It's not usual for documentaries to ingest the sci-fi genre, but in this case it's an eye pleasing and mind boggling excursion, beautifully realised and seamlessly integrated into the film.
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10/18/08
Aliens of the Deep (2005)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:50
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: An amazing array of images from beneath the sea.
Runtime: 47 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $8,261,010
Synopsis: Academy Award®-winning director James Cameron combines his talents as a filmmaker with his passion for exploration in all forms in "Aliens of the Deep," an Earthship Production presented in IMAX®... [More]
Director: James Cameron
Reviews for Aliens of the Deep
Top CriticI want the old James Cameron back.
01/19/06
Yes, the work they're doing is mind-boggling and important, but sometimes the images alone are more than capable of speaking for themselves.
12/11/09
Like many IMAX films, it's worth a look for the razzle-dazzle photography, but don't expect much in the way of serious science.
01/18/05
Once you get used to the "awesome" and "wow"-heavy dialogue, James Cameron's excursion into both 3-D technology and deep ocean trenches delivers some fascinating footage.
12/27/07
One sign of a successful IMAX outing is how it makes you believe you are there in every frame, and this one does.
01/28/05
Though the experience is mind-boggling, it can also spark blurry optical overload.
01/30/05
When the cameras focus on the weird geography and strange beings of the ocean depths and on the expressive reactions of those observing it all through the walls of their vessels, they capture a wonder you feel privileged to behold.
01/30/05
A fascinating science lesson for anyone interested in either deep-sea -- or outer space -- exploration.
12/11/09
Here we know only that Cameron and his bright-eyed young scientists (who take turns narrating) are heading to the deeper parts of the Atlantic and Pacific to observe the environment and life-forms down there.
02/20/05
Not a scientific documentary so much as a journey to an alien world, and basically what we want to do is peer out the portholes along with the explorers.
01/28/05
Top CriticIt's a fascinating, kid-friendly journey, minus some clunky dialogue and the injection of Hollywood-style hypothesizing about what Europa's aliens might look like.
01/27/05
A major treat for the eyes.
01/27/05
The crew ooos and aahs and talks like so many valley girls ("awesome," "freaky," etc.), leaving the viewer hungry for some more substantive science to back up the visuals.
01/27/05
The 48-minute spellbinder will make your jaw drop with awe. And, like the best documentaries, it will also make you think.
01/27/05
Both dazzling underwater ballet and a welcome salvo for clarity in the current backlash against evolution.
01/28/05
Visually, this is another leap for 3D and robotic cameras.
01/28/05
Beyond a doubt the biggest movie ever made about shrimp, Aliens of the Deep is a technical marvel that still manages to fall somewhere severely south of marvelous.
01/28/05
Now, not much gets answered, and some of the conclusions take a Hollywood imagination to go there, but it's sure fun to ride shotgun and see Cameron play with his expensive toys -- all in the name of research.
01/28/05
Top CriticIt's fantastic stuff.
01/31/05
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