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The Abyss Full-length Reaction (Patreon)

Published:
2025-10-15 12:00:11
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2026-05-21 00:49:56
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🌀⊹ ࣪ ˖ "When it comes to the safety of these people, there's me and then there's God, understand?"

Join us for the full, uncut watch-along of The Abyss. Exclusively for our amazing Patrons — thank you for supporting Totally Whatever!

Please be aware that our reaction video is synchronized with the 2-hour and 43-minute Special Edition on Amazon. (A big thank you to Gábor Árki for testing this one and confirming that it can sync perfectly with the 2h 51m 4K Blu-ray version.) Due to copyright restrictions, this is a watch-along format, which requires you to have your own copy of the content to sync with us!

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The Abyss Full-length Reaction

🌀⊹ ࣪ ˖ "When it comes to the safety of these people, there's me and then there's God, understand?" Join us for the full, uncut watch-along of The Abyss. Exclusively for our amazing Patrons — thank you for supporting Totally Whatever! Please be aware that our reaction video is synchronized with the 2-hour and 43-minute Special Edition on Amazon. (A big thank you to Gábor Árki for testing this one and confirming that it can sync perfectly with the 2h 51m 4K Blu-ray version.) Due to copyright restrictions, this is a watch-along format, which requires you to have your own copy of the content to sync with us! Join our Caffeine Club: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Gy-dQdSjhxTdEXS8qYKug/join Custom Reaction Videos: https://www.reactr.tv/totallywhatever Business inquiries are accepted at: info@totallywhatever.com Mail accepted here: Totally Whatever c/o Nanette PO BOX 372 Damariscotta, ME 04543 *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. All rights belong to their respective owners.

Comments

JoeyVettes

Awesome reaction! My cousin married the actor who played Catfish.

Wade Wallenstein

I haven't seen this in years but thanks to reaction channels it's been great to watch it again! Saw this when it came out on home video and the drowning scene sticks with you for sure.

Wade Wallenstein

Nanette's reaction to that was the best! "Nanette.exe has stopped responding" LOL

REDR58

I’m so glad you watched the special edition version as I think it is superior. I’ll be watching later on tonight!

AdrianF

This one isn't my favourite, managed an hour. Can confirm lines up with the 4K disc from last year. Ed Harris, you'll see him in The Stand (heheh) and you must've seen MEM in Robin Hood PoT.

JoeyVettes

I'd say so, however I will say I didn't know him personally. He passed some time ago. They did have a wonderful relationship and time together.

Michael Lynch

And by the way, yes that breathing liquid is real.

Gábor Árki

I'm so glad you decided to watch the longer cut. I remember I first saw the theatrical version on TV and thought it had some great production value but was just an okay movie. It was the Special Edition that made me fall in love with it and is among my favorite movies. It has its flaws, but I believe Cameron wrote it when he was just a teenager. The Special Edition is much closer to Cameron's original vision, but at the time, the common belief in Hollywood was that movies over two hours wouldn't succeed at the box office, because nobody wants to sit in a movie theater for any longer then 100-120 minutes. So the studio pushed for a shorter cut, and Cameron agreed with this sentiment, and trimmed it down as much as he could. Unfortunately, even the shorter version didn't perform well financially. The SE restores half an hour of material. Bud and Lindsey's relationship becomes much deeper and more nuanced, and the crew members feel more like a real team, with many of them receiving a lot more screen time and character moments in the longer cut. Other than these, the SE restores the entire Cold War subplot that was almost completely cut from the theatrical release, resulting in a significantly different final act. In the theatrical version there is no world ending threat from the NTI's. After Bud disarms the nuke they simply pick him up, say Howdy to each other and bring everyone up to the surface. The production value in this film is truly remarkable. The underwater scenes were shot in enormous water tanks built inside the abandoned shell of an unfinished nuclear power plant. Most of what you see underwater was filmed in these massive sets, with the actors spending up to 8–10 hours a day submerged, and some of the crew even longer. Of course some are miniature shots. Calling it a difficult shoot would be an understatement. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio famously stormed off set after hours of takes of the resuscitation scene, while Ed Harris, who had been something of a leader among the cast, held it together until he nearly drowned during one of his own scenes. The "liquid breathing" concept shown in the film is actually based on a real technology. The rat in that scene really did breathe a perfluorocarbon liquid, which has some rare but genuine medical applications. The liquid seen in Ed Harris's helmet, was just tinted water though, so he had to hold his breath for those scenes a really long time. The water tentacle was one of the earliest uses of CGI effects in a feature film. The groundbreaking software and tools developed by ILM for it laid the foundation for later innovations. First in Terminator 2 with the liquid metal effects, and then again, further refined, for the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. PS: if someone hasn't seen it yet, the documentary Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' is worth watching. But it seems all previously uploaded copies have been removed from YT by Disney. It is on the 4K BD release, and I think it may be available here if someone has purchased a digital copy of the movie: https://moviesanywhere.com/movie/the-abyss-special-edition-1989

Mark M

I hope they see her in Scarface first.

