The Deep
This lavish, suspense-filled film was made from Peter (Jaws) Benchley's best-selling novel. Gail Berke (Jacqueline Bisset) and David Sanders (Nick Nolte) are on a romantic holiday in Bermuda when they come upon the sunken wreck of a WWII freighter. Near it, they find an ampule of morphine, one of tens of thousands still aboard the wrecked ship. Their discovery leads them to a Haitian drug dealer, Cloche (Louis Gossett), and an old treasure hunter, Romer Treece (Robert Shaw). With Cloche in pursuit, Gail, David and Treece try to recover the sunken treasure.
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Still looks fresh - cosanostra
I usually don't like to watch old movies because they look... well, old. But this one is different. I watched it in early 80s and loved it, now I watched it again with a pleasure, it still looks fresh. Nice thriller with natural, silicon uncompromized Jacqueline Bisset. Dynamic no-nonsense action. For those who like diving it is absolutely must-see - the half of the time is under water on beutiful Bermuda reef.DEEP WATERS RUN SHALLOW - Craigo
This wins the prize for having the most ominus cover art in history. It leaves you wondering what, exactly, happens in "the Deep". And considering it's from the writer of JAWS, it must be something really scary...right? Nah, turns out it's all treasure hunting stuff. It's not that bad of a movie, but it's whole ad campaign and promise of something greater feels like it's duped the veiwer ( and reader, too, I guess, since the book pretty much used the same ominus cover).The Deep - GAR81
Robert Shaw is one of favourite actors but this movie in general is a disapointment, the storyline is quite weak and when i was watching it, i kept on thinking as Shaw as Quint from Jaws. The other main actors are solid but the story lacks clarity and imagination
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Still looks fresh - cosanostra
I usually don't like to watch old movies because they look... well, old. But this one is different. I watched it in early 80s and loved it, now I watched it again with a pleasure, it still looks fresh. Nice thriller with natural, silicon uncompromized Jacqueline ...DEEP WATERS RUN SHALLOW - Craigo
This wins the prize for having the most ominus cover art in history. It leaves you wondering what, exactly, happens in "the Deep". And considering it's from the writer of JAWS, it must be something really scary...right? Nah, turns out it's all treasure hunting ...The Deep - GAR81
Robert Shaw is one of favourite actors but this movie in general is a disapointment, the storyline is quite weak and when i was watching it, i kept on thinking as Shaw as Quint from Jaws. The other main actors are solid but the story lacks clarity and imagination