Deep Blue Sea Movie
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Bigger. Smarter. Faster. Meaner.
How fast can you swim?
Welcome to the endangered species list.
Your worst fear is about to surface
Beneath the glassy surface, there's a World of gliding Monsters
Your worst fear is about to surface.
Samual L Jackson plays a businessman who sinks $200 million into a special project to help fight brain cancer. As part of this project, medical biologist Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) rather naughtily figures out a way to genetically embiggen shark brains, so that cancer-battling enzymes can be harvested. However, the shark subjects become super smart and decide they don't much like being cooped up in pens and being stabbed with hypodermics, so they figure a way to break out and make for the open sea...
| Thomas Jane | Carter Blake |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Russell Franklin |
| Stellan Skarsgård | Jim Whitlock |
| Michael Rapaport | Tom Scoggins |
| LL Cool J | Sherman 'Preacher' Dudley |
| Saffron Burrows | Dr. Susan McCallister |
| Jacqueline McKenzie | Janice Higgins |
| Aida Turturro | Brenda Kerns |
| Cristos | Boat Captain |
| Daniel Rey | Helicopter Pilot |
| Valente Rodriguez | Helicopter Co-Pilot |
| Brent Roam | Helicopter Winch Operator |
| Eyal Podell | Boy #1 |
| Erinn Bartlett | Girl #1 |
| Dan Thiel | Kevin Crawford |
| Renny Harlin |
5.50 out of 10 (26075 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Attack of the silicon sharks!
posted on 14 Aug 2009Jaws was a great movie: great characters (and character development), simple but great plot, and do I dare say, great special effects. When Deep Blue Sea came out, I knew it was pretty clear this was NO Jaws, but for God's sake!!! For a movie that came out 24 years after Jaws, you'd think it would at least defeat Jaws in the special effects category, but no. I definitly enjoyed good-old Bruce (the shark in Jaws) over some third-rate CGI that belonged on the Playstation rather than the silver screen. I believe that if I had a time-machine and brought Steven Spielberg to 1999 from when he was directing Jaws, he would be laughing out loud at this movie. Ok I'm getting off topic now, but there are some PRO's about this movie. It can be some-what entertaining, it is funny, and if all else fails, and you're having a bad day, this is a good stress reliever if you want to take your aggresion out on the VHS tape (the DVD would make a nice coaster). Even the potential-best scene in the movie, Samuel L. Jackson's death, is plagued with laughably pathetic special effects. Well, you've been warned. Watch Jaws, or Discovery Channel instead.
Shark Attack! Get out of the theatre and don't look back!
posted on 14 Aug 2009You know how when you got a bad tune playing in your head, and the only way to get rid of it is with an even worse tune?I've had this truly bad tune playing in my head for a while. Maybe you've heard it. It's called "Sphere." Well, that little ditty has been replaced by the "blockbuster" yawnfest called "Deep Blue Sea."I ain't no film critic, so I'm not gonna get into analyzing how the film fails to capture the true nature of Shark as Christ figure.I will only say this: I like Renny Harlin's films. They're fun, escapist pulp and usually very entertaining. This film fails to entertain due to a laugh-out-loud bad script, phone-in performances and action that just doesn't excite.You want sharks? "Jaws." You want water? "The Abyss." You want a cure for insomnia? "Deep Blue Sea."
Yawn
posted on 31 Jul 2009The script is appalling. The casting is misguided. The acting is dire. The suspense is minimal. The overall experience left me feeling patronised.Watching Deep Blue Sea has finally led me to draw a line under bothering to watch terrible formula computer effects driven films that Hollywood has churned out every year since Jurassic Park showed how to do it.I enjoy films that are so bad they are good. Deep Blue Sea, like Godzilla, Independence Day et al., is just bad.
I rooted for the shark!
posted on 17 Jul 2009This movie became campy after a while. Except for the realistic and excellent underwater photography, I found it somewhat predictable. The performances were so-so, with some good actors saying some pretty funny lines and trying to make them believable. Among the cast are Stellan Skarsgard (GOOD WILL HUNTING) doing an admirable job, Thomas Jane, also doing the best he could as our hero, Michael Rapaport in supporting role, Cool J giving some comedy relief with a parrot, Samuel Jackson, giving his presence and prestige to this film, and Saffron Burrows, who annoyed me the most. Defiant to the others and wanting to keep the sharks in tact, she managed to cause the deaths of many others. I couldn't wait till her surmise. She'd stand around watching others with this look that made you not trust her at all. Were they that blind? Rapaport at least had the chance to tell her off, which he did, and we all cheered.
