Deep Blue Sea | 
| Actors: Erinn Bartlett, Saffron Burrows, Cristos, Sabrina Geerinckx, Samuel L. Jackson
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  360 reviews
Sales Rank: 4271
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: WARD17242D
ISBN: 0790744384
UPC: 085391724223
EAN: 9780790744384
ASIN: B00002E233
Theatrical Release Date: July 28, 1999
Release Date: December 7, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Researchers ont he undersea lab aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a potential cure for alzheimers disease. Theres an unexpected side effect: the critters got smarter and meaner. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 05/31/2005 Starring: Thomas Jane Michael Rapaport Run time: 105 minutes Rating: R Director: Renny Harlin
Amazon.com
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 Skarsgard 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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 Deep Blue Sea is a great movie. June 23, 2009
Joseph D. Toth
I purchased this DVD from Amazon, curious about what the movie would be like. When I watched it, I found it to be very good. The theme of the movie is based on a laboratory located out at sea in a old prison. The workers of the lab find themselves getting in trouble with shark activity.
I won't say any more than this because I don't want to ruin the movie for those who haven't seen it yet.
The movie is rated `R' and runs 105 minutes long. The cast of actors include Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgard and Samuel L Jackson. The movie is brought to us by Warner brothers, so you know its good.
I'm glad I added this one to my collection.
Reporter Joseph Toth
Washington Micro Bank BBS
i love this freaking movie May 12, 2009
Brian M. Sparacino
this is def a fav movie of mine first of all its the best shark movie made withi the last 5 years and the graphics are awsome theres a surprise at the end and the whole plot is awsome another plus is that the sharks arnt great whites like you usually see there makos which look like great whites only smaller plus ll cool j is in it and so is the guy from the punisher
Best Worst Movie EVER April 27, 2009
Chiguy (Guess, IL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
the key to watching this movie is to understand its true nature. you might be tempted to watch this as a cautionary tale about the dangers of playing God, perhaps expecting Frankenstein, or Gattaca. you may also be tempted to watch this as a summer popcorn flick: big scary sharks, girl who must undress to kill said sharks, rapper/actor as shark fodder, etc. neither of these approaches is correct. you will be disappointed (thus, the various one-star reviews). you must watch this movie understanding that this is the GREATEST BAD MOVIE YOU WILL EVER WATCH. it's as if Ingmar Bergman undertook to make a porno, but decided to explore the bad qualities of the genre, instead of elevating it (like Spielberg has done for various genres). therefore, this movie is a careful meditation on really bad action films. it's ridiculous. but oh so well-crafted. there is whimsy. there is suspense. it is too clever to actually be this stupid. so you wink along and enjoy it. from the beginning it is perfectly pitched, pretending as if it were in fact a summer action movie. until Samuel L. Jackson's big scene. you know of what i speak. at that point, one is put on clear notice that this is not merely a by-the-numbers summer action movie. this is an absurd farce. but a really clever one. at that point, all bets are off. sharks move up, down, and backwards like fighter jets. helicopters are not safe from these things. the sharks actually have motivation. they are fighting for their freedom, like Che Guevera. Sharke Libre!! as for the poor humans, it is eminently obvious who will survive. but at the end, the film is like PSYCHE, B!T@H&5!! it is, at this juncture, also a pointed commentary about assuming the fate of the black guy. you ponder who the racist summer-shark-movie-watcher might be, and you look in the mirror and realize....it is I.
One of my favorite movies. April 18, 2009
Amber (Georgia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I find sharks to be fascinating creatures, and this movie showcases many of the things I find interesting about the. Although CG and models, the sharks are so well done that I keep forgetting they are not real! The actors are all superb in their roles--I like the chef the best. The dialogue and plot flow smoothly, and while the ending is rather over-the-top, it still makes sense and works well while you are watching. On a side note, the film really made me think about genetics work and the ethics involved. Very well thought out, and kind of frightening in its real world implications.
Great movie that I watch at least once a month. I love it!
GREAT March 14, 2009
Richard R. Brown
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
SHARKS AND DINOSAURS ARE MY THING AND THIS IS THE BEST SHARK MOVIE I HAVE. I HAVE WATCHED IT AT OVER AND OVER AND OVER. MAKES JAWS 1-4 LOOK LIKE GUPPY MOVIES.
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