christopher-underwood Very disappointing. Fantastic for the first twenty minutes when we are treated to fantastic underwater sequences with amazingly beautiful shots of fish, Jacqueline Bisset and more fish. After that first foray into the depths and all seems to be going so swimmingly, a rather underwritten tale of who gets the treasure ensues. Shaw and Nolte and in particular Eli Wallach plus, of course Bisset give it their best but despite a fine John Barry score, this is sunk as soon as the hoary old story rears its head. I would also say that if its to be underwater 'car chases' and fisticuffs, then keep it simple and keep it sexy. This gets very dull and drab and is completely lacking in humour. Makes Jaws look like a great film - which of course that is.

Raul Faust You know, after having a bad time in finding this blu-ray, I wanted the movie to be at least average. However, it is not. "The Deep" tells a story about a couple that goes for diving and find some objects that seem to be jewelry from an old ship. That might be it. Some Haitians are interested in the treasure as well, so they try to impede the couple from getting it. In my point of view, the plot is completely pointless. The voodoo scene, which could be the ONLY good one, is just regular. A weak directing that sees no use in putting a background sound makes the "suspenseful" scenes just poor. Also, the fighting scenes are really really lame, and I wondered myself how director let that happen. Furthermore, the movie feels overlong, given that the story is uninteresting and characters are just lifeless. The only thing to be admired is the occasional beautiful scenario. Other than that, "The Deep" is just a waste of time.

utgard14 A vacationing couple (Nick Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset) go diving for sunken treasure and find lost morphine shipment. Drug dealer Lou Gossett, Jr. and treasure hunter Robert Shaw become involved and things get dangerous for the couple. Not a horror movie, although the movie poster from the time certainly wants you to think that. I'm sure that was to capitalize off of the Jaws connection. There is one frightening scene where a moray eel attacks Nolte and another bizarre scene where Bisset is subjected to some kind of voodoo ritual. But really it's just a dramatic thriller with some nice underwater footage and a memorable opening with Jacqueline Bisset swimming underwater in a thin white t-shirt and bikini bottom. There's certainly nothing wrong with that. The performances are all good, with Robert Shaw unsurprisingly the best in the lot. The film is overlong and the final scene is so cheesy I defy you not to burst out laughing at it. Not very deep, but entertaining enough.

suckmeoffflemwad Now I read the book simply for the enormous moray nicknamed Percy, but I soon discovered the plot was far more intense, it involved a honeymooning couple in Bermuda, diving off shipwrecks for sunken treasure, fighting against greedy Cuban gangsters and angry tiger sharks, and it was very exciting, very thrilling, the eel though only made at least three appearances, it was dwarfed by the struggles between the human characters themselves, and barely seen. The reason people usually want to view The Deep is because they think it is a monster flick similar to Jaws, involving a gargantuan moray in place of a huge great white, but this is not the case as I learned not to my disappointment but surprise and enjoyment, it is much (excuse the pun) more deep and further than Jaws in certain respects, using a leviathan as only a minor character and not the main focus. But yes after seeing the eel, Percy as he is named, I fell fast asleep and haven't really cared about locating and viewing the movie completely since because I know that the book is good enough for me, and this film is probably pale and poor adaptation, that is all I will say.