Flawed Movie Proves That Intelligence Isn't Everything
posted on 09 Jul 2009Lacklustre performances, second-rate special effects and predictable blood-letting spoils a movie whose plot had some potential.Saffron Burrows stars as Dr. Susan McAlester, a research scientist searching for a cure for Alzheimer's Disease through research on shark brains. Needing increasing amounts of brain tissue, McAlester's team decides to break the rules governing their scientific research by genetically altering the sharks to increase their brain size, which then results in an unfortunate increase in the sharks' intelligence.I have to admit that, given what the scientists needed (more shark brain tissue), I never really understood why they would choose to do it by using genetic modification on the sharks they had (which sounds to my admittedly unscientific mind to be a rather complicated and somewhat long-term business) rather than simply going out and getting more sharks. I concede that shark-hunting must be a dangerous business, but it sounds to me as if it would be simpler and quicker, and Carter Blake (played by Thomas Jane) seems to be pretty good at it. I'm also not sure that simply increasing the size of the sharks' brains would lead to them becoming more intelligent? But, setting what I consider those obvious plot oversights aside, I just didn't think the movie was that good. A helicopter crash sets off an interminable series of explosions and other disasters that seem to go on and on before any of the story picks up again. I mean, we get the point. The helicopter crashed, and badly damaged "Aquatica" - the ocean-based laboratory. But you'd think the world was coming to an end the way this series of disasters went on and on.Once that has passed, there's some decent enough action as the sharks hunt their captors, but the acting is quite flawed. Obviously artificial screams of terror are followed within seconds by completely normal interaction between the characters as though they didn't just see their friend get torn in pieces by this shark. These folks have a fast recovery time from trauma! I was also intrigued by the fact that the genetic modifications that changed the sharks' brain size also results in sharks that look suspiciously like little orcas! I've seen pictures of sharks and orcas. They have different markings; different colours! You wouldn't know that from this movie. The scenes involving shark attacks also looked quite phony to me.I was going to give this a 2 or 3, until the very end, when the ironic twist of the movie became apparent to me, and since I didn't see it coming I have to raise this to a 4.**SPOILER AHEAD**I found it an interesting example of poetic justice that in the end, the only survivors of this disaster were the two characters (Preacher the cook, played by LL Cool J, and the shark hunter Carter Blake) who had no real education! All the educated ones (the scientists and even the sharks) bit the dust! You have to love that one!
deep blue something...
posted on 07 Jul 2009ok fair enuff they were genetically modified.. but like no.. sharks dont swim backwards.. if they did they would drown! The acting was terrible.. cept for LL Cool J and his bird :D It was more of a comedy than anything else to be perfectly honest.. Looking at the effects in the media lab in college was when I noticed just HOW bad everything really looked! The sharks fin disappears in the scene when Jackson is eaten, it resembled more of a great white than a mako.. the tiger shark looked like a bl**dy bumble bee with all them stripes!!!The tie-ins with the Jaws series for a start were a little ott. The number plate found in the tiger's stomach was identical to the one in Jaws. (the first one), the first shark was blown up, the second electricuted, the third blown up, and the forth blown up.. same way the sharks in the jaws movies were killed. Was this the director making cheap digs at the jaws series or was he a fan?If you don't know anything about sharks then yes this is a good saturday night thriller.. if you do know about sharks.. dont put urself through the torture of having to watch this.
The Special Effects movie: A new genre is born...
posted on 29 Jun 2009Computers are among us. They make possible incredible effects we would never have imagined before. In this case, they created several sharks swimming and eating people. But sometimes (many times, I'm afraid) they think that the effects themselves can support the whole weight of a movie, and that's a terrible mistake. As it happens in The Perfect Storm (2000), they only offer a collection of CGI scenes with nothing else valuable. What's more, in my opinion, the effects aren't perfect (it's obvious for us to identify which scenes are computer generated scenes), and as a result we have another mediocre effects movie. Maybe a new genre is finally born: the Special Effects movie, including all those films with nothing but effects.My rating: 4 out of 10.
A fun and gory monster movie
posted on 13 Jun 2009I enjoyed Deep Blue Sea. The beautiful mad scientist was played perfectly (distant and subtly unbalanced), the male lead was remote but sympathetic, and the sharks were genuinely scary. The movie was a little more gory than I expected, but I guess when you're dealing with a swimming eating machine, gore is to be expected. It certainly isn't a kids movie, but on the other hand there was no nudity at all -- a rare, rare thing in movies these days.
