{"id":36575,"date":"2020-07-29T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/deep-blue-sea-3-is-leagues-above-the-last-direct-to-video-sequel\/"},"modified":"2020-07-29T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T16:00:00","slug":"deep-blue-sea-3-is-leagues-above-the-last-direct-to-video-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deep-blue-sea-3-is-leagues-above-the-last-direct-to-video-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Deep Blue Sea 3\u2019 is Leagues Above the Last Direct-to-Video Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f7b5d3dad9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f7b5d3dad9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deep-blue-sea-3-is-leagues-above-the-last-direct-to-video-sequel\/#The_Beginning\" >The Beginning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deep-blue-sea-3-is-leagues-above-the-last-direct-to-video-sequel\/#The_DTV_Plot\" >The DTV Plot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deep-blue-sea-3-is-leagues-above-the-last-direct-to-video-sequel\/#Talent_Shift\" >Talent Shift<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deep-blue-sea-3-is-leagues-above-the-last-direct-to-video-sequel\/#How_the_Sequel_Respects_the_Original\" >How the Sequel Respects the Original<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deep-blue-sea-3-is-leagues-above-the-last-direct-to-video-sequel\/#How_the_Sequel_Shits_on_the_Original\" >How the Sequel Shits on the Original<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deep-blue-sea-3-is-leagues-above-the-last-direct-to-video-sequel\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#\u2018Deep Blue Sea 3\u2019 is Leagues Above the Last Direct-to-Video Sequel<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-bot\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"title\">\n<div>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/authors\/50.jpg\" width=\"51\"><\/img><br \/>\n                            Posted on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 by Rob Hunter\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\"  src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/poster-deep-blue-sea-3.jpg\"  width=\"700\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p><em>(Welcome to\u00a0<strong>DTV\u00a0Descent<\/strong>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> that explores the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to\u00a0theatrically released movies. This week, we take a second dip into the world of \u2018Deep Blue Sea\u2019 sequels<\/em><em>.<\/em><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a sucker for killer shark movies, but the great ones represent a small percentage of the sub-genre overall. Most are dull, dumb, and waterlogged in their attempts to entertain and thrill, but none of those de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ors can be applied to Renny Harlin\u2019s 1999 gem, <em>Deep Blue Sea<\/em>. Okay, maybe it\u2019s a little dumb, but the film remains an absolute blast that entertains through to the very end.<\/p>\n<p>The same cannot be said for the supremely disappointing direct to video sequel from 2018 \u2013 which I previously covered in this very column. It\u2019s a bland, uninteresting slog that never entertains or thrills, and it\u2019s the reason anticipation was kept in check when the inevitable second sequel\u00a0was announced. The lack of title creativity felt like a bad sign, as even <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> folks suggested the likes of <em>Deep Blue 3ea<\/em>, <em>Deep Blue Three<\/em>, and <em>Deep Blue S3a<\/em>, but I reluctantly dove into the deep end anyway and watched <strong><em>Deep Blue Sea 3<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And it is\u2026 good?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\"  src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/deep-blue-sea-2-trailer.jpg\"  width=\"700\"><\/img><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Beginning\"><\/span>The Beginning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is where I\u2019d typically relate the plot of the original theatrical release, but seeing as <em>Deep Blue Sea 3<\/em> is a follow-up to a previous DTV sequel, that\u2019s the synopsis I\u2019ll be sharing. Not coincidentally, the stories in the first and second films are the same. <em>Deep Blue Sea 2<\/em>\u00a0is centered on an underwater facility sitting deep on the ocean floor that\u2019s home to top-secret research involving shark intelligence. Trouble on the surface traps people below, and soon artificially enhanced sharks are making meals out of everyone they find. The only hope for containing the threat rests with a brilliant female scientist and a rugged shark wrangler, and yes, I\u2019m still talking about <em>Deep Blue Sea 2<\/em>, not the original.<\/p>\n<p>The group fights baby sharks below and the full grown smart sharks up on the surface, and the human cast is quickly turned into chum along the way. It ends as most movies about facilities on the ocean floor do \u2013 with the destruction of the lab. The survivors make their final stand, sharks are blown up off screen, and the world is safe once again from fish with higher IQs than you\u2026 but beneath the waves, a modified female and her new pups swim off into the darkness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\"  src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/deep-blue-sea-3_sharks.jpg\"  width=\"700\"><\/img><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_DTV_Plot\"><\/span>The DTV Plot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The island of Little Happy is a bit more depressing now as global warming and a rising ocean has left it abandoned. What was once a small fishing village built atop a coral reef with a vibrant community of two hundred is now devoid of human life. Well, nearly devoid, as Dr, Emma Collins leads a small team of researchers studying the effects of climate change on the area\u2019s sea life starting with the apex predator \u2013 Great White sharks. She\u2019s already noticed behavioral changes in the local shark population, but things worsen fast when a trio of bio-engineered bull sharks invade their ocean sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>Complicating things further is the arrival of a research vessel populated with underwater mercenaries sent to hunt the sharks which escaped from a lab (at the end of <em>Deep Blue Sea 2<\/em>). They\u2019ve brought along a scientist of their own, but while they\u2019re happy killing the beasts, Dr. Richard Lowell is hoping to bring them in alive. Oh, and he\u2019s also Emma\u2019s ex which muddies the water a bit