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Waterworld [DVD] [1995]

DVD ~ Kevin Costner
3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper, Tina Majorino, Chaim Girafi
  • Directors: Kevin Costner, Kevin Reynolds
  • Writers: David Twohy, Peter Rader
  • Producers: Andrew Licht, Charles Gordon, David Fulton, Gene Levy
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French
  • Subtitles: English, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Dutch, Finnish, Czech
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 31 May 2002
  • Run Time: 130 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CYW6
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,011 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Let's be honest: this 1995 epic isn't nearly as bad as its negative publicity led us to expect. At the time it was the most expensive Hollywood production in history (it had a Titanic-sized $200 million budget), and the film arrived in cinemas with so much controversy and negative gossip that it was an easy target for ridicule. The movie itself, a flawed but enjoyable post-apocalypse thriller, deserves better. Waterworld stars Kevin Costner as the Mariner, a lone maverick with gills and webbed feet who navigates the endless seas of Earth after the complete melting of the polar ice caps. The Mariner has been caged like a criminal when he's freed by Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and enlisted to help her and a young girl (Tina Majorino) escape from the Smokers, a group of renegade terrorists led by Dennis Hopper in yet another memorably villainous role. It is too bad the predictable script isn't more intelligent, but as a companion piece to The Road Warrior, this seafaring stunt-fest is adequately impressive. --Jeff Shannon

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Production Notes
Cast and Filmmakers Biographies
Theatrical Trailer
Languages in Dolby Digital 5.1: English, French
Languages in Dolby Surround: German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Czech.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Waterworld - Kevin Costner is innocent., 30 April 2002
By Mr. K. O'connor "Kevin" (London UK) - See all my reviews
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It was only after I'd seen the film that I was told how dreadful it was. I wish somebody had told me earlier - I feel dirty..and used. I realise now that I have thoroughly enjoyed this movie under false pretences.
I remember the days when a young(ish) Clint Eastwood grimaced his way through a whole bunch of dollars - more or less giving birth to the anti-hero - what a shot in the arm for the genre that was. So....imagine the same character with flippers and you're halfway there. Mind you, there's more than a referential nod to Errol Flynn, there's more swashing, buckling and derring do than anyone called Kevin really has a right to participate in, but he pulls it off with more aplomb than most. What's more, you never feel as though he's taking liberties - he plays the whole thing straight - which is quite something when you consider the size of the holes in the plot and the infernal nit-picking that ensued as a result. And as for Mr Hopper, yes he's a cartoon villain - that's pretty much what I paid my dollar for - he may not be an American Psycho, but he's got an eyepatch and that's good enough for me. Anyway, why are you looking at him when you've got Ms Tripplehorn on screen ?
All in all it's hardly a a work of high art, but if you're the type that thinks poor reviews are a plus point, then you'll buy it anyway - and you'll have a great couple of hours.
Anyway - what do I know - I loved the Postman too.
Ignore the tiresome little typewriter tappers.
They need to get over it.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic idea is (aprtially) wasted, so make a sequel!, 29 Oct 2001
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This sci-fi movie is nothing less than brilliant..! That is, until the 'Hollywood safety belt' is strapped on (nice and tight) after circa 1 hour. The setting - the Earth after a massive 'Greenhouse effect' - really fascinates me (but where do cigarettes come from?)
Kevin Costner ... as the quiet, mutated mariner, and 9-year old Tina Majorino gives a notable convincing and mature performance as the bizarre orphan, Enola. The Deacon's (Dennis Hopper's) lines are both humourous and grotesque, but Jeanne Tripplehorn is completely misplaced, as is the ending...
As another reviewer stated, 'Waterworld' actually deserves a sequel, and if Costner doesn't like the idea, then let a French director handle the project, and let Jean Réno (in Luc Besson's 'Leon', 1994), act with Tina Majorino. When you've seen this movie, you'll agree that there is enough potential for a more dangerous sequel!

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars UNJUST CRITICISM, 5 Dec 2003
This review is from: Waterworld [DVD] [1995] (DVD)
Someone said this is the worst film they have ever seen. They obviously watch one film a year. Whatever BBC1 chucks out on Christmas day probably.
To start off with it is very much an original idea. The opening sequence where the Universal logo becomes the flooded feature of the story is worth an oscar alone!
described as 'Mad Max' on water is quite simply a fair way to put it and can that be considered a criticism? I don't think so.
Costner plays the part very well, a kind of human/fish should have been looked into deeper but instead they take us to the action. Good stuff!
Speed boats, jet skis, aeroplanes, kamikaze water skiers - its all here.
The scene where Costner catches food for lunch and the part where they come across the mad Irish drifter are highly original,
Dennis Hopper is such a breath of fresh air as a villain with an attitude which can only be described as quite happy but apologetic for being bad, (trying to be best friends with a girl he has just kidnapped).
Two gripes however.
The soppy kid who knows the way to 'dry land'.
(Thankfully our Kev takes an instant dislike to her & chops all her hair off as punishment for graffitiing his boat!)also
Why is dirt so valuable when it isn't really useful to anyone?
Water in a desert is, dirt in the middle of the ocean is not.
Having said that the actions and the explosions should keep any destruction junkie happy.
I gave it 5 stars when it should only have 4 simply because it deserves better then what has been said about it so far.
If you have seen it once and did not like it maybe you should give it another go, I think it is worth it unlike however 'Cut Throat Island' which deserves to remain in the bargain bin.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Waterworld
Since I had no choice on the matter, I had to sit through this laughable rubbish. Luckily their was a Cornetto in the freezer, so I had a lick on that too.
Published 2 months ago by Mr Cheese

5.0 out of 5 stars waterworld 2 disc extended edition
highly underated movie in its cut nay butcherd version even better extended unfairly criteciesd on first release given its huge budget has stood the test of time and made the... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars MULLET AHOY!
To quote Jim Carrey in Cable Guy " I don't know what all the fuss was about, I thought that movie rocked, it ruled!". Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD OR BAD? THAT IS THE QUESTION. SHREWSBURY NOT AS SHOWN .
LIKE THE CURATES EGG, GOOD IN PARTS, A BIT LIKE CRAP FROM CHINA A BIT FAR FETCHED BUT DIFFERENT. NOT AS BAD AS SOME OF THE LATEST RELEASES WHICH ARE LIKE WATCHING PAINT DRY. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Peter Moore

1.0 out of 5 stars Errr
If you think this is a good film, then you have serious issues. No joke. Get help now.
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1.0 out of 5 stars ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZ
I fell into a deep coma while watching this film from which I did not awake for five years. A similar thing happened while watching The Postman. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Leslie Griffiths

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular
First of all ignore what Sea Monkey "jojo2005" is saying below, as that is a load of wrong. The film may have done porrly at release but it is fair to say that anyone who... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2007 by D. Hammond

3.0 out of 5 stars Watch it for its grandeur rather than its content
This is a neat movie. Mad Max of the seas. Costner does a good job of a mean half man/half fish, who turns out to be a good guy during the movie. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by Jay

5.0 out of 5 stars a personal fav
this happens to be one of my top fav films *ever*
i don't really care what others thought (as i was disappointed more people didn't love it like i do)
i appreciated... Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2007 by Mysticulous

1.0 out of 5 stars Fishes!
Anyone that gave this film more than one star must be a fish! I didn't want to give it any stars, just a punch in the gills! It is complete crap. Read more
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