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Sphere (Special Edition) [DVD]

Dustin Hoffman (Actor), Sharon Stone (Actor), Barry Levinson (Director) Rated:
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4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 4,051 ratings
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Genre Science Fiction
Format Special Edition, Closed-captioned, Color, Anamorphic, Widescreen, NTSC, DVD
Contributor Ralph Tabakin, James Pickens Jr., Paul Attanasio, Barry Levinson, Liev Schreiber, Bernard Hocke, Samuel L. Jackson, Stephen Hauser, Sharon Stone, Michael Keys Hall, Dustin Hoffman, Marga Gmez, Queen Latifah, Huey Lewis, Kurt Wimmer, Michael Crichton, Peter Coyote See more
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 14 minutes
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When a spaceship is found 1000 feet below the Pacific Ocean it is carbon dated to be over 400 years old. A crack team of scientists are deployed to the site. They discover how to enter the sphere. Once they come out they hold strange powers of manifestation.
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: R
Release Date: 8-FEB-2005
Media Type: DVD

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From yet another derivative science fiction novel by Michael Crichton comes this equally derivative and flaccid movie, in which three top Hollywood stars struggle to squeeze tension and excitement out of material that doesn't match their talents. You're supposed to find awe and mystery in Crichton's story about a team of scientists and scholars who discover a 300-year-old alien spacecraft deep on the ocean floor, but mostly you feel that this is all much ado about nothing. The exploration team consists of a psychologist (Dustin Hoffman), mathematician (Samuel L. Jackson), biochemist (Sharon Stone), and an astrophysicist (Liev Schreiber), and when they enter the alien ship they discover a mysterious sphere inside. What they don't know is that the sphere has the power to manipulate their thoughts and perceptions, and before long the scientists' undersea habitat is a veritable haunted house of frightening visions and creeping paranoia. Who can be trusted? What is the sphere's purpose, and why is it on the ocean floor? Sphere makes some attempt to answer these questions, but the film is a mess, and it leads to one of the most anticlimactic endings of any science fiction film ever made. There are moments of high intensity and psychological suspense, and the stellar cast works hard to boost the talky screenplay. But it's clear that this was a hurried production (Hoffman and director Barry Levinson made Wag the Dog during an extended production delay), and as a result Sphere looks and feels like a film that wasn't quite ready for the cameras. Though it's by no means a waste of time, it's undeniably disappointing. The special edition DVD includes audio commentary by Hoffman and Jackson and a behind-the-scenes featurette, Shaping the Sphere: The Art of the Special Effects Supervisor, exploring the alien ship's design and creation by special effects technicians. --Jeff Shannon

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Barry Levinson
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Special Edition, Closed-captioned, Color, Anamorphic, Widescreen, NTSC, DVD
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 14 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 14, 1998
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote, Liev Schreiber
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
  • Language ‏ : ‎ French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 079073639X
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Kurt Wimmer, Michael Crichton, Paul Attanasio, Stephen Hauser
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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David
5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous anecdote (small spoiler)...
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2016
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This isn't so much of an actual review than it is a humorous anecdote centered around this film. This is a movie my family would rent fairly often from Blockbuster (I feel so old after writing that). I don't remember how old I was when I first watched it, but my older brother did not take to the jelly fish scene very well. To this day he is terrified of them. Years and years later we were at the beach. Dad rented one of those mini sail boat things and we went out a ways. My brother and I (I was in high school still he may have graduated at this point) jumped off and swam around a bit (with life vests). We saw a jelly fish maybe 30 feet away. It wasn't getting any closer, nor was it between us and the boat, but he totally flipped. Without warning (and in the blink of an eye), he had positioned his feet on the straps of my life jacket (along my ribs/just above my hips) and STOOD UP on me. I don't have any idea how he kept his balance because I was thrashing all around (the level of the water being mid-forehead on me). And while I was choking on sea water and gasping for air the top of my head followed by my face and shoulders grew very warm. And all of a sudden the sea water I was choking on put on a strange taste I later realized was urine... He ended up jumping off me and I am pretty sure ran across the water like those lizards do back to the boat. Once I caught my breath I looked and the jelly fish had moved (sideways, not towards me) about 6 feet.
Anyways, I guess if there is a moral to this story it is to not let little kids watch this movie and if you do... don't take them to the beach (ever again). If the moral of the story doesn't apply to you then I hope you got a little chuckle from my misfortune.

