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Aliens of the Deep (2005)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:16

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.5/10

Consensus: An amazing array of images from beneath the sea.

Rated: G

Runtime: 47 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Jan 28, 2005 Limited

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

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The experience is so immediate and immersive that you actually feel as if you are swimming with the krill.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
04/01/05
David Hiltbrand
David Hiltbrand
Philadelphia Inquirer
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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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/20/05
Brian Thomas
Brian Thomas
Chicago Reader
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Often thrilling.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
01/31/05
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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It's fantastic stuff.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
01/31/05
Richard Roeper
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Visually, this is another leap for 3D and robotic cameras.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
01/28/05
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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An educational and thoroughly entertaining documentary that's in the Everest class of great IMAX movies.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/28/05
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle
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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.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/28/05
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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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.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
01/28/05
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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Less focused thematically than its predecessor, the Titanic film Ghosts of the Abyss, Aliens of the Deep is nonetheless a visually enthralling undersea travelogue.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
01/28/05
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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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.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/28/05
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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Both dazzling underwater ballet and a welcome salvo for clarity in the current backlash against evolution.

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01/28/05
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/28/05
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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One sign of a successful IMAX outing is how it makes you believe you are there in every frame, and this one does.

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01/28/05
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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A grandiose hybrid of undersea documentary and outer-space fantasy.

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01/27/05
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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The 48-minute spellbinder will make your jaw drop with awe. And, like the best documentaries, it will also make you think.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
01/27/05
Philip Wuntch
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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We go 'ooh' and 'aaah' with these guys and gals.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
01/27/05
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday
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Puts some of these incredible creatures right in our laps. And we don't even need to travel hundreds of light years to see them.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
01/27/05
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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It'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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
01/27/05
Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune
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It's good that a kid, and maybe even an adult, may want to 'touch' one of the so-called aliens thrust out for our inspection. But more important, a kid, and maybe even an adult, may want to become a human scientist.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
01/26/05
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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