GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS (DVD/2 DISC/DD 5.1/FR-DUB) DVD

Ghosts of the Abyss
Filmmaker James Cameron has long been fascinated with the ill-fated maiden voyage of the great ship the Titanic, and he used the story as the backdrop for his most famous and successful movie. In the summer of 2001, Cameron and his good friend Bill Paxton (who appeared in Titanic) joined a group of scientists, maritime historians, archaeologists, and deep sea explorers for a daring experiment -- to find and document the Titanic's final resting place at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Cameron brought along a film crew equipped with state-of-the-art 3-D cameras to document the voyage, and Ghosts of the Abyss offers a detailed look at their search for the Titanic, as well as imagining what the final hours for the crew and passengers must have been like. The initial release of Ghosts of the Abyss was limited to big-screen IMAX theaters and movie houses specially equipped to show 3-D features. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Bill Paxton as Himself Lewis Abernathy as Himself Lori Johnson as Dr. Charles Pellegrino as Himself Don Lynch as Himself Ken Marschall as Himself James Cameron as Himself Mike Cameron as Himself Jeffrey N. Ledda as Genya Cherniaev as Himself Victor Nischeta as Dr. Anatoly Sagalevich as Himself John Bruno as Vince Pace as Himself Corey Jakolski as Jason Paul as Eric Schmitz as Miguel Wilkins as Federico Zambrano as Dale Ridge as Judy Prestininzi as Adriana Valdez as Justin Shaw as Thomas Kilroy as Charlie Arneson as Piper Gunnarson as

Crew Javier Nava - Art Director Tina Kerr - Casting Kristie Sills - First Assistant Director James Cameron - Director John Refoua - Editor Sven Pape - Editor Ed W. Marsh - Editor Andrew Wright - Line Producer Joel McNeely - Composer (Music Score) Randy Gerston - Musical Direction/Supervision Martin Lang - Production Designer Vince Pace - Cinematographer Ed W. Marsh - Producer James Cameron - Producer Gig Rackauskas - Producer Janace Tashjian - Producer Chuck Comisky - Producer Christopher Boyes - Sound/Sound Designer Dennis L. Baxter - Sound/Sound Designer Chuck Comisky - Visual Effects Supervisor Section L - Digital Effects Sergio Lino - Special Effects Coordinator Beau Borders - Supervising Sound Editor CIS Hollywood - Visual Effects Creative Logik Universe - Visual Effects Post Group - Visual Effects Complete Post - Visual Effects

Ghosts of the Abyss
Visually and conceptually stunning despite occasional lapses into contrived sentimentality, James Cameron continues his tireless obsession with the legendary tragedy of the Titanic to spectacular results in Ghosts of the Abyss. Cameron's expanded canvas and experimentation with an effective new form of three-dimensional photography brings the audience as close as they're likely to get to experiencing the sight of the remarkable wreckage without standing on the ocean floor, and the discoveries that he and his crew make while floating miles underwater are nothing short of amazing. From the enormous stained-glass windows adorning the dining room that remain perfectly intact (an image which ultimately provides the film one of its most memorable images) to the cabin dressers hauntingly adorned with accessories as if they had just been used, Cameron's innovative use of technology literally offers viewers the ghostly opportunity to roam the corridors of the wreckage in a manner previously unimaginable. Utilizing two remote cameras dubbed "Jake" and "Elwood" to access areas of the ship that would otherwise remain unreachable, the explorers reveal images that to this point would have been physically impossible to capture. Playing the role as Cameron's everyman stand in, longtime friend Bill Paxton's nervous anticipation and genuine awe upon finally seeing the wreckage provides a suitable means of placing the audience in the cramped quarters of his sturdy submarine, though his frequent attempts at poignant observation seem too forced and intrusive to be effective given that the remarkable images speak to audiences in a manner difficult to express in words. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: French Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel THX: THX-Certified Mastering Additional Features: cc "Reflections From the Deep" - includes unseen footage from the filmmakers' risky dives to the ocean floor and revealing interviews with director James Cameron, star Bill Paxton and the entire crew "The MIR Experience" - an innovative multi-angle feature; choose from different cameras as you dive to the ocean's floor and ultimately see the grand staircase from any view you want 2 versions of this stunning motion picture: 60-minute original theatrical feature (1.78:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions, 90-minute extended feature (1.78:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound THX-certified French language track (60-minute version only) French subtitles (90-minute version only) DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 92 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Disc 1 1. Echoes Through Time [3:39] 2. The Crew [5:09] 3. Next Stop: Titanic [6:11] 4. Bottom of the Sea [5:19] 5. Can You Imagine? [5:06] 6. The Bots [14:43] 7. The Millionaires' Captain [7:26] 8. Firemen's Mess [7:14] 9. Who Touched This Railing Last [1:37] 10. Life on the Keldysh [2:52] 11. The Creatures of Titanic [8:03] 12. What Would You Do? [7:07] 13. The Rescue [9:41] 14. The Morning After [4:52] 15. End Credits [2:21] 1. Echoes Through Time [3:26] 2. The Crew [3:50] 3. Next Stop: Titanic [5:46] 4. Bottom of the Sea [5:09] 5. Can You Imagine? [4:32] 6. The Bots [12:44] 7. Firemen's Mess [2:47] 8. Who Touched This Railing Last? [6:03] 9. What Would You Do? [6:02] 10. The Rescue [3:45] 11. The Morning After [4:50] 12. End Credits [2:39]