Before the 2024 official release, any "720p" or "1080p" versions found on torrent sites were usually "upscales" from the 2000 non-anamorphic DVD or captures from HDTV broadcasts. These often lacked the detail and color accuracy of the new 2024 remaster. Modern BRRips:

Set against the backdrop of the late Cold War, The Abyss begins when an American nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks in the Caribbean. A crew of blue-collar oil rig workers, led by (Ed Harris), is drafted by the Navy to assist a team of SEALs in a dangerous recovery mission near a massive underwater trench.

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