THE ABYSS (1989) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!

Finally, a sci fi movie with totally different atmosphere; I really loved how The Abyss showed off the horrors of being stuck under water. Remember, submarines are a big no no!
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[@jimmyzee7040]

Ed Harris should have won an academy award by now.

[@zvimur]

got 2 Golden Globes (1 for Christoph in The Truman Show)

[@karmakaze87]

big facts

[@zvimur]

@@karmakaze87 meaning?

[@karmakaze87]

@@zvimur Meaning... I agree. Ed Harris is one of the best underrated actors. Sorry I guess that was too much slang for your brain.

[@zvimur]

@@karmakaze87 about "big facts", wasn't sure if meant genuinely or sarcastically. Like "Big Deal".

[@wickamo]

I wish you had watched the extended version. It's one of the most perfect examples of how added footage makes a huge difference about how you understand the story. It really adds to the motives of the aliens and how the world and humans are viewed by them. Is is really one of the most iconic and legendary films of the past and most people have forgotten about it.

[@OctoKrool]

I keep hearing this a lot and boy do I regret not watching it, I will for sure watch it in my own time though because I'd love to get more alien plot!

[@chaztitan6457]

one of the most difficult to film too

[@jonbower194]

Totally agree, one of the few films where the extended edition was better. Obviously the extended versions of the LoTR movies are MUCH better, but most director's cuts include scenes that needed to be cut.

[@charlesballard5251]

@@chaztitan6457 "The Abuse".

[@elcorado83]

Was just going to post the same.

[@esclad]

This movie deserved its Oscar for visuals & all the other accolades it got. The special edition has an extra 31 minutes, which completely changes the movie. More in-depth (pun intended) :P

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

I wish they hadn't cut that scene at end. That was the whole point of the film.

[@mybrainhurts1856]

Once I saw the special edition, I won't bother watching the "unspecial" edition. Too good a movie to have such significant pieces snipped out! Made no sense!

[@esclad]

@@mybrainhurts1856 absolutely agree.

[@k1productions87]

Not just deserving the Oscar it earned, but the fact that it influenced almost everything that followed, including the T-1000 from Terminator 2. But on top of all of that, it had the most real-for-real underwater filming of any film you could name. You know you go to a whole new level when the entire cast as to be certified on deepwater diving

[@w1975b]

@@mybrainhurts1856 I agree also

[@m_i_s_t_a_h__j_]

Ed Harris is such a good actor. The performance he gives in the scene when he's trying to resuscitate her still gives me goosebumps.

[@kareemhiland9616]

I was 8 when i seen this. I still remember that scene

[@kalevi7821]

Absolutely! I remember watching it when I was a kid, obviously the scene didn't hit me. When I was a teenager I watched it again and it hit hard! It's one of my favourite scenes in all of cinema.

[@kylereese4822]

The resuscitation part can be done.. Anna Bågenholm - Bågenholm was stuck upside down, after 40 minutes, she stopped moving. By the time the rescue team arrived, she had been under the ice for 80 minutes, and was frozen solid. Her heart wasn’t beating, she wasn’t breathing. She was clinically dead. By the time she reached the operating room at the hospital, it had been more than 2.5 hours since she first fell in the ice, and her temperature was still an unprecedented 13.7 degrees Celsius (56.7 Fahrenheit). consciousreminder.com/2017/01/20/norwegian-woman-came-back-life-freezing-death/

[@wiredtardis]

It's one of the rare times that a naked woman isn't sexualized on-screen in Hollywood.

[@GrisouIII]

I loved Ed Harris in The Rock. Only he could make a bad guy so honourable.

[@CursedMusicbox333]

I know he has a moustache in this movie but I still want to say "Somebody wake up Hicks."

[@johnhouse9983]

......''Hudson.., run a bypass!''....

[@zvimur]

Ed Harris and Michael Biehn in an action movie. Odds are against Biehn ("The Rock")

[@Ivy94F]

@@zvimur I WILL NOT GIVE THAT ORDER!!!

[@mnomadvfx]

More like somebody leave Hicks on the boat.

