Into the Deep (1994)

Strong and Moving!

Did you people see the same film I saw?

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

I felt this documentary about the Living Organisms of the Ocean was sloppy and rushed. There was some good footage but nothing earth shattering. Kate Nelligan was just OK as narrator. She had no pizazz. She was monotone and basically just going through the motions. Pardon the pun. The movie was short , only 35 minutes. It was just a lackadaisical effort . Seems like any amateur could get the footage that the makers of this documentary were able to get. I also felt the music was unnecessary. I love new age music , don't get me wrong , but I would have much rather have heard more of the natural sounds coming from the ocean. I am glad they mentioned something about some of the ocean plants that strive . Some of the facts about these plants were satisfying to hear. Still I can not give this movie any kind of kudos. I was simply; Very disappointed in this effort and would certainly not recommend this to others.

Since there is no message board for this documentary I had to post a comment. Anyway, I thought this documentary was pretty good. I enjoyed the filming since it brought out the vibrant colors of the ocean and the marine life, and I did learn some things I didn't know before. However, I do wish the film was longer and I would have been better if it went into more detail and touched more on the lives of a wider variety of ocean life. So for a documentary it wasn't what one would expect, and in comparison to other documentaries about the sea and it's creatures I have seen it is rather weak. However, I wouldn't say it is awful or not worth seeing. It just could have been better, I think I may have enjoyed it more if I actually saw it in an IMAX theater how it was intended.

When my Father was alive, a year ago, I worked at a radio station where Allison, who works at Cinemark had sent my Mother & Father to an opening, in 2001, to this Film of "Into The Deep". I guess they said it was the most real and fascinating film they ever saw. Now that my Father has passed on, my Mother has a Birthday on the 9th of October, she will be 80 and she wants my sister and I to take her to see this movie again. Is it possible to send it back to Colorado Springs 3D Imax, and "Journey of Man" also? I have only seen one of your 3D's recently with her, and I was absolutely in shock at how beautiful it was, I actually reached out to touch the fish, I could not and still cannot believe how you did that! It was my first 3D and I'm 53. It just took my breath away at how real it was. Allison is the one that sent us Complimentary Tickets for free lunch and a 3D every month for 6 months. That got us hooked on them. At least the slower one's like the underwater and the Grand Canyon. Thank You, Theresa & Dean

I don't know what film some of the other reviewers have seen, but I've been to multiple IMAX theatres just to see "Into The Deep." The 3-D effects are excellent, as is the footage and the narration. You'd never think watching the short, happy lives of squid, waving kelp forests, or plankton floating by your eyes would be quite so mesmerising---but the filmmakers really pull it off. 9/10.