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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®... 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® 3-D by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media. Inspired by concepts from the field of astrobiology—the study of life on other worlds—Cameron explores the idea that the bizarre creatures living in the extreme environments found on the ocean floor might provide a blueprint for what life is like elsewhere in the universe. The director is joined in the journey by a team of young marine biologists and NASA researchers who share his interests and excitement as they consider the correlation between life under water and the life we may one day find in outer space. "Aliens of the Deep" presents the dramatic and visually stunning highlights of a series of expeditions to deep-ocean hydrothermal vents, where super-heated, mineral-charged water gives life to some of the strangest animals on Earth—6-foot-tall worms with blood-red plumes, blind white crabs, and an astonishing biomass of white shrimp, all competing to find just the right location in the flow of near-boiling water. This adventure brings the audience face to face with what it might be like to travel far into space and encounter life on other worlds. "Aliens of the Deep" was directed by James Cameron and Steven Quale. The film was produced by Andrew Wight and James Cameron. Ed W. Marsh served as Creative Producer. Buena Vista Pictures distributes. The film opens in IMAX® theaters on January 28. --© Disney Pictures [More]
Director: James Cameron
Director: James Cameron
Producer: Andrew Wight
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Reviews for Aliens of the Deep
Most of us will never have the good fortune to see these sights in their natural habitats, but the marvelous 3-D imagery reveals them gloriously.
... captures not only the majesty of the brinier depths — but also the fascination therein that keeps luring Cameron back to the ocean.
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.
Though the experience is mind-boggling, it can also spark blurry optical overload.
[Though] he's like the Joe Garagiola of the deep...Cameron's unadvisable whims are excusable: as a coffee table book, Aliens of the Deep is a beaut.
Cameron's extrapolation of undersea exploration into the realm of outer space amounts to little more than atomic age fiction for the layperson.
Cameron is no longer content to merely show what's down there. Aliens of the Deep also speculates about what might be up there. Way up there in outer space.
In the end, you have to give Cameron points for putting his financial muscle behind scientific expeditions rather than, say, lavish parties.
An educational and thoroughly entertaining documentary that's in the Everest class of great IMAX movies.
An adventure that -- right up until the end -- is a magnificent journey of scientific discovery and exploration.
Wow! Aliens! No, I mean really, creatures like nothing you’ve ever seen before...
Cameron's showmanship and his on-screen appearances make his documentaries far livelier than your usual IMAX nature documentary, and this one is no exception.
We're treated to more intramural banter and golly-gee chatter among the crew than we can use, and are not given enough scientific information.
Less focused thematically than its predecessor, the Titanic film Ghosts of the Abyss, Aliens of the Deep is nonetheless a visually enthralling undersea travelogue.
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.
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.
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