[@CursedMusicbox333]

Hahahaha GaMe OvEr mAn!!

[@spacedman2868]

You should watch the making of this movie, for years Ed Harris wouldn't speak about it or promote the movie, the leading lady nearly had a break down (especially the CPR scene), the director nearly died to everyone getting hypothermia, and that is just a snippet of the sh*t they went through to make and finish this movie (also Ed Harris after the diving training pretty much got to expert level, that's dedication).

[@nt78stonewobble]

The CPR scene is amazing tho... I can certainly see how it was difficult to act in, but the end result is an amazing scene.

[@Bonez0r]

The documentary is called "Under Pressure: Making 'the Abyss'", if anyone is interested.

[@thefatman2780]

ED IS THE REAL DEAL. UP THERE WITH DENIRO & DAY LEWIS FOR ME. MR HARRIS DESERVES WAY MORE CHATTER ABOUT HIS VAST FILMOGRAPHY OF TALENT.

[@randomlibra]

Have you seen him in Westworld? Sooo good!

[@aintsam9952]

His best role was in creepshow

[@squirreledhistory906]

What's really cool is how much technology they had to invent in order to film this movie. And those Garfield plush suction-cup window hangers were extremely popular back in the day.

[@susanmaggiora4800]

Yeah, they were in pretty much EVERY minivan back in the day😆

[@w1975b]

yep, I was about 14 when this came out and we had a Garfield plush with suction cup on our car

[@jasonhughes3152]

Saw this in Theater in 89, my ninth grade, and i couldn't breathe because the water isolation and the magnitude of the visuals, so tense full

[@n0tk0sher]

You mentioned the cgi ahead of its time. If I recall, this was the first big computer-aided fx film. It is the main reason the movie was a smash. Cameron came back with T2 and upped the bar again.

[@The3rdGunman]

Modern CGI yes, but everyone can thank The Last Start Fighter for CGI being a part of movies.

[@n0tk0sher]

@@The3rdGunman Yeah, I remember that one too.

[@coolhive2941]

This movie was not a smash. It made mediocre box office and lost a ton of money. I personally prefer the Directors Cut. I’d give that a 9/10. It has way more alien content.

[@22Bodhi]

Willow, The Abyss, T2 all made Jurassic Park possible. Than we were on our way with CGI

[@jamesgreenwood8952]

I remember seeing the water tentacle in the theater and at the time I didn't know what CGI was. It was like magic to me, I had no idea how they did that.

[@VotePedroNo1]

The CGI capability was groundbreaking in 1989 and kind of a big deal for future movie making, which we soon experienced again in Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park.

[@MrDeadstu]

Great reaction guys, glad you really liked it. There was 2 other underwater movies at the time, try "Leviathan" or "Deep Star 6" both are more scary/monster type movies. Virgil was played by Ed Harris. The Abyss was nominated for 4 Oscars, won for Best Visual Effects"

[@StCerberusEngel]

Love both of those movies. The Box Art for Deep Star Six haunted my childhood. I had to know what that diving suit with the missing chunks was about. It was just eerie.

[@mnomadvfx]

Leviathan and Deep Star 6 are basically just jump scare monster movies. The recent film Underwater is pretty much Deep Star 6 if you skipped the first part of the film to the disaster part.

[@heyitsmemg7494]

Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio all deserved Oscars for their performances, they all ended up hating this movie but they all gave 110% and it shows.

[@user-bj2lu9qt3o]

why hated?

[@TheOneTrueChris]

Interesting that you commented that Ed Harris looked "like an underwater astronaut" at one point -- Ed Harris played astronaut John Glenn in the 1982 or 83 movie "The Right Stuff." Worth a watch.

[@k1productions87]

As well as Flight Director Gene Kranz on Apollo 13, a movie I consider to be superior to The Right Stuff in every way (especially with getting history correct, lol)

[@shainewhite2781]

Winner of the Oscar for Best Visual Effects! This film had a lot of production problems as neither James Cameron nor the cast liked each other at all. After filming had wrapped, Ed Harris parked his car on the side of the road and started crying, knowing what kind of hell he went through.