Good laughs make up for its lack of terror.
posted on 30 May 2009Deep Blue Sea is really more of a satire than anything else, despite the frightening image on the DVD cover. As you view this film, you will notice the tendency of the better actors to become shark food before the lesser ones. This actually leads to some pretty good surprises along the way.The plot centers around a group of scientists trying to genetically engineer the brains of sharks to help find a cure for Alzheimer's Disease. All they end up doing is making a trio of hungry sharks smart enough to hunt in packs and wipe out most of the humans in the underwater facility. The film has plenty of stomach-churning gore, but the humor of the film makes it easier to take. The film was directed by Renny Harlin who usually knows how to pace his films, and his skill is on display here with this one.The acting is not very memorable since basically all those who can act are gone before the end of the first hour. Thomas Jane (Boogie Nights) and LL Cool J are pretty much the heroes, and they do as well as they can within the limitations of the script. The film could have used a better title, in my humble opinion. "Deep Blue Sea" sounds almost like some romance film you might find on Lifetime or some women's network.BIG SPOILER: As far as the biggest highlight of the film is concerned..... well, let's just say I have nothing at all against Samuel L. Jackson. I could, however, count on one hand the number of times I've laughed harder at something in a movie than I did after his death scene. That was unexpected, and hilarious. Anyone who claims they saw that coming is full of it.Deep Blue Sea is a fun movie. It's well-paced, has some thrills, and may keep you guessing. It's certainly no classic, and you won't remember much the next day after seeing it, but you could do much worse for a night of movie-watching.6 of 10 stars.The Hound.
It May Be Blue But Is It Deep?
posted on 20 May 2009The one word that came to mind after watching Deep Blue Sea was "stupid." Every single time something was to happen in the movie, you knew it was going to happen, because the characters were ever so stupid to just stand there waiting for something bad to happen. So you see a few scenes with dummies (now I mean the dolls) torn in half by sharks and tons of water everywhere.This movie lacks the suspense and growing uneasiness Jaws offered, and, of course, one compares it to Jaws since it is a shark movie. Now I liked Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, and Long Kiss Goodnight a lot, but Deep Blue Sea, nah, wasn't worth the time it took to see it. Renny Harlin can do better, at least he did before.
Jaws meets Titanic in the scariest movie since Alien
posted on 10 May 2009I've waited 20 years for a movie to scare me as much as the first Alien did -- and DEEP BLUE SEA finally did it! Imagine the terror of being on a sinking vessel and genetically-enhanced smart sharks are hunting you down no matter where you go -- the movie was a relentless nightmare and is full of suspense and surprises as well as scares.Don't let anybody tell you any details -- just go see it!
Better Than Jaws
posted on 10 May 2009Deep Blue Sea was one of those movies where I didn't expect much but I got far more than I expected.It's better than Jaws (maybe it's unfair to compare movies of different eras)and it has a lot of suspense throughout. The sharks themselves are very very mean indeed and make Jaws look like a goldfish.There are great characters in the movie too and unlike most movies the ones who die are the ones you'd expect to survive and the ones you expected to become food are the ones who survive. The movie is fantastic from the get-go right up until the conclusion and the special effects are top-notch too.I highly recommend this movie. Roll on Deep Blue Sea 2 sometime.
Deep Blue Sea was not deep enough!
posted on 10 May 2009Here we go again!I'll tell you what...This movie - MAN! I've seen people get out of jams before, but this LL Cool J Character!!! This guy was in a SHARK'S MOUTH that has already claimed what, seven lives ALREADY? How he managed to get out of that will forever change my opinion on Hollywood movie writers! I mean C'MON!!!! I'll never look at him again the same way. I used to think he was "one of us", y'know, a regular guy. Not after seeing this garbage!The plot had so much potential - why did it end like this? And then that Saffron Burrows comes along! With them fat, juicy slut-lips! I don't get what everyone was so crazy about - she was a scientist...a scientist who got ate up! What did you expect? At least they put that in the movie! If LL Cool J couldn't die, at least this character did!There was much better roles for her to play - she didn't have to break new ground. It's silly. I don't understand logic like that. Even Samuel Jackson bit the big one (or shall we say, the big one bit him)! These sharks look weak compared to JAWS. I bet that JAWS would kick Deep Blue's fins up and down the ocean! This movie had as much logic as The Island of Dr. Marleau had suspense!It's a shame I had to view this motion picture. Honestly, I think I could have done a better job directing than Renny Harlin did. But you know me - I can't complain! Please do not watch this movie, unless you like Hollywood-ish plots like Men In Black.Peace.Jim
Action packed rollercoaster
posted on 08 May 2009I would like to recommand this movie to everybody. Deep Blue Sea is full of exiting moments. It may give you some big thrills. The actors aren't that great, but that is compensated by the special effects. The storyline is predictable, although people are eaten, who I didn't expect to die.One little flaw in the movie was that one of the sharks was killed in a similar fasion as in Jaws 2. Conclusion: go and see this movie.