Harvey Lee

This was an underatted one from James Cameron The effects were a precursor to what would become the liquid metal T-1000 in Terminator 2 This is also known as one of the hardest shoots in Hollywood history ,the cast and crew went through truly hellish conditions to make this . With that said it is a very good movie Thanks N+ C ❤️

christopher b swanson

Great movie, my fave trivia is that ED HARRIS has refused to speak publicly on the abyss since 1989, he hates it

REDR58

80 knots is about 92 mph and 130 knots is about 150 mph. The Montana submariners knew the cliff face was close, but the submarine drifted into the into the rocky sides after the turbulence. The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters that landed on the ship in the beginning of the movie are amphibious and could land in the water if necessary. You can see the boat shaped hull on the bottom. There was no real USS Montana submarine when the movie was filmed but a real USS Montana (SSN-794) was commissioned in 2022. There is a picture of the abandoned Deep Core-2 movie set that you can here. It was built in an unfinished nuclear power facility in South Carolina. I don’t know if it’s still there: https://www.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/s/4rYENTwRBx It’s so great that this movie did not spoil the aliens in the very beginning like Predator did. I think at the very end before his sub fell over the edge of the cliff, Coffey got a moment of clarity. It’s interesting to see Chris Elliott in a non-comedic role. Wonderful reaction!

Totally Whatever

Let us know what you think! - oh wait, just saw your next message.

Totally Whatever

Coming from your other comment - so glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks for the extra trivia! 150mph?! 😮

Totally Whatever

We will check out both The Stand and Scarface - we haven't seen Robin Hood either.

Totally Whatever

First off, thank you for testing our watchalong with your special edition. We really appreciate the help. Second, thank you for sharing all the extra info along with a link to the documentary. You have answered a lot of our questions.

Totally Whatever

Harvey, thanks for watching with us! I can't even begin to imagine what this shoot was like.

Totally Whatever

LOL I'm still trying to process it - a scene I'll never forget.

Gary Giaimo

I was born a James Cameron fan due to questionable choices made by my parents when I was a kid. I was 9 when this movie came out, but I was absolutely psyched to see it. It was my introduction to Ed Harris, and I have been a huge fan ever since. Such a powerful actor, and I've only grown to appreciate more what he brings to this movie as I've gotten older and pretty much catalogued his entire career. I'm sure there are biases involved here, and while this isn't his "best" performance, I think it's still my favorite. But he's just one of those actors who elevates every project he's a part of. Anyway, I was thrilled when this popped up on the "This Week" marquis, and like always, the two of you didn't disappoint (to absolutely no one's surprise). Such a fun watch along! Keep it up!

Totally Whatever

Thank you, Gary. How many times do you think you have seen this movie since watching it at 9? I’m sure it hit differently through the years.

REDR58

Very fast!

JAKH

Must-watch submarine movies: "Das Boot Director's Cut" (1981) Fiction , but considered the most realistic submarine movie ever made "Gray Lady Down" (1978) - starring Charlton Heston "K-19 The Widowmaker" (2002) *True Story* - Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson Submarine comedies: "Operation Petticoat" (1959) - Cary Grant, Tony Curtis "Down Periscope" (1996) - Kelsey Grammer

Joe J

Remember, they only do 70s, 80s, and 90s.

Totally Whatever

Thanks for the recommendations, JAKH. We mainly watch 70s, 80s, and 90s, but we do make occasional exceptions.

Gary Giaimo

Probably a dozen or so times over the years, and there are definitely things that spoke to me more in the later viewings (i.e. relationship dynamics, how rare it is to see a blue-collar worker being the hero/protagonist of a story like this, etc...). It's kind of a standout for me in Cameron's career because of those things. He never really tackles characters like Bud and Lindsey again, and I think they're the two best-developed characters he ever created in my opinion (Ripley in Aliens doesn't count because he didn't create her).

REDR58

“Operation Petticoat” has the distinction of probably being the only movie to ever be filmed with a pink submarine. It’s also a very funny movie.

REDR58

Leo Burmester (Catfish) worked with some very famous directors, aside from Cameron! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Burmester He was also in “The Devil’s Advocate” with Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino and Charlize Theron. I just recently re-watched that movie along with another reactor channel but I didn’t recognize him. I’m going to go back and look again. Btw, “The Devil’s Advocate” is a great movie to watch here!

Totally Whatever

We have "The Devil's Advocate" on our list - we need to watch that one.