Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 100
Fresh: 80 | Rotten: 20
The underwater footage is both beautiful and awe-inspiring.
Average Rating: 7/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 24 | Rotten: 4
The underwater footage is both beautiful and awe-inspiring.
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Average Rating: 3.3/5
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Movie Info
Filmmaker James Cameron has long been fascinated with the ill-fated maiden voyage of the great ship the Titanic, and he used the story as the backdrop for his most famous and successful movie. In the summer of 2001, Cameron and his good friend Bill Paxton (who appeared in Titanic) joined a group of scientists, maritime historians, archaeologists, and deep sea explorers for a daring experiment -- to find and document the Titanic's final resting place at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Cameron
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All Critics (101) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (80) | Rotten (20) | DVD (19)
This hour-long feature, edited down from 900 hours of footage, is both a technical marvel and a heartfelt memorial to those who died when the ship sank in 1912.
It may not have the organisation of 'art', but it's quite some postcard.
Top CriticCameron, who produced and directed it, does a visually splendid job, though what he has fashioned comes down to a logistical footnote to his great, primal, heart-of- the-ocean blockbuster.
One of the rare Imax movies in which the 3-D effects are completely melded into the picture, rather than simply used as a gimmick.
Aside from his CGI ghostcraft unwittingly co-opting Pat O'Neill's last feature, Cameron is entirely predictable in a marines T-shirt, exhorting, 'Next stop, Titanic -- rock 'n' roll!'
Ghosts of the Abyss is an incredible experience that will further enhance our century-long fascination with the Titanic.
If you see only one James Cameron-directed movie about theTitanic -and you should - see the one that doesn't star Kate and Leo.
A bit slow-going and strangely emotionless at times. But Bill Paxton's nervous expressions add humor, and the film's jaw-dropping glimpse at the Titanic are powerful, to say the least.
James Cameron's latest memorial to the spirit that exists mournfully and sadly in utter silence as the effects of time and salinity slowly and inexorably take their toll.
I wouldn't call "Ghosts of the Abyss" a compelling documentary or even an artistic one. It's more like a visit to a museum-in this case, one that's 12,500 feet below the surface.
Go and marvel at this spectacular piece of visual history; it's 60 minutes very well spent.
What's the point of this documentary?
This is a brilliant showcase for IMAX and Cameron who offer an entertaining and fascinating glimpse of history to us all.
Despite Paxton's whooping every time a new artefact comes on screen, it's hard to be constantly excited about watching a bunch of rusty, decayed junk -- historic and three-dimensional though it may be.
Cameron has gone from shaping the zeitgeist to spoonfeeding it
The picture's beauty and Cameron's amazing photographic work provide much pleasure. It's just that...there is the feeling we've been there and seen it all before.
As seqüências rodadas nos destroços do Titanic são estupendas, mas o filme constantemente perde o foco e gasta muito tempo com a narração pouco inspirada de Paxton.
Cameron is forever associated with the fateful ship, and I think it's time he moved on.
Not as record setting a motion picture as, say, Titanic, but more haunting and ethereal.
Ghosts Of the Abyss is an interesting experiment which fails to take full advantage of the real opportunity granted in its inception - to utilize emerging technology to explore terrain that has never been witnessed by humans. . .
The Titanic has a haunting beauty that is served well by the movie's 3-dimensional process.
Ghosts of the Abyss is a beautifully rendered middle-of-the-road documentary that strikes a perfect balance between entertainment and education.
In the end, it's the visuals of this film that you want to see, and Cameron doesn't disappoint.
Ghosts of the Abyss isn't emotionally engaging or even all that interesting.
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Foreign Titles
- Misterios del Titanic (ES)
- Titantic 3D: Ghosts of the Abyss (AU)
