tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post4618715990262116555..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: Staring back....Kelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-80396906046932676682009-09-14T00:55:58.984-04:002009-09-14T00:55:58.984-04:00Ah, now here's a movie you and I agree on! I t...Ah, now here's a movie you and I agree on! I too love <i>The Abyss</i>. I was working at a multiplex when it came out and thought it was the best flick we ran that summer; I've always thought it was unfair that it went relatively unnoticed. (It <i>was</i> a hell of a summer, though; lots and lots of good movies that year competing for attention.)<br /><br />For what it's worth, I think the military guys were supposed to be Navy SEALs. I agree that the environment of the movie -- the DeepCore in particular -- is utterly convincing. I think the scene of the two subs chasing each other around the bottom, ending in Michael Biehn's death by implosion, is one of the most suspenseful sequences ever filmed, and the following scene when Bud lets Lindsay drown and then tries to bring her back is one of the most harrowing. (I actually have trouble watching him give her CPR; it's a bit too real-to-life for my comfort, and brings back some things I'd rather not remember.)<br /><br />Forgive me, I'm just gushing here. I'll just say thanks for writing this, it's good to meet a fellow <i>Abyss</i> fan, and thanks especially for the link to the photos of the abandoned set. I always assumed it was disassembled after the movie; strange to see it rusting away in the real world...jasonhttp://www.jasonbennion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-31338040389417711042009-08-15T04:32:21.271-04:002009-08-15T04:32:21.271-04:00Hello,
Here, Here on Aybss.
The novelization of...Hello,<br /><br />Here, Here on Aybss. <br /><br />The novelization of the movie was done by Orson Scott Card. He did some excellant backstory on the back ground of the Nutty Navy seal to give depth why he was they way he was. Also he fleshed out the titanium wedding ring story which was an important plot device in several parts of the movie.<br /><br />BTW: the opposite of abyss is byss (old english)<br /><br />DavidS (Read Starfire formerly Space Viking)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com