The Abyss 4K UHD (1989) - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

starmike · 09-30-2023, 06:16 PM

Which thread will get more traction? This or T2?

ghostof82 · 09-30-2023, 06:25 PM

I remember T2 was such a massive Event movie, but I dearly loved The Abyss, even the theatrical cut which I saw three times at the cinema, and so many times on VHS that I lost count. This was BEFORE the DC fixed everything, and back then DCs were rare and unusual. We ain't seeing those days again.

To be fair, the Avatar films are huge technical achievements, no doubt. There's few directors capable of overseeing such films. But I'd love to see Cameron make a 2001 or Interstellar, a sci fi that SAYS something new and bold and provoking. The Avatars are comfort food. In my humble opinion.

sanjuro_61 · 09-30-2023, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by starmike

Which thread will get more traction? This or T2?

It depends on how much dnr is applied.

By_His_Strypes · 09-30-2023, 06:51 PM

Everyone would agree The Abyss is James Cameron's best movie right? right!

KMFDMvsEnya · 09-30-2023, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by By_His_Strypes

Everyone would agree The Abyss is James Cameron's best movie right? right!

No, it is Xenogenesis.

BLMN · 09-30-2023, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by By_His_Strypes

Everyone would agree The Abyss is James Cameron's best movie right? right!

Not even close!

drb999 · 09-30-2023, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

How many times is the exact same thing gonna be posted?

It’ll be posted forever even after it’s actually released.

rubystone356 · 09-30-2023, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by By_His_Strypes

Everyone would agree The Abyss is James Cameron's best movie right? right!

Damn Straight.

Jacob

rocknblues81 · 09-30-2023, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent Kay

Another day another thread.
No preorder with box art and UPC then it doesn't exist

The existence of The Abyss, True Lies and Aliens on 4k is a tall tell.

Protozoid · 09-30-2023, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by By_His_Strypes

Everyone would agree The Abyss is James Cameron's best movie right? right!

I think the argument can be made. It's my favorite of his, and I think in some ways it's his most quintessential. His obsessions and strengths as a filmmaker are really on display here. It's a fun only he could have conceived and executed.

The real question is whether this will include the documentary "Under Pressure: Making The Abyss". It's harrowing and he doesn't come across very warmly.

stvn1974 · 09-30-2023, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

How many times is the exact same thing gonna be posted?

Archaeologists recently discovered an announcement for The Abyss, True Lies and Aliens on UHD painted on cave walls dating back 4000 years.

Snikt · 09-30-2023, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by By_His_Strypes

Everyone would agree The Abyss is James Cameron's best movie right? right!

I would say ALIENS is his best film.

T1 showed what he’s capable of

ALIENS -showed what he could do with a bigger budget

The Abyss - right up there with ALIENS.

T2 - great sequel, but I don’t think his best. Still one of the best action/sci-if movies ever made.

True Lies - I say this is Cameron’s most fun film. There’s no message about A.I. No message about humanity’s nature (none of these are bad btw). It’s just a fun action/comedy with great performances by Arnie, Jamie Lee Curtis and Tom Arnold

Snikt · 09-30-2023, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by stvn1974

Archaeologists recently discovered an announcement for The Abyss, True Lies and Aliens on UHD painted on cave walls dating back 4000 years.

“I think they want us to come and find them…”

starmike · 09-30-2023, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Snikt

“I think they want us to come and find them…”

Infallible Presence · 09-30-2023, 09:39 PM

Member-222782 · 09-30-2023, 09:46 PM

Everybody knows T2 is Cameron's true masterpiece. The Abyss may be his second but the original Terminator would be a tie. Abyss is just budgeted like a million times bigger.

I hope DNR won't become an issue. Still, nothing can put a damper on this for me. I'll consider my collection complete after this is "in the can". Or, as complete as it'll probably ever get

*I have the grey market True Lies BD so I'm not as anxious for a legit release as I used to be for this one

Mr. Sasquatch · 09-30-2023, 09:56 PM

Are there many people who love "Aliens"/"T2" and love "Avatar" and love "Titanic"?

Snikt · 09-30-2023, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Sasquatch

Are there many people who love "Aliens"/"T2" and love "Avatar" and love "Titanic"?

I can honestly say, I’ve never seen a James Cameron directed feature film (not documentary) that I didn’t like. I really do like his films; just varying degrees.

