacti...
Though the poster made The Abyss look nearly indistinguishable from Deep Star Six and Leviathan, is anything but another Alien rip-off set beneath the waves. It does, however, borrow a bit from Cameron’s Aliens. Set among deep-sea oil workers, it aspires to achieve the same hard-working, rough-talking, deeply affectionate camaraderie that made Alie...
Then again, some of the greatest strengths of The Abyss in either cut are mundane. That’s especially true of the Special Edition. Here, the supporting cast has more room to come to life, and the crew of the Deep Coreresembles a family bonded by their difficult situation. Two characters in particular benefit from the added time: Hippy (Todd Graff), ...
This is a tough call. The additional character work makes the Special Edition a superior film, but it also means accepting the new humanity-on-trial-via-stock-footage ending, which introduces problems not found in the original version’s ending. Cameron’s inability to complete the tidal-wave shots to his satisfaction in 1989 influenced his decision ...
Nov 13, 2023 · Earlier this year, word came that The Abyss was FINALLY getting a new home entertainment release, with additional footage and 4K quality. Today, Disney/20th Century Studios have announced a special one-day event (happening December 6th) where the “Special Edition” of the film will be in theaters.
- Jordan Maison
Dec 7, 2023 · The Abyss over time has enjoyed one hell of a (deserved) reassessment though, with a director’s cut expanding the feature, and a hugely detailed DVD release at the start of the 2000s. But after that?
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The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery team works with an oil platform crew, racing against Soviet vessels to recover the boat.
