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Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Directed by Renny Harlin
Twitter Facebook Google+Disaster | Horror | Science Fiction
Most recently watched by sleestakk, zombiefreak, pinedemort, sensoria
Overview
Researchers on the undersea lab Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. But there’s an unexpected side effect: the sharks got smarter, faster, and more dangerous. After a big storm damages their remote research facility, they must fight for their lives.
Rated R | Length 105 minutes
Actors
Thomas Jane | Saffron Burrows | Samuel L. Jackson | Jacqueline McKenzie | Michael Rapaport | Stellan Skarsgård | LL Cool J | Aida Turturro | Cristos | Daniel Rey | Valente Rodriguez | Brent Roam | Eyal Podell | Erinn Bartlett | Dan Thiel | Sabrina Geerinckx | Tajsha Thomas | Frank Welker
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/01/2015 | Phone | Streaming | Video on Demand | 3.5 stars |
| (Average) 3.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
via Netflix
Two scientists conduct research on sharks, hoping to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. When they decide to take a dangerous shortcut, they end up breeding larger sharks with larger brains—and near-human intelligence. Despite following a lot of the underwater base goes bad and critter wrecks it all tropes, and some really bad shark CG effects, I actually liked this one. It has some neat ideas and they kind of mix up the Poseidon Adventure with the underwater disaster and creature feature and the thought of hyper-intelligent sharks still makes my skin crawl. Fortunately, a lot of the shark effects shots are minimal and the more practical effects work a lot better. It helps that I like just about every actor and actress in this too.
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