What Took Me So Long: The only things I ever heard about this were stories of actors (Ed Harris) wanting to kill James Cameron or having complete mental breakdowns on set...which all sounded about right for a James Cameron movie.
Why I Saw It: (Club 50) I can't call myself a watcher of blockbusters if I don't see all the stages of James Cameron's development. This was right after Aliens and right before Terminator 2 and True Lies, which perfectly fits the progression. It has the confined tension of Aliens and the spectacle of Judgment Day. It still looks pretty good for being a quarter century old. That has to count for something.
Why I Wish I Hadn't: I can't say that, in my mind, I look at this as terribly different from Deep Blue Sea with an alien (or NTI) twist. The whole movie ends without answering a lot of questions, and it's not in a "that wasn't the part of the story they wanted to tell" way. It wasn't bad, but it was a little uncomfortable.
Verdict (?): Weakly Don't Recommend
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