But overall, for a forty-year-old movie, the elements appear to be in excellent condition, and awash with a fine, thin layer of natural grain, the transfer comes with an attractive, film-like quality that fans will love. As is to be expected, there are a few moments that are noticeably blurrier and softer than others, along with a couple of poorly-resolved sequences, some of which are related to the visual effects. Every bolt of the carrier's exterior, the individual buttons of the computer panels and the various other pieces of naval equipment in the background are sharp and plainly visible throughout. Reportedly struck from a brand-new remaster of the original elements, the native 4K transfer showboats excellent clarity and well-defined lines in the clothing, hair and architecture of the supercarrier. The cult sci-fi favorite is sucked into a wormhole and lands on Ultra HD equipped with an impressive, state-of-the-art HEVC H.265 encode that blows the previous Blu-ray out of the water. At startup, viewers are taken straight to the main menu selection with an animated screen and music playing in the background. The package includes a 20-page booklet on glossy paper featuring various photos, a CD tracklisting and a reprint from The Zero Pilot Journal. All three discs are housed inside a slightly larger than normal clear keepcase with a lenticular slipcover.
The triple-layered UHD100 disc sits comfortably atop a Region Free, BD50 copy on the same panel while a CD soundtrack of John Scott's original score sits on the opposing panel.
#The final countdown movie#
Still, forty years later, which is also coincidently the same time difference in the story, the cult war movie remains a fun, easy-going watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon.įor a more in-depth take on the movie, check out our review of the 2008 Blu-ray HERE.īlue Underground celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Don Taylor's The Final Countdown on Ultra HD as a three-disc combo pack with reversible cover art. In that regard, the movie works decently well despite being riveted together by an admittedly flimsy plot device that is never explored further or deeper. Instead, given the amount of attention and detail placed on one of the world's largest multi-mission, nuclear-powered supercarriers at the time, it should come as no surprise that the film often feels more like an expensive promotional video for the U.S. This is partly due to the filmmakers not fully embracing their own conceit and capitalizing on its possibilities, which in turn might have something to do with the production's rather modest budget. It's an amusing thought experiment driving the plot to a conclusion that feels somewhat bland and unsatisfying, if not a complete letdown. Besides, the bigger issue at hand is the ethical question of whether to intervene with major historical events if given the opportunity, especially when modern technology would easily secure success. Instead, viewers should just sit back and enjoy the show.
When Thurman screams about the logic of time-traveling to the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor, he might as well be screaming it to the audience, almost as if asking not to think too much about it. It's at this point that the protagonists realize and confront the paradoxical situation the entire crew of the USS Nimitz finds themselves in after being sucked through a mysterious storm-like vortex. For me, one of the best moments in Don Taylor's sci-fi war adventure The Final Countdown remains the scene between Martin Sheen's systems analyst Warren Lasky, Kirk Douglas's Capt.
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