[@jksgameshelf3378]

If I remember correctly, Ed Harris swore he would never work with Cameron again. Cameron's reputation isn't great with a lot of actors he's worked with, but man, he delivers the goods on screen. Also, there's a lot more at the end in the special edition/director's cut. Not all of it works, but there is a lot more explaining the motives of the aliens.

[@flexableferret]

@@jksgameshelf3378 Totally! Was blown away by the threat and then retreat based on Virgil and Lindsey's love for each other. They showed everyone how powerful they were too. It was a long ass time after I saw this in theater before I saw the scenes that had been cut. They really should have been left in.

[@chrisleebowers]

THERE'S A DIRECTOR'S CUT!!!! There's a longer version with like 20 minutes of additional scenes, and it has some kind of important stuff

[@TheOneTrueChris]

Yes! It adds a LOT to the story, especially the aliens' intentions. Highly recommended.

[@ChristopherJonesArt]

It is a CRIME you guys didn't watch the Director's Cut. The ending is SO MUCH BETTER. And it was only cut down because of the run time!

[@stefanforrer2573]

@@ChristopherJonesArt try to find that one nowadays..... it ain't that easy

[@MatteoTN]

Agree, the director's cut gives a lot deeper meaning about the alien's intentions and the background story happening "over the surface".

[@pr0_gabby656]

NO!!! The Special Edition RUINS the movie!!! Don’t ever watch bit!!

[@AddSerious]

29 minute mark, I am stressed and breathing heavy... wait I know how this ends, why am I stressed?

[@edudario1974]

The scene when Ed Harris' character does the RCP to Lindsey is one of the most intese scenes I've ever seen. The actors are great, her makeup is amazing, she looks like dead, she's blue. I mean, James Cameron... you're the king of the world !!!

[@sethraelthebard5459]

I never noticed before, but I am amazed at just how much marine snow fell on the ship in the time between sinking and when they reached it. That stuff accumulates faster than we think!

[@terryv2006]

I love seeing the look of wide eyed wonderment on your faces. Brings me back to my first time watching. Ed Harris skyrocketed to fame with the movie The Right Stuff as test pilot Chuck Yeager. Totally bad ass!

[@chrisleebowers]

Ed Harris was John Glen. Chuck Yeager was Sam Shepard

[@JoseChavez-rf4ul]

Actually, Chuck Yeager was played by Sam Shepherd... R.I.P.

[@terryv2006]

I stand corrected. My apologies to the great people that movie represented.

[@jamalbryant8099]

One of James Cameron finest movies

[@Bothorth]

_The Hunt for Red October_ (1990)!

[@AllegedlyElPresidente.]

The two water tanks used in the filming of The Abyss were specially constructed to hold large amounts of water. The first tank, based on the abandoned plant's primary reactor containment vessel, held 7.5 million US gallons of water and was 18 m deep and 70 m across. At the time, it was the largest fresh-water-filtered tank in the world. Additional scenes were shot in the second tank, an unused turbine pit, which held 2.5 million US gallons of water. As the production crew rushed to finish painting the main tank, millions of gallons of water poured in and took five days to fill. The Deepcore rig was anchored to a 90-ton concrete column at the bottom of the large tank

[@scarletibis3158]

the director's cut explains more about the motivations of the aliens. it is awesome.

[@levans71]

If you guys enjoyed this as much as you appeared to, you really should watch the extended directors cut.. the majority of the alien's storyline was actually cut for the theatrical version you guys watched.

[@brianhammil3356]

This is a great example of how CGI should be used to enhance a movie! In today's world the movies depend on CGI and the story tends to suffer. This story was well written, great character development and great acting from all involved.

[@ralphjenkins6392]

The twin brothers with another reaction to a classic movie from Boys n the Hood to New Jack City, they are a two man committee and bring witty commentary with a genuine emotional reaction, but on the contrary while opinions vary I think it's very necessary to give them their props cause their rise to the top is about too take place. KZbin plaques are in their future and they haven't begun to taste the amount of success and impact that they will have reacting to classics like the Abyss for example. Continued success and I hope that we are blessed to continue to see natural reactions from classic films with ya'll reactionary gems. God Bless.

