Waterworld

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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 theaters 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

Customer Reviews:

Amazing movie!!!.......2007-09-05

Wow, maybe you shouldn't even watch movies, because I don't see what separates Waterworld from other huge Hollywood movies. If you're a fan of any far flung futuristic fantasy (that means cheesy to some of you I guess) definitely watch this movie!!! I just watched it last night on regular DVD in High Def and the picture quality is amazing. I can't wait to get the HDDVD. I'd give this movie of the year. If you're tired of the rest of uncreative teen movie garbage thats currently being churned out, watch this!!!

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"4. The pace of the movie was TERRIBLE, and I read IT WAS CUT DOWN! WOW ... for an action movie, this REALLY trudged along at a snail's pace. I would have cut another 1/2 off, minimum. If the story's going to be a little weak..."

The story, weak!?!?!? If this isn't a blast of fresh creativity in the vein of The Road Warrior, I don't know what is. You won't find any corny acting here either. The movie is near perfection, especially the story. Waterworld is a thrill ride in an alternate future that's really quite believable. I was so pumped when it was over that I couldn't even sleep for 4 hours.

If you're too stuck in reality to enjoy something like this, go watch Lord of War, American Pie, or some other movie with small amounts of creativity anchored to boring, normal life. If you like stuff like Mad Max, Star Wars, He Man, Road Warrior and all those other futuristic 80s movies (yeah, most of those are older than that), then watch this! Top Notch and with a 200M$ budget you can't deny it!

amazing HD edition.......2007-09-02

This HD version will amazed you with a pristine picture quality and with a perfect surround sound.
I don't know about previous non HD version but here we are talking of real High definition .
This is a piece of material to demonstrate your HD equipments.
By opposite Mad max road warrior is very far from this for which i gave 2 stars.
So buy it without hésitate.

Extended Edition Please.......2007-07-27

With so much other crap being released these days for a quick buck, can we PLEASE get this re-released as a decent DVD version complete with the Extended Edition that's shown on cable and television from time to time. I would love to spend my money on it. Who is with me?

The earth covered in water.......2007-06-03

Some people say there is dry land some where, a little girl has a map on her back to show the way, but nobody can read it.

Nitpicker's delight.......2007-05-20

If you take every movie seriously this movie deserves negative stars...it is that bad. Every aspect of the movie is ill-conceived and poorly executed.
However, if you and perhaps some of your friends enjoy nitpicking terrible movies, this movie is prime for the (nit)picking. Mystery science theatre 3000 watchers rejoice (if only they had used waterworld for the feature length MST3k)!
This is especially true for anyone who has any understanding of basic science. It takes seconds to travel from one glaring flaw to another! What hack wrote this POS? Who decided to pay for it without doing ANY fact/feasability checking! I don't think this movie left any natural law unviolated!
Have you ever smoked a decades old cigarette? Have you ever tried to use a shell that has been near salt water for who know how long (corrosion is pretty well ignored in every way)? Have you ever tried to fuel your jetski with CRUDE oil? Does a diving bell with a flexable surface maintain a constant volume as the pressure increases? Can you grow anything in salt-water soaked soil? I won't even touch how completely Kostner's special 'gift' violates every premise of evolutionary biology. Ever want to see someone floating in a turd shaped derigible?
I laughed the whole way through...maybe you will as well.

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