Underwater (2020)

[Akijama]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/underwa...?skuId=6401808

[Gretiem]

I enjoyed it

[Zombo]

Said it in the other threads with this film, loved it. Great atmospheric film and loved the creatures, great setup for a sequel.

Still...I'd love a 4K release

[Britnasty]

The day before my birthday! Thank you Jesus!

[Member-222782]

Missed this in theaters (it didn't seem to stick around very long) so looking forward to it on Blu. This looks like a decent alternative to The Abyss lol.

[DanTheMan]

Will pick this one up down the line when it hits $10. Pretty enjoyable January release.

[Patsfan123]

Fox would have given it a UHD release

[Leonidas King]

Never expected a 4K but that cover is nice!

[darkness2918]

Might pick this up as a blind buy.

[drb999]

I’ll probably wait until Black Friday to get this.

[levcore]

Hope this gets a blu in the UK.

[fred25_Ca]

Wow, that's a dreadful cover. This is my favorite movie of the year so far. As a monster and Lovecraft fan, I was in tears by the end of the movie. Simply incredible monster design.
This awful cover does not do it justice. Hopefully there's a nice steelbook that hints at the monsters in the movie (and it better be available in Canada too!)

[MJD64]

Given that the DP for UNDERWATER was Bojan Bazelli - whose lensing on A CURE FOR WELLNESS resulted in one of the more striking-looking horror films in recent memory - I still regret not catching this on the big-screen, but it disappeared from theaters so damn fast!

Ah well, home video it is. Watching the terrific Kristen Stewart- in a platinum blonde buzz cut, no less - and friends fighting off undersea monsters sounds like a slice of B-movie heaven...and here's hoping the unfailingly insufferable T.J. Miller winds up as fish food before the end credits roll.

[Leonidas King]

Originally Posted by MJD64

Given that the DP for UNDERWATER was Bojan Bazelli - whose lensing on A CURE FOR WELLNESS resulted in one of the more striking-looking horror films in recent memory - I still regret not catching this on the big-screen, but it disappeared from theaters so damn fast!

Really? Didn't know it was him. I thought the cinematography here was not as memorable as the beautiful visual treat we got from A Cure for Wellness.

[The Great Owl]

I’m all over this.

Here’s my movie content review...

In the Mariana Trench, nearly seven miles below the surface of the ocean, a drilling platform begins to implode in the wake of an apparent earthquake. After narrowly escaping through modular passageways that are collapsing and flooding with water, Norah, a mechanical engineer played by Kristen Stewart, locates the mission captain, played by Vincent Cassel, and four other survivors. Stuck with limited air resources in a deathtrap where the walls around them could crack inwardly at any moment, this crew of six realizes that their only option is to use pressurized diving suits to walk blindly across the ocean floor to an extension outpost. Shortly after embarking on this perilous path with minimal technology to protect them, they realize that they are not alone in their darkened environment.

The 2020 sci-fi survival horror feature, Underwater, which was filmed three years ago by director William Eubank (The Signal), is a lightning-paced 95-minute thrill ride that hits the ground running with no time to spare for exposition before all hell breaks loose. This long-shelved endeavor has been unleashed on audiences during the month of January with apparent low expectations from 20th Century Fox and critics alike, but it hits the sweet spot with B movie enthusiasts like me who came of age during the VHS rental days with 1970s disaster films, like The Poseidon Adventure, and unsung late-1980s sea monster gems like DeepStar Six and Leviathan.

As I stated in my reviews for Crawl and 47 Meters Down: Uncaged last year, I have a soft spot for straightforward modest-budget works of cinema that deliver in full on their singleness-of-effect goals without any pretense or any wasted seconds. Underwater is not a game changer in its genre, but, if you are looking for an intensely-focused narrative that draws its scares from claustrophobia in inhospitable terrain, then you are in the right place. The undersea monsters that make their appearances during the final half hour are serviceably intimidating variations of the H.P. Lovecraft-meets-H.R. Giger variety, but the threat that these jellyfish-like creatures present is nothing compared to the notion that, while moving forward on a ocean floor journey in heavily cumbersome gear, one could be crushed like an aluminum can inside a diving suit by any number of circumstances.