[@jp3813]

32:31 The aliens are thanking Bud for his sacrifice to stop the bomb. You should at least look up the added scenes in the special edition b/c they make details like that much clearer.

[@gabsrants]

Gotta watch Under Pressure - Making The Abyss. This was the film shoot from hell - it is legendary.

[@w1975b]

I wonder which would win the title between The Shining and The Abyss.

[@cthulhucollector]

@@w1975b The Abyss. Lots of people almost died.

[@Stoffinator]

This is where James Cameron realized he could do the T1000 for Terminator 2. When ILM was able to pull off the water tentacle.

[@pr0_gabby656]

Now you have to do The Hunt For Red October!!

[@jthomann71]

Michael Biehn has played a Navy SEAL in 3 different movies, Navy SEALS, The Abyss and The Rock.

[@BuffaloC305]

And don't forget KYLE in the original Terminator.

[@paolom.6011]

@@BuffaloC305 ...which has fuck all to do with Navy Seals.

[@chaztitan6457]

everyone should respect this movie. Not only for the movie itself, but when you look into how hard it was to make. Interview search some of the actors talking about doing some of these scenes...... INSANE!!!!!! top 100 best movies ever

[@LurkingLegend404]

i'd recommend the critical drinkers production hell video on this movie just so you can get an idea of how much of a nightmare this movie was to make

[@TallyDrake]

Some of the special effects remind me of Terminator 2. Both movies were directed by James Cameron. I really enjoy watching movies with you guys!

[@terryv2006]

Water Snake and T2 liquid metal were exact same process.

[@k1productions87]

This movie literally innovated theatrical CG animation, influencing everything that followed, including Terminator 2 (another James Cameron film, btw). So much of modern filmmaking owes its success if not existence to this film.

[@UNSCPILOT]

@@k1productions87 and yet, Tge Abyss and T2 still used CGI better than a significant majority of modern movies, it's kinda impressive

[@k1productions87]

@@UNSCPILOT Because the tools were created specifically for those films, so the director knew how they were to be used. Often the pioneers of a technique know how to use it best

[@S.Parrow]

Steve "Spaz" Williams was the CGI mastermind that created the aliens. He was also responsible for Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Spawn and more. I met him and Todd McFarlane at a huge party in Toronto when Spawn was released, great guy and even better artist.

[@MarshaLove0723]

It was 3am for me, and I was finally going to bed... 🥱 The Abyss?!? One of my favorite movies! Gotta watch now. 🤩 You need to check out the director's version.

[@JLamstudio]

Great pick!!!! One of my all time favorites!! The scene when she has to drown so he can bring her all the way back is harrowing!!!! And yes, the scene after that when Bud is wearing that helmet (?) of pink fluid is real, and not CGI!!!! 🥶🥶🥶🥶😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️ Great 👍 movie!!!!

[@philipocallaghan]

Two layers of glass and the pink fluid was in between the layers for most of the scenes.

[@woke9974]

Yeah, but for the close-up of the filling of helmet it was colored water that actually filled the helmet. The scene with the rat breathing liquid was genuine, but they couldn't use the liquid with Ed Harris because it hadn't been approved for human use.

[@SansMerci1013]

For all the technology and science this film employs, what brings me back to it all the time is the strength of the dynamics between the characters, especially the love between Bud and Lindsay, which whether you watch the theatrical or director's cut, saves the fucking world.❤

[@tsogobauggi8721]

17:48 Great how he kisses the ring after that :) 19:56 "It's huge" "So this is the mothership" Maybe there is something little bit bigger... :D 31:53 23:15 & 35:25 That was like something never seen before in 1989. 29:18 I like how dead she looks. Great dead acting.

[@w1975b]

I saw her blink when he slapped her, but someone probably would have to actually be dead to NOT blink in response. Maybe catatonic.

