Title: Abyss

Date: 1989
Type: Sci-Fi
Rating: 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: James Cameron
Producer:

Comment
Workers on an underwater drilling platform aid the USA navy in rescuing a submarine that they think the Russians have sunk. However their problems start when a hurracaine strikes and they loose contact with the suface support vessel. As tensions rise between the civilian researchers and the navy personal, a new life form is found that is composed of water. A well paced plot with some excellent special effects that builds well though to a slightly predicable climax. The film is notable for the computer graphics that generated the water creature with the facial expressions and were a step forward in James Cameron's use of CGI/FX that were produced by Industrial Light And Magic.
Actors
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Ed Harris
Michael Biehn
Oscars
Won - Best Effects