My ranking based on personal preference:

1) ALIENS
2) T2
3) T1
4) True Lies (ranked above the Abyss because it has Arnie

)
5) The Abyss
6) Titanic
7) Avatar

I’ve not seen Avatar 2 yet.

SpaceBlackKnight · 09-30-2023, 10:09 PM

An HD master of the theatrical cut has existed for some time, completed around 2009/10 by Lowrey/Reliance from a 4k scan of the OCN. All that talk of it coming to home video was barred by Cameron's schedules between 5 Avatar sequels and later felt he wanted to redo it and the SE cut in 4k.

However, with the SAG strikes holding up most of Hollywood and Avatar sequels production delayed until further notice, it looks like Cameron will actually take the time to approve them and somebody will finally get these out. After all, he recently approved the Titanic 4k HDR that was in the pipeline for many years following Avatar 2 and is now coming in December.

gazza1975 · 09-30-2023, 10:10 PM

Cameron is my fave director so any news on a 4K release is very exciting to me - I see a lot of love here for T2 but I think in his canon of movies it’s overrated- I can’t stand Edward furlong in it - he ruins most of the scenes - Linda and Arnold are great in it - it’s just a shame it’s so poorly represented on home video - I only watched the SC release once and never revisited it again - my rankings of his movies are ;
1 avatar 2 aliens 3 titanic 4 the abyss 5 the terminator 6 T2 7 true lies and 8 AWOW

09-30-2023, 06:16 PM	#61
starmike Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2012 Location:NJ	Which thread will get more traction? This or T2?

09-30-2023, 06:25 PM	#62
ghostof82 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:34 Blu-ray collection:93	I remember T2 was such a massive Event movie, but I dearly loved The Abyss, even the theatrical cut which I saw three times at the cinema, and so many times on VHS that I lost count. This was BEFORE the DC fixed everything, and back then DCs were rare and unusual. We ain't seeing those days again. To be fair, the Avatar films are huge technical achievements, no doubt. There's few directors capable of overseeing such films. But I'd love to see Cameron make a 2001 or Interstellar, a sci fi that SAYS something new and bold and provoking. The Avatars are comfort food. In my humble opinion.

09-30-2023, 06:51 PM	#64
By_His_Strypes Banned Member since:Oct 2014 4K collection:177 Blu-ray collection:367	Everyone would agree The Abyss is James Cameron's best movie right? right!

09-30-2023, 09:39 PM	#75
Infallible Presence Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2023 Location:Extenuating Circumstances 4K collection:222 Blu-ray collection:911 DVD collection:691 MA collection:235 Digital collection:104 iTunes collection:157 Trading Score:38

09-30-2023, 09:46 PM	#76
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	Everybody knows T2 is Cameron's true masterpiece. The Abyss may be his second but the original Terminator would be a tie. Abyss is just budgeted like a million times bigger. I hope DNR won't become an issue. Still, nothing can put a damper on this for me. I'll consider my collection complete after this is "in the can". Or, as complete as it'll probably ever get *I have the grey market True Lies BD so I'm not as anxious for a legit release as I used to be for this one

09-30-2023, 09:56 PM	#77
Mr. Sasquatch Active Member Member since:Oct 2017	Are there many people who love "Aliens"/"T2" and love "Avatar" and love "Titanic"?

09-30-2023, 10:09 PM	#79
SpaceBlackKnight Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2018 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:346 Digital collection:20	An HD master of the theatrical cut has existed for some time, completed around 2009/10 by Lowrey/Reliance from a 4k scan of the OCN. All that talk of it coming to home video was barred by Cameron's schedules between 5 Avatar sequels and later felt he wanted to redo it and the SE cut in 4k. However, with the SAG strikes holding up most of Hollywood and Avatar sequels production delayed until further notice, it looks like Cameron will actually take the time to approve them and somebody will finally get these out. After all, he recently approved the Titanic 4k HDR that was in the pipeline for many years following Avatar 2 and is now coming in December.

09-30-2023, 10:10 PM	#80
gazza1975 Senior Member Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray reviews: 10	Cameron is my fave director so any news on a 4K release is very exciting to me - I see a lot of love here for T2 but I think in his canon of movies it’s overrated- I can’t stand Edward furlong in it - he ruins most of the scenes - Linda and Arnold are great in it - it’s just a shame it’s so poorly represented on home video - I only watched the SC release once and never revisited it again - my rankings of his movies are ; 1 avatar 2 aliens 3 titanic 4 the abyss 5 the terminator 6 T2 7 true lies and 8 AWOW

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