[@angelagraves865]

Crimson Tide is another very intense submarine movie with some superior acting from Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman.

[@maniac50ae14]

U-571 is a bit more tense, like silent suspense

[@angelagraves865]

@@maniac50ae14 And then there's Das Boot, the grand daddy of intense submarine movies.

[@kylereese4822]

The resuscitation part can be done.. Anna Bågenholm - Bågenholm was stuck upside down, after 40 minutes, she stopped moving. By the time the rescue team arrived, she had been under the ice for 80 minutes, and was frozen solid. Her heart wasn’t beating, she wasn’t breathing. She was clinically dead. By the time she reached the operating room at the hospital, it had been more than 2.5 hours since she first fell in the ice, and her temperature was still an unprecedented 13.7 degrees Celsius (56.7 Fahrenheit). consciousreminder.com/2017/01/20/norwegian-woman-came-back-life-freezing-death/

[@maniac50ae14]

@@angelagraves865 ill have to look into it

[@maniac50ae14]

@@kylereese4822 i think you posted you comment in the wrong place... but interesting to know

[@zolibako4816]

With Terminator 1 and 2, Aliens and The Abyss James Cameron was an absolute revolutionary director of the 80's and 90's. Also, the lead actor here was Ed Harris, he is a phenomenal actor, he was in a lot of great movies in the past couple of decades. It's fun seeing you guys just now discovering movies and actors who many of us have known for a long time (probably bc we're older) :)

[@LukeLovesRose]

This is Cameron's Close Encounters of the Third Kind and I LOVE IT. The best role and performance for Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. This is one of Michael Biehns best performances. And this movie features the greatest, most timeless and intense resuscitation scene ever put on film. It should be considering what Cameron put Mary Elizabeth through.

[@tj_2701]

JC did movies that allowed him to push filming technologies forward so that he could make his dream project Avatar

[@ct5625]

This is one of the few movies from way back where the visual effects still hold up, considering they had to invent a lot of processes and technology to achieve it. I think a lot of the movies where real risks were taken, especially by Cameron, really stand out. Titanic is another great example of that. Even though a lot of actors had bad things to say about working with him there's no doubt the fact that he's such a demanding perfectionist has payed off in the finished art.

[@sunnybee2439]

Submarines...have you seen Das Boot? A must seen. Thanks, for your reaction guys! This movie was ground breaking for it's time. Cameron tops his next movie from the last everytime!

[@tolkienismaster]

I hope one day someone will react to Das Boot.

[@somthingbrutal]

@@tolkienismaster i hope they do the tv version rather than the movie cut

[@tolkienismaster]

@@somthingbrutal I think its better to start with the Director' cut. But would not mind much whatever cut someone decide to react to. The goal is to get Das Boot some visibility! :) My fav movie.

[@johnp.olivas8330]

Two words: DIRECTOR'S CUT !!!! There are 20 min of important scenes put back in, including vital scenes that make the ending make sense

[@Luis2899]

I remember my dad taking me to see this in the theaters. I was about 10 years and blown away by seeing this on the big screen.

[@spyroledragon]

4:08 "queen b*tch of the universe" is how Ripley calls the queen alien in the movie "Aliens" from the same movie director, if I'm not mistaken.

[@najwaflowers8038]

This was such a great movie. The guy that ended up acting crazy was also in Aliens which was also written and directed by James Cameron.

[@highstimulation2497]

I love that Ensign Monk DISARMED Coffee without his knowledge. Never realized it when I was younger, for some reason.

[@k1productions87]

This film literally pioneered CG animation. The same technology innovated by the water pseudopod would later be perfected to become the T-1000 in Terminator 2

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Hate is on the other side of love. The true opposite of love is indifference.

[@MusizKanuck]

This movie is SO often overlooked. Sure, it goes a bit off the rails at the end, but it is an INCREDIBLE movie in terms of story, characters, and top-notch acting. I spoke with Michael Biehn (Lieutenant Coffey) at Comicon a few years ago and told him how much I love The Abyss and that he was an amazing villain.

