Sadly Over-hyped

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Another site has incorrect info about how Kidd died in 1989. I was a close friend and dive buddy of his for a ten year period and spoke with him just a day before he died by phone. We both lived in Raleigh at that time. Actually they are wrong and he did not die in a diving accident at all. Such was the desire of friends to keep this legend of a person alive. I dived with Kidd for about 10 years off of NC and he loved spearfishing grouper on the wrecks, and just being out at sea. I had a great closeness to him. Unfortunately Kidd somehow became depressed that winter(no one really knew) and about 2 weeks before his death he was placed on an antidepressant, and he committed suicide with a gun in his mouth. Everyone was in complete shock including me, as he seemed to have the world at his feet at the time. he had a seagull tattooed on his butt, and he would joke around that he'd let me see it fly..LOL.. It was a very sad time and about 500 friends came to his memorial service. His sister had the song played wind beneath my wings by Bette Midler and i to this day can't hear the song without thinking of Kidd as an angel up in the blue sky heaven with puffy clouds all around him. He was one of the most handsome men I have ever seen.I don't know where this site got the misinformation that he was in some diving accident. That would never have happened to Kidd, he was like the 6 of us that dived together for the 10 years off NC on the wrecks, an excellent diver.The man had heart. I think of him often, and stumbled on this site with his name on it and had to check it out. I knew it was the same person because he was in the Abyss and in Paraná II with Lee Majors as an underwater stunt double. At the time of his death he was married to a beautiful woman, and owned an exquisite restaurant behind Crabtree valley Mall in Raleigh. His father's company had built that mall. I don't know how to tell the site they have their info wrong,, do you? When I knew Kidd i was married to Harold Quidley and excellent underwater photographer. Kidd protected us from possible sharks while we were shooting photos on the wrecks sometimes.Donna Potter potterdl9@aol.com

This is the most brilliant documentary and one that you shouldn't miss for anything. It shows all the emotions from the cast and crew -- and from producer Gale Anne Hurd and director James Cameron, who had to cut the film down to under two hours and thereby severely crippling their masterpiece.Ed Harris tells about the time when he almost drowned in the "liquid breathing suit". Mary Elisabeth Mastrantonio about the her feelings in the most emotional scene in the movie and when the camera ran dry. Todd 'Hippy' Graff about the rat and the REAL liquid breathing fluid. And much more.Cast and crew give us a wonderful look into the tough and demanding world of The Abyss. Just see it, okay?

This is one of the best motion picture documentaries I have ever watched. It is right up there with Hearts of Darkness, the documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now. James Cameron opens the documentary by talking about something he feels is cold, dark and made up of unrelenting pressure: the movie business. The documentary really gives the viewer a good idea of how The Abyss was a challenge on many different levels. Not just on a technical level. The documentary also shows how it was a challenge, both emotionally and physically, for all the cast and crew involved in the project. It would soon be considered by many to be one of the toughest shoots in film history.It was interesting to learn about the innovative underwater equipment developed just for the film, plus seeing how some of the best underwater photography for a motion picture to date was accomplished. James Cameron has a reputation of being difficult to work with and this film shows why this may be the case. It is up to the viewer to decide whether or not this is true once the viewing experience is complete. If you have not seen the film you will have a great appreciation for what went into the making of this underwater epic. If you have seen The Abyss, you will enjoy the movie even more than you did before.

The documentary shows clearly how hard it was to make The Abyss.Making- team of Abyss really had problems making the movie and it almost was doomed to fail. Document includes scenes of actors talking about the dangers that occured, and scenes of making the movie of course. I have to say that it's almost impossible to think what kind of technique they already had at the 80's to make all the special effects. The documentary show everything you need to know about the movie.