(I do actually really love this movie despite it being the source of my head getting peed on and me nearly drowning in salty pee water... 5/5)
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AJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Hmmmmm.
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
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Loved the book and the movie.
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Jennifer A Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars Enigmatic
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
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This movie was suspenseful and exciting! It’s the type of movie that makes you stop and think. I think the ending could have been better but that’s just my opinion.Worth watching!
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Patrick Lopez
5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2024
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If you like science fiction then you will love this movie
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Stellar10
3.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling but Unveiled a bit Slow
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
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Sphere" is a sci-fi thriller into the depths of the ocean and the human psyche. Directed by Barry Levinson and based on Michael Crichton's novel, the film boasts an impressive cast including Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson.

The story follows a team of scientists who discover a mysterious spacecraft at the bottom of the ocean, leading to the exploration of a massive, enigmatic sphere within. As they uncover the sphere's secrets, they grapple with their own fears and desires, confronting psychological challenges that blur the lines between reality and imagination.
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JoAnn DeAngelo Roman
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie of All Time!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2023
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Excellent movie and Top Notch Actors and Actress. Great Sci Fi story, action, suspense, Excellent FX and great cast of characters. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this movie to anyone who Loves Science Fiction.
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Samuel Robles
5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting movie from an interested viewer
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2010
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**take this in mind before viewing***

most of the reviews written are biased and can't be taken seriously. Does no one want to just take a movie by face value anymore?

Everyone has commentary on its content, how it was done, the ending, the action and fx during the crucial points.

This is how you need to watch this movie:

Go into it as you would view things when you are a child!! Don't expect anything except to have a good story told. Its in this way that you get a really great story from the movie.

I feel that when people say the ending is crap, well, they have a skewed sense of things. Thats basically been the same ending for the past 70 yrs from the original of the original books. Does everyone need a "kick in the face" type of ending. BAD GUY LOSES, GOOD GUY WINS. YESSSS!!!!!!!
I find it hilarious that people can't stand it if no one wins or the good guy dies or EVERYONE dies or if there is just the mystery left.

Does anything in life end so definitively??? the answer is mostly no, so in that case, why would movies always have to end with a definite conclusion!?
Just accept that the stars do a GREAT job interacting, don't be so harsh and judge the movie off of what seems to an INCREDIBLY narrow-minded perspective of action/sci-fi/fiction movies.

When you open up your imagination, stop caring about fx and needing an evil vs. good super ending of battle to the death with a definitive ending, thats when you realize this is an amazing movie.

it is a mystery movie, plain and simple, and if you can't handle mysteries, this is not a movie for you.
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jeffrey seveland
4.0 out of 5 stars Cool sci fi film
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024
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Interseting sci fi film
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5.0 out of 5 stars ¿Qué misterio se esconde en las profundidades?
Reviewed in Spain on May 9, 2023
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Hacía bastante tiempo que no compraba una película de ciencia ficción. He escogido ésta porque está basada en la novela del autor de Parque Jurásico y de ahí una de las razones por las que me gusta esta película. Además hace referencias a la mítica novela de Julio Verne 20000 leguas bajo el submarino ya que hablan sobre medusas. Hace falta verla entera para despejar las incógnitas.
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sreedhar vissapragada
2.0 out of 5 stars scince fiction movie....
Reviewed in India on July 29, 2014
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good at the beginning, the movie disappoints you as you go on watching...anyhow watchable for the acting talents of Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L Jackson....the audio and video quality of the dvd is very good and can be enjoyed at home theatre...
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StephFraser
5.0 out of 5 stars So good!
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2020
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Arrived in good time. Movie was well packaged and brand new. Worked great!
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ROBERT BOWISCHILL
5.0 out of 5 stars Herr
Reviewed in Germany on December 29, 2023
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Der film ist sehenswert.
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Fernando Gomez Belmont
5.0 out of 5 stars Buena compra
Reviewed in Mexico on October 20, 2019
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Excelente producto lo recomiendo ampliamente, audio en idioma original 5.1 dolby digital únicamente tiene subtítulos en español, material extra comentarios de Dustin Hoffman y Samuel L. Jackson, efectos especiales tráiler cinematográfico y tv spots.
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