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Most Underrated Sci-Fi Film of All Time!

Before there was Avatar and Titanic, James Cameron made one of the most epic and most underrated sci-fi film of all time. The Abyss, not to be confused with James Cameron’s documentary Ghosts of the Abyss. This epic adventure includes machine guns, underwater submersibles, drownings, explosions, implosions, submarine battles, nuclear weapons, tidal waves wiping out whole cities (directors cut only), aliens, and breathable liquid dive suits! Everything needed in a movie to give a man an erection hard enough that he could drive nails in like a hammer.

The Abyss is not only the most underrated sci-fi film of all time, but one of the best movies of all time!

Everyone has seen Cameron’s Avatar, Titanic, Aliens and Terminators, but very few have seen The Abyss. Created after the monstrous box office sensation of Aliens, Cameron was given a massive budget to produce the most thrilling and daring under water film of all time. In fact, The Abyss would prove to be one of the most difficult, dangerous and expensive films ever produced. Pushing it’s actors to their emotional and physical brink, the daring underwater filming nearly drowned its main star.

The Abyss takes place 1000’s of feet below the ocean’s surface on the sea bed floor. Sitting adjacent to a 2-1/2 mile deep drop-off to the bottom of the ocean, the workers of an underwater oil rig are joined by a number of navy SEALS to locate and investigate the cause of a nuclear submarine crash. As the crew embarks on their mission, they encounter a number of difficulties and discover that they may not be alone.

The shooting of the film took place inside an abandoned nuclear reactor cooling tower. All of the underwater scenes were filmed in this massive water tank. For filming they had built the exterior of the underwater habitat seen in the film, and then they proceeded to fill the tank with 7.5 million gallons of water until it completely covered the underwater set. They also had a smaller set that only required 2.5 million gallons. On the surface of the water, they poured millions of little floating beads to block the light above. It was in this underwater set that they filmed the most realistic live action underwater battles and sci-fi scenes ever imagined.

If you have never seen the epic adventure that is The Abyss, I beg you to track down a copy of the film. For those who have seen this extraordinary sci-fi experience, I say to you, “Watch it again!”

This epic submerged adventure has yet to be released onto Blu-ray. However, with the digital re-mastering of James Cameron’s Titanic and Aliens, it can’t be long. I hope and pray that this film is re-released soon. You better believe I am anxiously awaiting this masterpiece. Do I dare dream for a 3D re-mastering? You bet your ass I do!