[@jsapcakrrow]

When you mentioned not wanting to be on a ship during a hurricane made me think of The Perfect Storm. It’s based on a true story. It’s a great movie. You guys need to watch that one.

[@nicknoga564]

This is James Cameron's best film IMO. If you can get your hands on the Director's Cut, it changes the ending drastically... (and is waaaaaay better also. You understand the Aliens' motivation far better, and Ed Harris essentially saves humanity from extinction.)

[@swordofstmichael007]

Simple answer to why it looks so advanced in effects @1989: Its a James Cameron film! The same man who brought you Aliens, Terminator (first two), Titanic, and Avatar. He's always been at the forefront of greatly done effects and great cinema!

[@rachardmcintyre6560]

Thanks, OctoKrool, for showing The Abyss, it's one of my favorites!!

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

The year this came out, I was a college freshman, and there was this theater that would get second- or third-run movies, and they'd show them for a buck. Having nothing else to do, I went to see this, and it blew my mind. A couple of months after you've seen this version, you need to watch the FULL version, where there's international tension that this version barely hints at, and the aliens' gesture at the end is even more amazing. You won't believe it.

[@NeelTheSphynx]

The water snake effect was something that had never been done before and the film was written so it could be excluded if it turned out to be impossible to do. The technology created was the primitive version of what would later be used to create the T-1000 for Terminator 2 and creation of the effect involved the invention of a little program called Photoshop.

[@CRAZYGREGFILMS]

Have you guys watched the special edition? It was the original intended version. Hearing all the crap this movie went through to be made, it was nuts.

[@Yezhanium]

A few details: - Guy who has a crab slip out of his mouth underwater - J. Cameron's brother, who 'volunteered', and had actually crab crawl out with 'dead' make up on and no oxygen (a tube used). - After the few shots of 'falling down', Ed has been handled an air tube wrongly, so he got some water with it in his lungs and started drowning for real, and when he signed for 'cut the scene', Cameron asked for a couple more shots, before emerging. Right after it, Harris punched Cameron in the face and when day wrapped up, he nearly crashed, stopping on the roadside towards the motel, weeping and sobbing for half an hour or so. - Funnily enough, Mary Elizabeth got smacked around hard for real by Ed during CPR (Ed is a method actor after all), and at some point she couldn't take it, so she sauntered off the scene, with them doing POV shot from her position, since she couldn't bring herself to continue on with the scene. - Also, she was for real dragged through water with Ed, since puppet couldn't really give the reality of the underwater drowning (as per Cameron). - Funnily enough, Cameron spent most of the time underwater, up to 14 hours, before going dry and eventually moving towards the scenes 'on the shore'. - Place where they were filming, was actually an unfinished nuclear powerplant base (basically the building pot for all the concrete), where they filled it with water and covered whole top with black rubber foam, to create ocean floor darkness effect. At some point during the shooting of the 'rescue the sub' scene power went out, so Michael Biehn ('stached seal leader) had to stand in the dark for nearly twenty minutes in the opaque water, afraid to move. And oh, that rig they're all on for the most part - real thing, built from scratch. - Also, the longer cut of the movie - Director's Cut - expands on the nuclear threat and in the end it turns out that whole storm thing is an alien warning to "play nice, or else", turning point being Bud's compassion for everyone, when he disarmed the bomb, no matter the race or nation. - And oh, the thing with the mouse? An actual stuff. Cameron learned about it like, 3 months or so prior to starting the shoot. It allows a proper breathing via liquid-esque oxygen, only thing you gotta be warned about - you'll have to chew down antibiotics for a while, since it washes off the protective layer of the lungs, which grows back over after a couple of weeks.

[@johnsalazar245]

OctroKrool watching an Aqua themed movie

[@nickblood7080]

The legendary Ed Harris. You kids lol.

[@cjpatz]

This movie, in terms of special effects, was a testing ground, for what they used in Terminator 2. Particularly for the T-1000

[@BuffaloC305]

Two of my three favorite 'death' scenes of all time (1949's BORDER INCIDENT when George Murphy has his legs shot out from under him, and he's forced to crawl across fields vs. a combine). ABYSS is a must-see on the big screen for many reasons, but when Ed's dragging Mary Elizabeth's drowned body - starting with this tiny dot in the middle of the screen, gradually getting closer and closer - wow. What a shot, and clearly impactful on the big-screen.

