James Cameron, director of the hugely successful TITANIC, returns to a subject with which he appears infatuated. GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS sees Cameron assemble a team of scientists, documentarians, and actor-narrator Bill Paxton to descend 12,000 feet to the wreckage of the Titanic. The results are rendered in the stunning IMAX 3-D .. Read more
| Starring | Bill Paxton |
|---|---|
| Director | James Cameron |
| Genres | Documentary |
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James Cameron, director of the hugely successful TITANIC, returns to a subject with which he appears infatuated. GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS sees Cameron assemble a team of scientists, documentarians, and actor-narrator Bill Paxton to descend 12,000 feet to the wreckage of the Titanic. The results are rendered in the stunning IMAX 3-D format, following two submersible vehicles that carry the crew members to the depths of the ocean floor. A visibly nervous Paxton takes his first trip to the wreckage, and muses on the historical and scientific importance of their journey. The Titanic appears from the murky gloom of the ocean depths, an eerie and startling occurrence that leaves Paxton and crew awestruck. Two mini robotic cameras are unleashed to explore the nooks and crannies of the ship, with director Cameron superimposing shots of actors playing out scenes that may have occurred in the final hours of the dying ship.
Cameron has created an important historical document by filming a wreckage that is slowly decaying, and Paxton provides a sympathetic narration that is both in awe of what he is witnessing, and sympathetic to the tragedy that lies before him. The IMAX process is utilised to awesome effect, providing an edge-of-your-seat journey that you can almost reach out and touch.
| Starring | Bill Paxton |
|---|---|
| Director | James Cameron |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2003 To Rent: DVD: 01 May 2007 |
During the late summer of 2001, Cameron, his pal Bill Paxton and a crack team of boffins took turns descending two and... read more on Time Out
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puts you in the picture
this may be a short film/documentery but remember its oh to real and its our history. originaly for imax this dvd was put put together beautifully. you actually... read more »
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Ghosts of the Abyss
Bill Paxton says the word 'ethereal' over four hundred times in this film. Ghosts of the Abyss is indisputably fascinating and at times pleasant and ... read more »
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For People Who REALLY want to know more about Titanic Only
Interesting to a degree and gives a very different view on the current state of the Titanic so don't expect much to do with James Camerons' film(though ... read more »
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ghosts
this was a fantastic documentary and would highly reccomend it to any one who loves the r.m.s titanic. it was psectacularly done with images of the real titanic... read more »
Titanic director James Cameron has resurfaced after seven years of silence to launch a silver screen adaptation of the Manga comic Battle Angel Alita. The man behind Aliens and the first two Terminators has kept himself to himself since Titanic broke records in 1998 by winning no less than 11 Oscars. His most recent projects were documentaries confined to the IMAX screens such as Ghosts of the Abyss and the forthcoming Aliens of the Deep, but he is now returning to mainstream cinema and to his... Read more
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