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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WEA-DES MOINES VIDEO
EAN: 0827058104593
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, THX, Widescreen, Digital Sound, Surround Sound, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Blue Underground
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Blue Underground
MPN: RKOD581045D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Blue Underground
Release Date: March 30, 2004
Running Time: 103 minutes
Studio: Blue Underground
Theatrical Release Date: August 01, 1980
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With a tantalizing "what-if?" scenario and a respectable cast of Hollywood veterans, The Final Countdown plays like a grand-scale episode of The Twilight Zone. It's really no more than that, and time-travel movies have grown far more sophisticated since this popular 1980 release, but there's still some life remaining in the movie's basic premise: What if a modern-era Navy aircraft carrier--in this case the real-life nuclear-powered U.S.S. Nimitz--was caught in an anomalous storm and thrust 40 years backwards in time to the eve of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor? Will the ship's commander (Kirk Douglas) interfere with history? Will the visiting systems analyst (Martin Sheen) convince him not to? Will a rescued senator from 1941 (Charles Durning) play an unexpected role in the future of American politics? Veteran TV director Don Taylor doesn't do much with the ideas posed by this potentially intriguing plot; he seems more interested in satisfying aviation buffs with loving footage of F-14 "Jolly Roger" fighter jets, made possible by the Navy's generous cooperation. That makes The Final Countdown a better Navy film than a full-fledged time-travel fantasy, but there's a nice little twist at the end, and the plot holes are easy to ignore. James Cameron would've done it better, but this popcorn thriller makes an enjoyable double-bill with The Philadelphia Experiment. --Jeff Shannon
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I haven't ordered from this company before but when I did, they sent this movie sooner than promised and it was in excellent shape. I would, and did, order from them again.
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One of the best sci-fis made. Leaves you thinking at the end, Kirk Douglas is fabulous as always. Time travel is really interesting.
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Looks back at what happened at Pearl Harbor through the eyes of a carrier captain and his crew as the result of being pulled through a time warp. The time-machine tunnel effect takes them from their present day position back to 1941 in time to witness the attack. Good historical information.
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thanks, it came quickly and in good condition, at a good price. What more does a customer want?
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Only see this movie for the Tomcat footage, not the acting or story. Kirk Douglas, Sheen, Katharine Ross, and Durning have nothing to work with (and all the acting is strained and awkward in this film, making you wonder why they ever took up this project in the first place) and the attitudes and jokes at the end are completely irreverent. Would the captain and crew really be cracking jokes after having to weigh such a huge decision on whether or not to prevent the deaths of thousands at Pearl Harbor ... Read More
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