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Overall Rank: 29480
Average Rating: 1.8/4
# of Ratings: 12
Theatrical Release Date: 08/01/1980
Language: English
Genre: Action, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jerry Jameson
Actors: Jason Robards, Richard Jordan, David Selby, Anne Archer, Alec Guinness, M. Emmet Walsh
Plot: In order to get their hands on a rare mineral a salvaging operation will go after the only known supply: the Titanic. -- Chris Kavan
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1.5/4
Sink it back to the bottom of the sea!
Indyfreak - wrote on 08/15/2021
Mega-budget misfire based off the bestselling novel. The centerpiece moment where the famed ship is brought up to the surface (in one piece) is actually a spectacular sequence. It’s a triumph of balancing the music, pacing, and visual effects. It’s a shame that the rest of the movie is so boring.
Speaking as a big fan of the Clive Cussler book series, Richard Jordan is miscast as the daredevil adventurer Dirk Pitt. He’s too passive and he’s barely ever involved in the ‘action’ in the plot. Although this movie’s definition of action is dimly lit underwater scenes with submarines simply drifting in the dark.
Jason Robards is not a bad choice for the cantankerous Admiral Sandecker. Film legend Alec Guinness is in this movie and he tries to add some humor to it.
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