TeenzTen An action-packed slog

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

goods116 No-th-ing ha-ppens for such a long time. So boring. It takes an hour just for everything to be set up. So much wasted time and dialogue. Boring boring boring. Oh, did I say this was boring? I'm not sure if I did, so I will say it again. BORING. Don't the directors realize that moviegoers want something to happen in the first hour of a one and a half hour movie? Boring. Since IMDb says I have to fill up 10 lines of review I will let you know for absolute certainty my true opinion about this movie, no holding back, my true honest feelings, no splitting hairs, no hiding the truth, unabridged, unedited, no reading between the lines required: boring.

Stephen Huff Not a bad effort, really, given that the film was made during the age of Cousteau. Underwater filming of deep ocean life had not been accomplished. Now we know what it looks like way down there, so the fish tank 'special effects' really ruin the story. The first sight of a clown fish is like a slap in the face! The film becomes a comedy after that! But really, this is only because science education (as miserable as it may be) has advanced SO MUCH on television. Now we can sit on our sofa and watch animal planet to get a better seminar on deep ocean life than marine biologists of the day received! So, if you're looking for a top-notch special effects masterpiece, the toy sub floating in the Monterey Bay aquarium's fish tanks probably won't cut it. Nevertheless, it's an entertaining few minutes, anyway. I say, watch it and try to forget about reality for a while. Pretend you're TEN!

gftbiloxi I was completely unimpressed with THE NEPTUNE FACTOR when I, then all of twelve years old, saw the movie in its original 1973 theatrical release. When I discovered the film available on DVD, I decided to revisit it on the chance that it had simply been over my then-youthful head--and upon seeing it again realized that I was a pretty good judge of films even way back then. Simply put, THE NEPTUNE FACTOR bites a big one.The plot was hackneyed even in 1973: an earthquake shakes up an undersea lab and a "special submarine" is dispatched to find out what has happened down there. They go down, down, down to the bottom of the sea, they look out the submarine window, and they see... some really big fish. Yep, that's about all there is to it. They look at some really big fish.Now, the cast itself isn't bad at all. After all, it includes Walter Pigdeon, Ben Gazzara, Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux--and they are very capable players. And they give it their all, but they just can't get a lot of mileage out of it, particularly when the really big fish are just really big (and pretty grainy) close ups of little fish that you might find in somebody's home aquarium. And then there's the submarine itself, which is clearly a plastic model, and which seems to have filmed at the bottom of a kiddie wading pool with some plastic seaweed stuff thrown in.If this sounds boring, well, it is. Now and then a really bad film can become accidentally entertaining. It may be so bad that it's astonishing, as in PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE. It may be so bad that it's endearing, like ATTACK OF THE 50 WOMAN. But most bad films are just dull and boring, and when it comes to dull and boring THE NEPTUNE FACTOR is working hard to lead the pack. Give it a miss.GFT, Amazon Reviewer

Poseidon-3 Produced during the early swell of the 1970's disaster movie cycle, this Canadian-made adventure film combines elements from that genre along with a little sci-fi. An undersea research lab investigating the cause of earthquakes gets some firsthand data when a tremor rocks the ocean floor, sending the lab careening into a deep crevice. On the surface, doctors Pidgeon and Mimieux, along with divers Borgnine and Rhodes, attempt to locate the lab along with its three inhabitants, one of whom is Mimieux's boyfriend. With time running out (the lab only has seven days worth of life support) and with no clues to the lab's whereabouts, they call in Gazzara, who operates a special deep water sub called Neptune. With considerable difficulty and conflict, they discover that the lab has slipped far beneath the normal realm of exploration, meaning the Neptune must go to places heretofore never witnessed by man. Once there, they find that the deepest recesses of the ocean contain massive, over-sized fish and sea life thanks to the warmth emitted from volcanic fissures, creatures which severely obstruct the crew's chances of retrieving the men they're searching for! Pidgeon is far beyond the peak of his talents here, often seeming befuddled and dispassionate, despite his inherent likability from decades of prior screen triumphs. Borgnine is markedly heavier than he was just one year earlier in "The Poseidon Adventure", though his stunt double is notably more slender. His performance is almost reserved in contrast to some of his more bombastic portrayals and he doesn't embarrass himself (even if he is not the first person who comes to mind as a deep sea diver!) Mimieux is attractive, but hasn't got much to do besides look worried, stunned and dazed. Gazzara is horribly miscast and gives a stoic, wooden performance topped off with an atrocious Atlanta, GA accent. Rhodes is another one without a lot to do, but he retains his likable persona. The film has been roundly criticized from its release to the present for its effects concerning the "giant" fish (actually regular sea life projected UP CLOSE against the portals of the Neptune) and that aspect of the film is definitely preposterous and poorly handled. However, there is still considerable tension and some otherwise fine miniature work and underwater photography. Another issue is the amount of light and clarity of the water at these murky depths and the premise that men can simply emerge from their vessels and scuba dive in pressures that intense. One thing that robs the film of emotional impact is the fact that the audience barely gets to meet the trapped technicians before they disappear and their plight is never shown through the duration of the film. Also, the finale is rushed and rather poorly handled. Continuity is an issue as well. Mimieux appears in a different wash and wear outfit nearly every time she appears, even in the same day. It's a miracle her clothes don't change within scenes. (Note the way she and Pidgeon seem to wear the same outfits whenever they're on deck, no matter which day it is.) More unbelievable than the giant fish is the presumption that Borgnine can shimmy in and out of his (oddly ragged considering how new everything else is!) scuba suit in the time allotted. A scene between Mimieux and Borgnine, which may have illuminated her relationship with the missing doctor and added a little more emotional depth to the story, was cut prior to release. Still, there's something endearing about the clean, bright sets, the earnest performers, the mysterious and unusual aspects of the storyline and the mostly effective effects. Though it can be a bit tedious at times, it should be a reasonably pleasant viewing for fans of the stars or for fans of 70's disaster flicks. Mimieux and Borgnine would reunite a few years later in "The Black Hole."