About.com Rating



MPAA Rating: G
Genre: Adventure/Documentary/Family
Age rang: 4 years+
Runtime: Approx. 45 minutes
Narrated by: Jim Carrey
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: February 13, 2009
*Now available on DVD and Blu-ray

Under the Sea 3D Movie Trailer

Under the Sea - Official Synopsis

This new IMAX adventure transports moviegoers to some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth, including Southern Australia, New Guinea and others in the Indo-Pacific region, allowing them to experience face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea.

It offers a uniquely inspirational and entertaining way to explore the beauty and natural wonder of the oceans, as well as the impact of global climate change. In IMAX 3D, the images will literally leap off the screen and float around the theatre, putting the audience in the movie.

Under the Sea - Guide Review

Similar to its processor, Deep Sea Imax, Under the Sea takes viewers on an underwater adventure for a look at some of the fascinating creatures that inhabit the deep blue depths. The footage is fun and interesting for families and kids of all ages, provided they have the patience to sit through a 45 minute documentary and, if you are seeing the movie at the IMAX, that they can keep the 3D glasses on.

The film features several creatures that will attract kids’ attention, but the narrated, documentary style may lose very young kids. If you see the movie in 3D, the special effects also help to keep kids interested. They may even jump or startle at some of the scenes where sea creatures snap up their prey.

The 3D element enriches the underwater footage by making it appear as though you are actually there, swimming with the brightly colored fish and unique underwater creatures. A 3D documentary is as close as many of us will ever get to these beautiful life forms, so the experience is well worth it.
Content Overview:
The movie does contain a couple of scenes that might briefly startle children, such as when fish eat other fish or creatures and snap at them. The footage actually shows a few creatures dining on their prey, but these scenes are relatively brief. The mating habits of one species are discussed and shown, and the issue of sea life being in danger due to global warming comes up fairly frequently.

Under the Sea - Expand Upon the Curriculum

• The IMAX Under the Sea website contains educational resources to download for kids by age group. The materials include worksheets, pictures, and even hands-on activities that kids can do to learn about sea animals, geography, the environment, and more.
• Beverly Hernandez, our About.com guide to homeschooling, has a study unit available about Discovering Sea Animals.
• Find fun sea creature crafts like the egg carton jellyfish or paper bag octopus from our family crafts guide.

Under the Sea on Blu-ray

It's easy to think, as you watch the High-def footage of Under the Sea from your own living room, that the magical scenes of animals in their natural habitats going about their natural activities just magically appears on screens for us to observe. But, bonus features on the Blu-ray disc remind us that real people traveled all over the world and took painstaking measures to capture these mysterious moments. Filmmakers spent as much as six hours at one time under water watching, and waiting for creatures to appear and to perform their unique functions in the under water world. These special features are generally short and sweet, but they pack a lot of really cool information:

• Featurettes:
  • Papua New Guinea (New Britain)
  • Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay)
  • South Australia
  • The Great Barrier Reef
  • Indonesia
• Filming Imax: Under the Sea:

* Those who enjoy Under the Sea may also like: Deep Sea IMAX and other animal documentaries such as Arctic Tale and March of the Penguins.