Late to the party, but just wanted to share that The Abyss was one of the main films that inspired me work in movies. Now at 37, working in CG lighting, I still obsess over how awesome that movie was. Totally ahead of its time. Thank you all for sharing your stories and pictures. I hope to acquire something prop/replica related stuff. Fingers crossed this thread continues to thrive.
An Instagram post from Hollywood colourist Skip Kimball indicates that a 4K Blu-ray remaster of James Cameron's 1989 film, The Abyss, could be on the way
Until I hold the blu ray in my hands I will not hold my breath. lol! They got to give this a cinema release. I never got the opportunity to see it on the big screen. We will see..
I got my 4K ABYSS blu-ray two weeks ago, it's amazing seeing it with such clarity and dolby vision color. Anyways, wanted to share some videos I found that many of you probably haven't seen, made by one of the assistant editors of the film during filming. I thought I had seen everything abyss related so this was a nice find.
Abyss Gag reel:
Abyss Crew Vid:
These are from (Home | Life's Abyss and Then You Dive.), there are also a bunch of behind the scenes pictures on his site I had never seen before. Worth checking out. His ebook about the editing of the Abyss is fascinating...albeit I'm an editor so maybe I'm biased. But had some interesting tidbits like how Cameron resigned during post-production (lasted a week before he was brought back on). Enjoy.