more. Caught between killer sharks and murderous thugs, Emma and her team \u2013 three assistants and two locals \u2013 are thrust into a fight for survival even more immediate than climate change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\"  src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/deep-blue-sea-3_couple.jpg\"  width=\"700\"><\/img><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Talent_Shift\"><\/span>Talent Shift<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While Harlin\u2019s original is chock full with talent both on screen and off, the less than stellar\u00a0<em>Deep Blue Sea 2<\/em> is the inverse of that. From cast members you don\u2019t recognize to filmmakers whose previous highlight was something called <em>Megachurch Murders<\/em>, the film\u2019s IMDB page is far from inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>This third film is actually several steps up from the last sequel when it comes to both cast and crew. Director John Pogue made his feature debut with another sequel (<em>Quarantine 2: Terminal<\/em>, 2011), but he then directed a wide theatrical release in 2014\u2019s <em>The Quiet Ones<\/em>. Coincidentally, writer Dirk Blackman also began his career with a sequel (<em>Black Mask 2: City of Masks<\/em>, 2002) before going on to write <em>Outlander<\/em> (2008) and <em>Underworld: Rise of the Lycans<\/em> (2009).<\/p>\n<p>Cast members aren\u2019t exactly household names, but there are some possibly familiar faces in Tania Raymonde (<em>Texas Chainsaw<\/em>, 2013), Nathaniel Buzolic (<em>Hacksaw Ridge<\/em>, 2016), Emerson Brooks (<em>Captain America: The Winter Soldier<\/em>, 2014), and others. The performances are good, too, creating characters that engage viewers into caring what happens when they bite it by being bitten \u2013 some we\u2019re happy to see go, but we\u2019re pulling for a few others to live.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\"  src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/deep-blue-sea-3_fight.jpg\"  width=\"700\"><\/img><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_Sequel_Respects_the_Original\"><\/span>How the Sequel Respects the Original<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s working with a sliver of the budget afforded Harlin\u2019s film, but <em>Deep Blue Sea 3<\/em> still manages to deliver a good looking movie filled with thrills, fun, and more. Gone are part two\u2019s dimly lit hallways and undersea antics as instead we return to action and shark shenanigans occurring in the bright of day. The island set has a real <em>Waterworld<\/em> (1995) feel to it, albeit on a much smaller scale, and it\u2019s a believable little respite atop the water. The sharks remain a threat, but when the hunters reveal their arsenal includes explosive-tipped bolts, it\u2019s clear that Little Happy\u2019s days are numbered. When we do go underwater, it\u2019s via well-shot sequences involving real sea life, and all of it works to complete the illusion.<\/p>\n<p>The film aims for a similar mood to the first as it balances a straight thriller with some gleefully over the top death scenes. There\u2019s a nice homage to the original\u2019s most iconic death, a ridiculous beheading, and more. The first kill\u2019s reveal is pretty glorious in its pacing and visuals, and Pogue maintains that mix of tones throughout, alternating between explosive action, suspenseful chases, and more. We even get a solid fight scene in the middle of it all between two beefy guys intent on killing each other.<\/p>\n<p>While the film never devolves into comedy or even approaches <em>Sharknado<\/em>-like nonsense, it manages to be a fun time even as it\u2019s playing things straight. One guy tells a shark to\u00a0\u201cBack the fuck off,\u201d and it does. Another worries that if these beasts escape and breed it could be the end of ocean life as we know it.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re talking sea-rmageddon,\u201d he adds, and all you can do is nod in approval at the word play. One or two of the kills are guaranteed to make you vocal even if you\u2019re watching it alone, and that\u2019s no small feat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\"  src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/deep-blue-sea-3_window.jpg\"  width=\"700\"><\/img><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_Sequel_Shits_on_the_Original\"><\/span>How the Sequel Shits on the Original<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Harlin\u2019s movie got by with mostly solid shark effects dampened only slightly by brief bouts of too-clear CG, but the first sequel relied solely on the latter. Crappy CG effects dominate part two, and while they\u2019re hardly the film\u2019s only problem, it remains an omnipresent one. <em>Deep Blue Sea 3<\/em> once again relies on piss-poor CG to bring the sharks to life, and it\u2019s unfortunate as it\u2019s the only notable negative on display. It\u2019s especially egregious as the film features footage of plenty of real sharks and other fish which only serves to highlight how fake the animated ones look by contrast.<\/p>\n<p>This is usually the bigger sections of this column, but the weak CG is really the only critical issue this third film has. Crazy, right?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"300\"  src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/deep-blue-sea-3_merc.jpg\"  width=\"700\"><\/img><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m as surprised as anyone, but <em>Deep Blue Sea 3<\/em> is good stuff. It\u2019s fun, exciting, well-acted, and looks good throughout (minus the aforementioned CG, obviously). The characters are engaging enough, and while the movie makes little effort to flesh them out too far, there\u2019s enough meat on their bones to give a damn. If your shark tastes run more serious and unnerving, you\u2019ll want to skip this and just re-watch <em>The Reef<\/em> (2010), but if you\u2019re craving some mildly cheesy fun in your animal-attack diet, this is the meal for you.<\/p>\n<p>Dig deeper with more DTV Descent!<\/p>\n<p>                            <strong>Cool Posts From Around the Web:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to watch Movies or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/deep-blue-sea-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#\u2018Deep Blue Sea 3\u2019 is Leagues Above the Last Direct-to-Video Sequel&#8221; Posted on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 by Rob Hunter (Welcome to\u00a0DTV\u00a0Descent, a series that explores the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to\u00a0theatrically released movies. 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