Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

TheLittleSongbird Having been recommended Deep Blue from watching Oceans(2009) just a couple of days back, I was astounded by it. The visuals are sharp and clear, with the sceneries gorgeous and like with Oceans Deep Blue contains some of the best underwater photography I have seen not just recently but ever. The music is wonderful and fits perfectly. The narration is intelligent, if lacking in detail compared to other documentaries I've seen, and delivered in an understated way by Pierce Brosnan in the English version. The animals steal the show alongside the visuals, often cute(the penguins) or menacing(killer whales), and any scene with them conveys an emotional impact of some kind, whether a scene of beauty like with the dolphins or grim with the killer whales killing its prey. All in all, a visual masterpiece and certainly interesting. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Randall Cameron The BBC spent a lot of money making this film, and it shows.The underwater footage particularly was fantastic. Deep Blue deserves awards for photography, cinematography, and editing. Many of the life forms and animal (fish, crustaceans and marine mammals) behaviors were unusual and fascinating.The music was, well, a matter of taste. Sometimes terrific, sometimes overdone, occasionally just loud, intrusive and unnecessary.All that said, we were very disappointed in the absence of narration throughout. Our kids asked many questions; some we could answer because of prior knowledge or experience; others left us at a loss. There were many strange behaviors (e.g., what were those sand crabs up to? Why exactly does the Orca fling the (dead or dying) sea lion through the air?) that needed explanation. After spending millions on a documentary, they could have spent a little money on a marine biologist to answer all the unanswered questions; make it educational.After the little sand crabs, there is a sequence of an invasion of much larger crabs that come and go, also without explanation. We do not even know the name of the larger crabs to be able to look them up.A fraction of the budget could have been devoted to a better "script", which is the single most decisive element in the commercial success of films. Big stars, dumb story = Ben Affleck flop = disappointment.This was the Black Stallion of documentaries...

The_Wagon We watched this film in school the other day. I thought that it would have just been some half-hour National Geographic special on the ocean, but it was actually a real movie. They showed us creatures at the bottom of the ocean, and more. The cinematography was excellent, and the music score was also well-done. It always fit with what was going on. It wasn't just some footage from Jaws 4 and an Australian-voiced cartoon character making shark jokes. It was a very well done film, and it was narrated by Pierce Brosnan of James Bond fame. I suggest renting it or something. Hope this review was helpful and all. I give Deep Blue an 8/10.

Theo Robertson I've always been slightly surprised by the popularity of nature documentaries , it seems to be the new soccer . You go into a really rough pub that makes Al Swearengen's place in DEADWOOD look like a tea room and hear from the toughest hardest men in there how much they've been enjoying the National Geographic channel . I always keep silent that I much prefer the History channel over National Geographic . Perhaps the reason so many people enjoy these documentaries is because the skill and manipulative nature of the docu film makers makes these films what they are DEEP BLUE lives up to its name . The water is unbelievably blue as we see dolphins leap out of the ocean in slow motion . Sorry to break this to people but dolphins can and do jump out of the water , but only in real time and never in slo mo . We see a massed army of crabs running around the sands and through some clever editing and sound effects it appears they're having a game of soccer . The music used matches the mood perfectly graceful music is used for graceful animals like dolphins , menacing music is used for sharks and humorous music is used for the penguins You see the point I'm making ? It's a manipulative beautiful documentary featuring animals that the film makers have humanised and will appeal to the more urbane and abstract nature loves amongst the human race . If I sound cynical perhaps it's because the day after I saw this I took a dip in the Atlantic Ocean where I had to dodge aggressive jellyfish and hungry gulls who were very interested in my picnic . I eventually got home with sunburn on my back and blisters on my feet . Nature is a thing of great beauty but it can be painfully cruel too