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Remember that movie about sinking oceancraft that James Cameron made? No, not that one — The Abyss, the 1989 deep-seacret movie with Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. We dive in (HA!) to the 171-minute special edition, to solve such mysteries as what mysterious deep-ocean creatures might look like (answer: glowing vibrators); whether the Bechdel Test works underwater (answer: yes and no); and which suspenseful moments were the results of great acting and which were from Cameron being a jerk (answer: mostly B).My least favorite character was Michael Biehn’s mustache.Podcasters: Robert, Tim, Dana, Kathleen00:00 Intro and Memories16:27 Rapid Recap20:00 War Is Bad (and So Is the Ending)23:25 Women Underwater29:50 Sea Madness, Rat Madness, Director Madness35:14 Visuals and Music42:37 Character Moments50:30 Cameronworld55:55 The VoteNext Week’s AssignmentWho ya gonna call? Someone who has access to the movie Ghostbusters, because that’s what we’re watching for Halloween week.Comments? Questions?Check us out on Twitter (@hiddendeadly or #oldvgold).SubscribeiTunesRSS