[@radleyatticus5376]

I love that you guys are such animal lovers. The fear you both had for that cute little rat.

[@MaxstallfishDenton]

What a good actors there was...GOD!

[@elricofmelnibone8256]

Hands down, this is by far the best Underwater movie. Love it since back in the days. Still have the book somewhere here...

[@tfpp1]

James Cameron is kinda known for (in some ways) single-handedly progressing special effects in movies. He did it with Terminator, then this movie, then Terminator 2, then Titanic, then Avatar. This movie WAS big when it came out, and it WAS billed as a pseudo-thriller/horror film, but it wasn't. Thanks for a great reaction and post-commentary, fellas. Got me a little emotional with this film all over again. Keep it up!

[@tree6787]

The look on her face when he is trying to bring her back to life and you can see the color coming back into her face absolutely phenomenal acting from every single character in this movie! Definitely underrated movie but it's a classic I love it

[@skitchthemovieman]

Theres an hour long making of on the dvd set, its MUST SEE. Its INSANE what happened on set and how it was made.

[@NeelTheSphynx]

The liquid used to breathe underwater in this film is real and, while the actors weren't allowed to use it due to insurance, the scene with the rat being put under was really done. They filmed the scene five times, with five different rats, and all were fine except for one which panicked and suffered from a heart attack but was revived by James Cameron and then kept by him as a pet.

[@PrimeCircuit]

Michael Biehn is an exceptional actor as well. He does the crazy so well.

[@CHIRONandADAM]

Rat almost dies* "NOOOO!!! please no OMG!" 😲 Man dies* "damn, ehh man i told you he was gonna drown" hahaha fucking awesome

[@salsonny]

The looks on your faces the whole time, i thought the video was paused. 😀

[@k1productions87]

You know you did something right if you leave people awed and dumbfounded for virtually the entire runtime

[@MY-se1jf]

People who know about this movie probably assume rest of the world also knows. How could you not? Glad you guys saw this. Sphere (1998) is another cool one.

[@Auntie_ReyRey]

You guys HAVE to watch “Under Pressure: The making of The Abyss”. It’s crazy what everyone went the to pull this movie off! It’s here on KZbin

[@charlesballard5251]

You are talking about how great the CGI was "...for 1989". This was the first movie to utilize computer graphics on this scale. And it's what allowed Cameron to make his next movie, "Terminator 2" in '91. After that every special effects house in Hollywood was booked up making "Jurassic Park" for Spielberg for summer '93. Now entire movies are made without sets, just green screen and computer generated environments. Wait... you don't know Ed Harris? Oh, dear....

[@ravenlunatic8]

Personally, this is my favorite of Cameron's films.

[@k1productions87]

For me, its a toss up between this, Terminator 2, and Aliens In the turn of the 90's, James Cameron was an absolute GOD.

[@shuckins]

I used to be on the USS Bataan (LHD5) and we used to chase hurricanes! It's intense!

[@tonyyul703]

Did you ever a crain fall on you like in the movie?

[@CaptainNemo1701]

This movie was gruelling to make, mostly underwater, the cast had to learn how to dive and the set was built in the base of an abandoned nuclear power station which was half-built.

[@mikepeters807]

I stopped my life to see this reaction. "The Abyss" is a wonderful experience to have (and see).

[@Imylover]

I've watched & lived with The Abyss for over 30 years, love it as I love ALL of James Cameron's films! The man is a super-master of cool story telling. And YOUR reactions gave ME goosebumps! Your gaping eyes & faces every time the aliens &/or their probes showed up was spot on! You guys weren't watching a movie, you were IN it! Great reaction! I truly wish far more people had seen this film when it came out in 1989. It didn't flop but it didn't make much money. It deserved so much more, then & now. And even if this is a cold war story (besides for the sci-fi alien part) it is otherwise not much dated. Sure, there's VCRs & thick screens but otherwise this could just as well have taken place today. That's Cameron level for you.

