The Abyss (1989)

4 stars out of 5

The Abyss is a sci-fi classic. Somehow I missed it when it first came out. I guess I was only 12 then. The only movie I remember seeing in the movie theater I remember seeing before I hit the age of freedom (16) was "Back to the Future III". Anyway, a friend recommended "The Abyss" to me so I checked it out.

The movie is great. Great actors, many of which became much more famous or prolific after the movie. Great story. And there is not so much science fiction that it gets in the way of the story. You almost believe it all could be real. Very entertaining ride. A comparison of what movies it is like would give away some plot elements, so I will just say that it is better than most all of its contemporary peers.

The director's cut is about 3 hours long though, so if you are pressed for time, you may just want to go with the theater version. I'm not sure what is cut to get to that version, but I hear it is still very good.