Release Date: 4/27/2004 Original Release: 2003 Format: DVD Length: 92 minutes Rating:G (MPAA) Rating Reason: thematic elements UPC: 786936225242 Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
James Cameron, director of the hugely successful TITANIC, returns to a subject with which he appears infatuated. GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS sees Cameron assemble a team of scientists, documentarians, and actor-narrator Bill Paxton to descend 12,000 feet to the wreckage of the Titanic. The results are rendered in the stunning IMAX 3-D format, following two submersible vehicles that carry the crew members to the depths of the ocean floor. A visibly nervous Paxton takes his first trip to the wreckage, and muses on the historical and scientific importance of their journey. The Titanic appears from the murky gloom of the ocean depths, an eerie and startling occurrence that leaves Paxton and crew awestruck. Two mini robotic cameras are unleashed to explore the nooks and crannies of the ship, with director Cameron superimposing shots of actors playing out scenes that may have occurred in the final hours of the dying ship.
Cameron has created an important historical document by filming a wreckage that is slowly decaying, and Paxton provides a sympathetic narration that is both in awe of what he is witnessing, and sympathetic to the tragedy that lies before him. The IMAX process is utilized to awesome effect, providing an edge-of-your-seat journey that you can almost reach out and touch.
DVD Features
2-Disc Set Region 1 Note: The audio in this program is THX certified. Note: This program contains both the original 61 minute version of the feature and the extended 92 minute version. Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - French Additional Release Material: Featurette: 1. "Reflections from the Deep" 2. "The ROV Experience" Interactive Features: Interactive Menus: Animated Menus
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