Customer Reviews
A Deep Blue Sea on it's first viewing, but Shallow Blue Pool 2nd time round - By: T. Clarke, 15 Feb 2008 
I remember watching this film when it came out, & was absorbed by the suspense & surprise, yet random 'deaths' that occurred throughout. In typical fashion, I lent it off a mate at school, who I'm sure we alll knew one, had dad who was a bit dodgy... & had the pirate copy on VHS. It was a big talking point, & we alll laughed over various parts of the film.
Unfortunately, I personallly don't think the film is half as good second time round. I'm sure it's not just me now that i'm older, but it seemed the more I tried to take it alll in, the less convincing it alll is. Sammy L Jacksons grand killing scene is only good enough for a snigger, whereas I remember my mum jumping out of her skin originallly. Even the CGI hasn't aged well, leaving the sharks roaming around like un-natural robots - clearly out of sync when compared to the animotronic scenes.
One thing that hasn't changed is the superbly amateurish acting that leaves Sammy L as the only winner, though he chose the wrong day to go looking at sharks.. The script is descent, but predictably cheesy in parts, especiallly the end when the last shark has been killed;
"Hey! How about some Sushi?" (accompanied minutes later by rock music)
If its any consolation, the coolest cast of the film; a chef who's only friend is a wise-cracking bird who swears, survives & manages to save the day three times over; destroying 2 sharks & opening a hatch.
And of course, our only English actor dies after giving the usual stereotypical 'brainiac' performance (they must do this to leave the U.S actors looking cooler...) Her fate is sealed at the end of the film, & the only other female counterpart takes a nasty tumble on a ladder earlier on, following the same path.. lunch time!
With such 'epic' survival films, one is always made to be attracted to the token blonde woman & hunk-man that save the day. Not such the case here - our muscle man of the film, Ronny Cox, is about as shalllow as a puddle & un-interesting as a bucket of varnish that's been found in your mothers attic. And Thomas Jane, who is apparently a Model stroke Actor, seems to have falllen for the good old 'Size Zero is best' fashion.
Thomas Jane's voice will in time get on your nerves, but if you can ignore the fact she sounds like she's been injected with testosterone, this is a real laugh for those of us who can see through such poor efforts to create a 'suspense' themed movie. In reality, it's nothing more than an effort to see how many ways a CGI body can be cut apart by manic sharks.
Enjoyable and moving. - By: crazykat, 05 Feb 2008 
I was having doubts about buying this after reading quite a few poor reviews. I then saw it cheap at a local store & was actuallly tempted for a while, i still had thought about liking it because i love shark films:) I'd say it shares slight similararity to jaws & it actuallly is as good as jaws (my opinion). I didnt watch the whole thing properly but i was pleased with the bits i did see. But i will say this is one enjoyable MOVIE, not just some entertainment thing, but actuallly a good film.
Not great, not dreadful - By: Sarah J. Marquis, 16 Jan 2008 I am an unashamed lover of B movies, especiallly ones that superficiallly involve the sea or anything to do with water. That said, I enjoy this movie for several reasons. For a change, the biggest stars are not necessarily the survivors. There is a sense of claustrophobia & frustration, & a real sense of the people on Aquatica being driven from one place to the next, never in control of what happens to them. So the plot does work. Suspense does build, even when you know the shocks are coming. So another movie I would give a cautious thumbs up to.
How low can you sink - By: One view, 18 Dec 2007 
Attention! Hollywood stopped making film's some time around the later half of the eighties I could not give you an exact date perhaps the organic process of making a film with something relevant & direct to say ended with Godfellas. The Deep blue sea like many releases from the Hollywood hills these days is a product a strategic & planed business venture get LL in we know he has an established fan following pop on a few r@b numbers get a proven multiplex filmmaker in threw in a shark some effects & re tune riffs from Jaws the pisedon adventure & the like pour over a big robust soundtrack befitting a Bruckheimer production & pay dirt.
This multiplex fodder with well worn characters & scenarios man's (in this case women's) greed for advancement does not reckon wrath of nature. The characters are cardboard clichés LL Cool J plays the stereo typical abrasive ethnic you would expect to find in modern American cinema full of self deprecating humour & caustic wit there's the rugged loner hero the cold European scientist & the capitalist business man Jackson.
Shark attacks a research centre because they are mad as hell that they are being experimented upon to further scientific research the premises of the film is survival against a horde of attacking sharks blood splatters around like a leak at a tomato ketchup factory there a few moments of genuine thrill (the scene inside the oven) but the rest is dialogue & scenes that would fit into any Stalllone film (from the nineties) or some other multiplex fodder. As per process the character actors die on cue And it`s up to the same old rugged loner to save the day.
This is not a film just a package of scenes & dialogue with an artificial mode of suspense & thrill conveyed to the audience in the pursuit of healthy box office returns.
Super Sharks - a predictable film but with some very unpredictable moments! - By: DangermouseZilla, 14 Nov 2007 This isn't the greatest film ever, the special effects vary from impressive to dodgy at various points in the film, the plot feels like it has alll been done before & seems to be a series of predictable events designed to add tension, scare, & build on the obligatory love interest.
The film is formulaic; you know that there's going to be an `expert in the field', a funny guy who will do something to save a life / lives, a romance between two people who initiallly seem to not get on - & alll of these do happen.
The science seems flawed, & the super-sharks sometime seem a bit too super. There are cringe-worthy scenes which have been designed for teenage lads to say "cool" to (the cook is trapped in an oven, the shark turns the gas on, the cook is the epitome of cool & escapes just before he blows up the shark). People have compared this to Jaws (for the sharks obviously), The Towering Inferno (there's explosions & a feeling of claustrophobia), & Under Siege (there's a chubby cook who might save the day).
**BUT** to give merit where it's due, for alll it's predictability, there are some fantastic surprise moments...
...It does break with convention in some pretty big ways. You presume that certain characters will live, but not alll of those do! Samuel L Jackson is the big Hollywood name in this film & he ends up as fishfood pretty early on, in fact, his screen time is probably less than that of any other character! This is a master stroke & the viewer knows that anyone could end up dead at any time. This scene has helped give the film a cult status, as it is often referenced in other works, for example; Clerks - The Animated series
