Better than Shallows!
Wow! I wasn't expected this level of intensity! The ending was Epic!!! U must see this its the Best shark movie! I loved every minute! Great 9\10
shareAgreed. Very good movie.
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I can understand how someone might enjoy this more than The Shallows.
But The Shallows is the better film in terms of film making, directing, acting, effects.
The problem with In The Deep was that the acting ranged from poor to average and the CGI sharks looked terrible.
Still and entertaining film though.
I slightly preferred The Shallows, but I actually thought In the Deep had very solid acting and f/x. I was actually about to rate it on par with The Shallows until (SPOILERS) the cheap nitrogen narcosis twist. I don't have a problem with the ending being downbeat (in the sense that the younger sister was definitely killed), but the ascension sequence was awesome and having it essentially wiped out by what amounts to being a dream sequence put a somewhat bad taste in my mouth. That said, I still liked this film a lot and definitely recommend it to fans of aquatic horror. It's the third best shark film I've seen.
shareand the CGI sharks looked terrible.
You are most moronic person on the internet. In The Deep was superior to The Shallows in every way share
Wow lol. Seriously?
I am the most moronic person on the internet because I thought The Shallows was better than In The Deep?
You got some serious issues, kid.
Hey, why don't you stop leaving moronic comments and then running away with your tail between your legs? You little turd lol.
Come back n defend yourself, you pathetic piece of crap!
you gunna cry?
shareI enjoyed both Shallows and In the Deep . But i preferred in the deep. I though Holt and Moore's chemistry was very natural , I thought the Shark effects for In the Deep were seamless, I do think the Shallows suffered from not exactly bad CGI , but noticeable CGI. Shallows had more in the way of set pieces ,locations and gloss to it. But the biggest trump card In the deep has is it's tension. Just adding more and more problems piling up for the protagonists and having the unseen threat of the sharks come from any direction . It was good stuff. Considering the budget of this movie was probably a lot less than the Shallows, i think it was masterfully done. Although I do like the Shallows as well
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This was a much more harrowing experience than the Shallows. The leads went through WAY more and were actually totally submerged in the shark's terrain. The Shallows will of course get more of a run because of it's bikini clad lead, but this story trumps the Shallows 20x over.
"Oh... I'm not afraid."
-Pamela Voorhees
The premises is scarier and more original, sure.....But it isn't as well made or effective.
Do you not understand that? It's nothing to do with the lead girl being in a bikini...
Don't be a moron lol.
I'm a moron but you don't prefer the film that is scarier and more original? As a thriller, that's exactly where the film should abound. You obviously go for style over substance, hence my reference to the bikini. God bless America.
"Oh... I'm not afraid."
-Pamela Voorhees
Really? The Shallows had the bad CGI particularly in the last half of the film. In the Deep had great whites that looked like real great whites even in the attacks scenes, I was surprised how good the effects were. I honestly thought Moore did a better job than Lively as well. Also, In the Deep was much more realistic, not goofy like the last half of The Shallows (she would have lost that leg realistically) and I really dug the realism of In the Deep, no over the top fight with the shark like in The Shallows. The directing was better as well, I can't believe I just said the director of Roadkill and Storage 24 did a better job than the director of Orphan and Non Stop but I honestly felt In the Deep had much more suspense.
I don't really see how the effects were bad but hey, to each their own. Also, the idea was a bit more interesting as well, The Shallows felt way too much like a poor man's 127 Hours with a shark. The great musical score of In the Deep helped also, still enjoyed The Shallows in a guilty pleasure way though.
(SPOILERS for this movie and The Descent) I enjoyed both, but I easily preferred The Shallows. I've seen both twice now and the gap in my preference for The Shallows over In the Deep has widened quite a bit more.
I wouldn't say In the Deep is any more realistic than The Shallows. The film required a LOT of suspension of disbelief, like the oxygen tanks running for so long even though the girls can't seem to stop talking, Taylor's stupid decision not to go ahead and just drop extra oxygen tanks from the start (and his explanation of the concern of nitrogen narcosis didn't make sense; these girls are in danger of suffocating!), and the girls having superhuman stamina with all the swimming they're doing, which should have made the oxygen tanks run low even faster.