[@caspienjames]

Unfortunately people thought it was too long. I grew up watching it and I have always loved this movie.

[@robertcass7723]

I’ve loved this movie since I first saw it in the theater. Btw, you can watch the making of video. They filmed a lot of this in a swimming pool.

[@gregall2178]

I had a friend that claimed to get a big laugh in the theater during the disarming scene by shouting out "I said a BUD LIGHT" :-p

[@BuffaloC305]

When you see this again - and you NEED to see it again - you'll enjoy it even more. I really enjoyed you comparing YOUR video-game awareness, thinking THIS movie "looked like (video games)" when in fact, those copied THIS film.

[@DanoSand1203]

I think y’all should check out Sphere. Another underwater sci-fi movie I think you’ll like

[@jims.2274]

"Did the aliens just vibe with the love? " Oh it gets better in the special edition. We find out the aliens were preparing to drown the entire world in a Second Great Flood. They summon a massive tidal wave and we find out that one little message gives them pause. "So shines a good deed, in a weary world."

[@DrEvil818]

This was an awesome movie. It’s a bummer though I would have let you know to watch the extended edition. That gives a whole explanation of why they are there. It made it so much better.

[@jared2947]

Nice ! You guys should watch the extended directors cut. It has an extra half hour of footage and tells the story better and tells more about the aliens.

[@michaelbastraw1493]

Congrats, you got a spit-take out of me with your pronunciation of "epitome." Best. Leo.

[@laureltyler2730]

THE MAKING OF THIS MOVIE WAS REALLY GOOD, THE ACTORS, THE PUPPETERING , THE UNDERWATER SCENES , IT WAS AN AWESOME MOVIE , 😀👍

[@laureltyler2730]

ED HARRIS SHOULD HAVE TRAINED AS AN ASTRONAUT FOR NASA , HE WOULD HAVE MADE AN INCREDIBLE ASTRONAUT!!!!! AFTER THIS MOVIE I BETCHA HE COULD MAKE IT ON MARS

[@laureltyler2730]

THEY SHOULD MAKE A SPACE MOVIE OUT HERE WITH HIM IN IT, THE VOLCANIC ENVIROMENT IS PERFECT FOR A SPACE MOVIE SET UP

[@josephjasem7926]

James Cameron knew the moment he finished The Abyss that he could do Terminator 2 the way he wants to do it.

[@chriszilar3657]

This movie is non stop awesomeness….I remember we went and saw this in the theater 3 times…so good!!!

[@paulieluppino1856]

11:39 .......that's the face everyone has when they see an old man on a skateboard performing a grind....

[@cashflowhustles]

This was a JAMES CAMERON film guys. Dude has ALWAYS been a Beast. ALWAYS! BTW Sidenote: Film kinda flopped at the box office. Most people have NOT heard of this film. I've seen it probably hundreds of times. I'm probably exaggerating but I've lost count. It NEVER gets old. I first saw it back in the mid 90s and of course it immediately blew me away. I don't know if you guys have seen Terminator or done any Terminator flicks yet but James Cameron is no joke. Need to watch the "Making Of" doc as well on this movie. Won special effects Oscars that year and CGI was invented on this movie. The technology didn't exist before this movie. VERY VERY powerful and important ground breaking film. The doc is on KZbin BTW.

[@AddSerious]

this movie is great, the book is AWESOME, the 1st several chapters follow all the main characters as children so you understand why they act the way they do as adults. PLUS, so much of the story is missing, SOME of those things are in the Special Edition version of the movie.

[@zenkaiangel977]

32:00 No joke, I thought the same thing after watching this again since I was a kid, it really does look kinda like a Covenant ship, especially with the color scheme and bright neon lights, and I love me some Halo 😇 Great reactions guys, this movie is still a lot of fun 👍👍

[@shep4life]

Great movie. I read this book too which was based on the screenplay. This holds a special place in my heart