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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
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Blue Underground
Languages: EnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Blue Underground
MPN: 827058104593
Number Of Discs: 1
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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Product Description:
Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 03/30/2004 Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Pg
Amazon.com:
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
Average Rating: 
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I did feel as I were transported in time watching this movie! The 80s were a long time ago. Great story but the 7.1 audio and bluray is overkill ... Transfer is soft and the only audio coming from rear speakers seemed to be airplane thrust.
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I really enjoyed watching the DVD of "The Final Countdown" on our new 65" Mitsubishi HDTV that we got from Amazon.com.
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Finally was able to get a good copy on DVD after watching a substandard VHS tape for years. If you are into science fiction at all, this is quite a yarn. Will stretch credibility a bit but the great acting and scenes on the aircraft carrier Nimitz more than make up for it. The ending is not to be missed or disclosed.
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What can I say? Buy the movie and watch it. Why would you believe me?
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I hadn't seen it since its theatrical release. It's enjoyable, with some fine aerial footage, and a comfortable pace. Special effects NSG, even for then, but the rest of this happily predictable movie is good home popcorn on the couch kind of fun.
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