In fact, it actually pissed me off that the movie tried to have its cake and eat it, too, by presenting a somewhat over-the-top (but very intense and enjoyably so) climax and then say "well, if you thought this was too unbelievable, it was actually just a hallucination." In doing so, the film basically wiped out its best setpiece. And in case the audience worries about the ending being too grim, Moore's character is still rescued, but in a totally anti-climactic fashion! Honestly, what was the point of the twist if you're going to do that?
Now that the film's release is being delayed so that it can get a wide theatrical rollout, I honestly hope the distributors ditch the nitrogen narcosis twist and end the movie with the girls on board the boat. It upsets me the more I think about it. This twist worked in The Descent because it didn't wipe out any of its earlier setpieces and because there was no post-climactic rescue (if we ignore the sequel, which I do) and the lead realized there was no hope for her and with her hallucinating her dead daughter, she was clearly embracing the end.
Ultimately, there were two primary reasons I preferred The Shallows. 1. Blake Lively's character was way easier to root for than the two girls in In the Deep, and 2. the film embraced its B-movie thrills and didn't cop out at the end the way In the Deep did.
I can see your points, most films usually have a couple of unrealistic points, In the Deep was not a realistic film, only compared to The Shallows, I thought it was realistic. I'm pretty sure in The Shallows, she would have lost her leg after that massive injury, or at least lost all movement of it. I actually really liked the gas twist, it made a little sense, it was such a coincidence that the other girl was only ten feet away from the cage. I can see how it can piss somebody off, however, I preferred much than The Shallows' ending which actually infuriated me (up until the third act, it was somewhat believable). I hope they don't cut the twist but that's just me. Also, I do believe it would have been better if it ended with just her down there in the cage hallucinating like The Descent (one of my favorite horror films ever), I can see how you didn't like that aspect.
Mandy Moore is not a good actress but I do believe she gave a slightly better performance than Lively. Lively's performance felt like a poor man's Franco. That whole film felt like a poor man's 127 Hours. I know it sounds like I'm all about realism but a shark film I love very much and one of my favorite action blockbusters of all time is Deep Blue Sea. A completely over the top but insanely entertaining film that I grew up with. However, that film was over the top from the beginning so unlike The Shallows, it didn't turn ridiculous which was a very unpleasant tone shift in my opinion.
this movie is not bad but i much prefer THE SHALLOWS (although i loved and didn't expect the twist ending in IN THE DEEP).
shareMuch better than Shallows in every aspect, writing, acting, direction etc.
shareI didn't like the shallows at all. Too unrealistic and shallow for my liking.
In the deep has its problems as well, but it somehow managed to hold my suspension of disbelief at least.
The story itself was also much more terrifying, imho.
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No, you're not wrong, you're just an a$$hole!
The acting is not better lol. You're an idiot.
Some of the deliveries in In The Deep were so bad that they were actually laughable.
That's just like your opinion man..
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No, you're not wrong, you're just an a$$hole!
Blake Lively is a *beep* actress & it didn't help her much the fact that she was given a *beep* terrible script to work with.
shareI liked both to be honest. Seems like we are starting to get better shark films again. But in the deep definitely brought an interesting new element into the shark film genre. I think it needs to be seen in theaters in order to have the proper impact. I believe lots of people will change their mind after seeing it on the big screen.
shareSorry. The "Shallows" was the better film. The woman and the bird were more interesting than the two sisters!!
shareThe Shallows had far higher production values, a more engaging plot, more thrilling action sequences, funnier scenes, etc. the only thing this movie had going for it that the shallows didn't was the twist ending
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I agree with you your points about The Shallow being superior, but I didn't care for In the Deep's twist ending. (Spoilers) Not only does it essentially wipe out the movie's coolest setpiece (the ascension scene was so intense!), but it ended up being a pointless twist because Moore's character still ends up being rescued!
shareIt would have been a far more powerful shocking dramatic ending to finish on her realising that she was hallucinating and then she looks and sees her air just ran out and then it ends. What a ahame the filmmakers chickened out
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