Fake looking sharks and a horrible movie.
posted on 08 May 2009This is a stupid attempt to start a new "Jaws" type franchise and one big stinky fish of a movie! Instead of the movie taking place on a beach community terrorized by a shark it revolves in an underwater compound. Scientists trying to find a cure for alziemers by creating their own breed of sharks and using fluid from the shark's brains. As a side effect the sharks become amazingly smart and fast. While humans need to be "taught" in order to "learn" apparently these sharks are "psychic" too as it makes no sense how they could figure out the things they do in this horrible "B" horror flick! To make matters worse, the sharks look like rubber toys when they jump out the water! This movie so stupid that the running time of 104 minutes seemed like "eternity." It also wastes the talents of Samuel Jackson and L.L. Cool J. Don't waste your time.
Good movie, but it's no Jaws!
posted on 04 May 2009Deep Blue Sea was a good, enjoyable movie which I liked very much. It's not as good as Jaws, but it's much better than Jaws 3 and plenty of other movies out there today! The three Mako Sharks are excellently put together, even though at times they seem fake. The storyline was good, but the body count was too high. Still, the movie is very good with an enjoyable storyline and even better action. By the way, LL Cool J is the best character in this movie!
Quite nice, but cheesy FX.
posted on 04 May 2009Good acting, nice sets, nice sense of suspense and nice storm effects. But why were the CGI shark effects so cheesy? And why did the sharks keep changing size depending on where they were?The shark attacks are all very predictable except for one (you will know which one after you've seen the movie) and that one makes for a totally brilliant scene. I just wish more of the movie had been that way...LL Cool J should take up acting as a full-time job.
YAWN.....
posted on 30 Apr 2009I seemed to yawn in unison with the sharks' mouths through this. My 8 year old daughter thought it was a comedy. Stiff acting from both the humans and the computer generated sharks...The premise was quite interesting - turning degenerative brain diseases around by using extracts from artificially enhanced sharks' brains.
Presumably it would also turn the patients in to ravenous cannibals... now there's a movie.A reluctant 4
A Good Popcorn Flick **Possible Spoilers**
posted on 24 Aug 2009I just saw this movie on TV and it was definitely enjoyable. The plot wasn't deep by any standards. It was only there to provide a back story for the main point of the movie: a fight for survival against three giant, intelligent, and most definitely aggressive sharks.But the depth and cleverness of the plot, or lack thereof, doesn't matter in a movie where you have sharks literally throwing people underwater and turning oven knobs. These things might turn some people away but I think they show that the director was having a fun time with the movie. In the case of the oven knob, I think he was just getting a little silly, which is alright.One good thing about the film is that it doesn't always set up deaths in the cliched way that these disaster/animal attack films normally do. It keeps you guessing. There were was only one time when I was absolutely sure when the character was dead meat and that was just before they died. The way that death was set up was very well done because it seemed like the director intentionally built up that anticipation of the character's death to create tension. The character may as well have worn a sign saying, "Shark Food." That scene has a special place in my heart.All around, the acting was at least believable. There were no terrible actors in this movie. If there was an actor that wasn't as good as the rest, they were killed off earlier on. At least that's what it seemed like to me , but just like everyone else I have my own standards. Who knows what my opinion of Samuel L. Jackson is?Anyway, one of my biggest gripes with the movie is that the computer special effects are sometimes a little iffy (i.e. you can tell that they were done on a computer or they defy reality in some small way). Fortunately, those moments are relatively quick and brief, so they're not that prominent.One other problem I had is that the sharks change size. When they're out in the open water they are gigantic monsters capable of eating an entire human in one bite. Yet somehow they can manage to swim in the flooded hallways of the labs in waist deep water.Overall, despite its flaws and occasional silliness, I think it's a fun and exciting movie. My advice is to go rent the DVD or VHS, get a bowl of popcorn, turn off all the lights, clear your mind, and have a good time. That's the best way to watch a movie like Deep Blue Sea.My Vote - 6 out of 10