Award-winning director's forgotten film hailed as 'brilliance on a whole new level' as it finally lands on Netflix - with viewers raving 'it's the most intense movie I've ever seen!'
James Cameron is known for his involvement with movie classics like Titanic, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Directing as well as Avatar, which earned him a Global Globe Award.
Another film directed by Cameron, which isn't as well known, is 1989 sci-fi thriller The Abyss.
The adventure movie follows a diving team, made of civilians, who are roped into helping with a search for a lost submarine.
Ed Harris, Mary Mastrantonia, Micahel Biehn and Dick Warlock are amongst some of the talented cast members.
The Abyss received an Academy Award for the Best Visual Effects and James was presented with a Saturn Award for Best Director.
The awards were well deserved as creating the movie involved cast members and crew to be under water for long periods of time in tanks inside an unused power plant in South Carolina, America, during filming.
The film is available to stream on Netflix and fans have raved about it as 'the most intense movie'.
Many have taken to Rotten Tomatoes, where the film has an impressive 89% score, to leave their verdicts and posted: 'One of Cameron's best films. Amazing use of practical effects as well as ground breaking CGI that still (mostly) holds up today.';
'Move over Avatar and Aliens—The Abyss is James Cameron's unsung action adventure masterpiece.
'Complete with the archetypal characters typical of a Cameron film, this submersible tale of aliens and the deep blue ocean is an unforgettable thrill ride.
'Packaged with relatable and interesting people, the stakes are always high and the action never stops, as Cameron takes you deep underwater in this claustrophobic epic. This is a blockbuster film and a classic, mark my words!';
'James Cameron's best film IMO. A work of art that was very difficult to make, but it was worth it.
'The performances, set design, storyline and special effects are beyond amazing. This is top of the line film at the highest level of all time. Perfection!!'
The Abyss received an Academy Award for the Best Visual Effects and James was presented with a Saturn Award for Best Director
According to the Express, someone else raved: 'After all these years, James Cameron's The Abyss remains the most intense movie I have ever seen.'
While another added: 'Audience: Back in the 90's, I had the pleasure of experiencing this mind-blowing sci-fi film, and even to this day, it continues to captivate me.
'Undoubtedly, it has secured its place as one of my all-time favourites in the genre. However, let me tell you, the uncut version takes the brilliance to a whole new level.'
Though not everyone has enjoyed the film and someone penned: 'Very bad honestly. It would have worked much better as a sci-fi horror movie. Wasted potential for a plot.'
The Abyss is available to stream on Netflix.
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