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DVD The Final Countdown (Full Screen Edition)
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
Review(s): DVD The Final Countdown (Full Screen Edition)
A wonderful Naval aviation movie.
This movie is everything I remembered. An interesting what if theory about the attack on Pearl Harbor. This movie is safe for families and I would recomend it for any person who enjoys a good airplane movie.
The Final Countdown
The Movie
A time travel movie about the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz getting caught in a storm and sent back to December 6th 1941. With the chance to stop the attack on pearl harbor. with Kirk Douglas and martin sheen u know it must have some quality they alone make it and interesting mix of talent
The Video
The video is better than any othe transfer of this movie before it is crisp clear no fuzz or noise. It is availble in full and widescreen. Widescreen is the only way to see the whole movie the it was shot for the theater
The audio
the 5.1 mix is stellar and really rumbles the room thru the storm and other shots. There is also a 2.0 mix which is ok but where it shines is its dtx mix it is mind blowing
The Extras
Commentary
from The Director And photographer as very boring to listen too they seem bored and uninterested in what they are saying plus get off topic alot
Theatrical Trailers
Nice to see but really bad quality
T.V. spots
More trailers
Bonus Disc if u get the 2 disc limited edition
Inteview with Associate Producer Llyod Kaufman not very interesting makes u say where are the stars who cares about producers
Interviews with jolly rogers f-14 squadron
more fluff with nothing to really do with the movie
poster and still gallery
always a pointless feature
Kirk douglas bio
the bright spot of the extras not really much to do with the movie but a great look at kik
DVD-ROM Feature
Zero Pilot Journal
more just fluff not really interesting
Simply the greatest
One of my favorite movies. I wore out the VHS tape. Great story. Credible characters. Should be in everyone's library!
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