Stewart, whom I have come to regard as one of today's most promising actors, along with her former Twilight co-star, Robert Pattinson, does not have much space here with which to extend her dramatic abilities, but she is perfect for her role as a capable heroine who is driven to the frayed ends of anxiety from the opening minutes onward. Vincent Cassel, who is best known for his role in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, is excellent as the captain who has nothing but bad news for those under his leadership. Mamoudou Athie (The Circle), Jessica Henwick (Game of Thrones), T.J. Miller (Deadpool), and John Gallagher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane) are well cast in their respective supporting parts in this story where their characters are defined by necessity through actions instead of by mere dialogue.

My take on this particular film is probably far more generous than those voiced by most of the viewing public. Years from now, however, taut thrillers like this are what I will most likely be reaching for on a lazy Saturday afternoon instead of routine Academy Award fare. This is popcorn movie goodness at its finest. Just don't drop the popcorn when the cracks appear in the glass of a character's diving helmet.

[Kakihara]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I’m all over this.

Here’s my movie content review...

In the Mariana Trench, nearly seven miles below the surface of the ocean, a drilling platform begins to implode in the wake of an apparent earthquake. After narrowly escaping through modular passageways that are collapsing and flooding with water, Norah, a mechanical engineer played by Kristen Stewart, locates the mission captain, played by Vincent Cassel, and four other survivors. Stuck with limited air resources in a deathtrap where the walls around them could crack inwardly at any moment, this crew of six realizes that their only option is to use pressurized diving suits to walk blindly across the ocean floor to an extension outpost. Shortly after embarking on this perilous path with minimal technology to protect them, they realize that they are not alone in their darkened environment.

The 2020 sci-fi survival horror feature, Underwater, which was filmed three years ago by director William Eubank (The Signal), is a lightning-paced 95-minute thrill ride that hits the ground running with no time to spare for exposition before all hell breaks loose. This long-shelved endeavor has been unleashed on audiences during the month of January with apparent low expectations from 20th Century Fox and critics alike, but it hits the sweet spot with B movie enthusiasts like me who came of age during the VHS rental days with 1970s disaster films, like The Poseidon Adventure, and unsung late-1980s sea monster gems like DeepStar Six and Leviathan.

As I stated in my reviews for Crawl and 47 Meters Down: Uncaged last year, I have a soft spot for straightforward modest-budget works of cinema that deliver in full on their singleness-of-effect goals without any pretense or any wasted seconds. Underwater is not a game changer in its genre, but, if you are looking for an intensely-focused narrative that draws its scares from claustrophobia in inhospitable terrain, then you are in the right place. The undersea monsters that make their appearances during the final half hour are serviceably intimidating variations of the H.P. Lovecraft-meets-H.R. Giger variety, but the threat that these jellyfish-like creatures present is nothing compared to the notion that, while moving forward on a ocean floor journey in heavily cumbersome gear, one could be crushed like an aluminum can inside a diving suit by any number of circumstances.

Stewart, whom I have come to regard as one of today's most promising actors, along with her former Twilight co-star, Robert Pattinson, does not have much space here with which to extend her dramatic abilities, but she is perfect for her role as a capable heroine who is driven to the frayed ends of anxiety from the opening minutes onward. Vincent Cassel, who is best known for his role in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, is excellent as the captain who has nothing but bad news for those under his leadership. Mamoudou Athie (The Circle), Jessica Henwick (Game of Thrones), T.J. Miller (Deadpool), and John Gallagher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane) are well cast in their respective supporting parts in this story where their characters are defined by necessity through actions instead of by mere dialogue.

My take on this particular film is probably far more generous than those voiced by most of the viewing public. Years from now, however, taut thrillers like this are what I will most likely be reaching for on a lazy Saturday afternoon instead of routine Academy Award fare. This is popcorn movie goodness at its finest. Just don't drop the popcorn when the cracks appear in the glass of a character's diving helmet.

Owl, you're awesome, but I highly hope Cassel isn't best known for being in Black Swan. That's a great movie but that is all about Natalie Portman and Cassel has shined better in many other movies over Black Swan.

[mredman]

Cant wait to get this. One of the best monster movies in recent times. Kristen was fantastic in this too. She is very underrated.

[The Great Escape]

Originally Posted by mredman

Cant wait to get this. One of the best monster movies in recent times. Kristen was fantastic in this too. She is very underrated.

Agree. I would like to see her in more action/sci fi movies

[kyloren]

Not a bad movie at all!

[Auss1e]

I enjoyed the movie. It's an intense monster disaster movie. Held my attention all the way through.

We have a 4k listing over here in Australia so maybe an option to import for everyone else? Unless they cancel it...