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Additional DVD options | Edition | Discs | Price | New from | Used from |
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March 21, 2000 "Please retry" | Special Edition | 2 |
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| $7.00 | $3.28 |
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February 11, 2003 "Please retry" | Special | 1 |
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| $8.49 | $3.18 |
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February 11, 2003 "Please retry" | Full-Screen Special ed. | 1 |
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| $19.78 | $3.99 |
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May 11, 2010 "Please retry" | Special Edition | 2 |
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Genre | Action & Adventure |
Format | Color, Closed-captioned, Letterboxed, Special Edition, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Widescreen |
Contributor | Christopher Murphy, Michael Biehn, Kimberly Scott, John Bedford Lloyd, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, J.C. Quinn, Todd Graff, Leo Burmester, George Robert Klek, Captain Kidd Brewer Jr., James Cameron, Ed Harris, Adam Nelson See more |
Language | English, Spanish |
Runtime | 2 hours and 18 minutes |
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Product Description
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver (Ed Harris) soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Michael Biehn co-star.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
- Director : James Cameron
- Media Format : Color, Closed-captioned, Letterboxed, Special Edition, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 18 minutes
- Release date : February 11, 2003
- Actors : Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 5.0)
- Studio : 20th Century Fox
- ASIN : B00005V9IL
- Writers : James Cameron
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #8,489 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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- #283 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #863 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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The story revolves around a nuclear sub going down near one of the deepest trenches in the ocean. The Navy enlists the use of an experimental deep-sea oil drilling rig and crew to engage in a rescue/salvage operation. To complicate matters, a hurricane on the surface causes damage to the rig, isolation for the crew and the appearance of a mysterious alien presence from within the trench.
The movie is a fantastic adventure with great Oscar-Winning effects and a really gripping story. While all accounts describe the filming process as extremely harrowing and difficult, the end product is really something to see. We also have great performances by Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio despite the challenges they had to face while filming the movie. I can watch this movie multiple times and with this new 4K remaster, it's even more enjoyable.
There will probably be disagreements on the 4K remaster, but personally, I think they did a fantastic job. I've seen a review or two on-line saying that the DNR and smoothing makes the movie look too artificial. In my opinion, it looks extremely realistic. Everything is sharp and clear, and you feel like you're looking through a window into real events instead of watching a film. To me, that's what High Definition is supposed to be. Some film buffs like "grain" in their movies, but to each their own, I suppose.
The package is nice. It contains 3 discs. First disc is the 4K copy with both Theatrical and Special Edition versions of the film. The second disc is Blu-Ray which again has both versions of the film. I'm very happy that you can see both versions of the film in both formats. Frequently on these 4K releases, that is not the case. Third disc is Blu-Ray with special features including new interviews and footage with director James Cameron as well as archived features from an earlier DVD release.
I can't recommend this package enough. I know that there is already talk about how Cameron's other recent 4K releases are not as good. This one, however, is very much worth it. You won't be disappointed.
The image quality: Unbelievable. While I prefer naturally occurring film grain on transfers of movies shot on film, Cameron has cleaned up the image achieving the desired effect of making the movie look new -while retaining the intended lighting and color of the original. It's a tastefully processed image that held up when I saw it projected on the big screen a few months ago and it looks terrific at home now.
This movie was a favorite of mine during my youth and while not all of it holds up for me now, it still remains an example of big cinematic ambition with the kind of visceral tension a lot of big budget movies no longer have. It was always too spectacular a production to be only be available in low-end home video incarnations. Finally, this big movie gets a well-deserved presentation.
Film itself also features both the theatrical and later Special Edition versions, with a third disc for the bonus features. I consider the Special Edition, which is a half-hour longer, an improvement, though overlength remains a narrative problem, it does all come together dramatically by the climax, and remains visually spectacular. Fine cast includes Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn.
In a word, stunning. "The Abyss" finally makes its long overdue leap to high-def physical media and the results are astounding. Worth the wait, really. As ideal an upgrade as one could hope for. Cameron again proves he understands the changing demands of the media we consume, by reintroducing to us this 35-year-old movie that now looks like it was made yesterday - never in any kind of forced way. It feels natural and right. Old home week. Yeah, I'm a bit of an "Abyss" freak and this hits all the sweet spots. This is one of those discs that you'll use to show off your system and make people "oooh" and "aahh" at your setup.