Waterworld | | Cast : | Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino | | Director : | Kevin Reynolds, Kevin Costner | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | July 28, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | April 12, 2005 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 09, 2005 | | Summary | Not the best, but worth a watch | Content
 | I really enjoyed this movie. It was not an epic, or thought provoking movie, but it was a well executed idea. It's set in a future where almost all of the earth is water, minus a mythical "dry land". The main character has gills and is an outcast. The plot is not exceptional, but the movie is a breath of fresh air from horror-hollywood flicks, and whatever else they put in movies these days.
What really caught my attention was the setting. The idea of an entirely sea-faring human race was very cool. It was well executed as well. One might expect and underwater culture of altlantean type humans... which would be cool, but the pirate/peasant/grunge setting is new. I'd like to see a remake of this movie.. not by Hollywood, but maybe an independent director. Overall the premise of the movie is intriguing, but it was not carried out as well as it could have been. You should watch it though, before dubbing it off as lame, or overhyped. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | I'd rather watch paint dry! | Content
| The year was 1995. I was only nine years old and even as a nine year old, I knew how stupid and senseless this movie's plot was. The idea that the continents could be drowned by the oceans is incorrect and wildly exagerated. Even if all the ice on earth melted like it did in the movie, it would only raise sea level by a few feet or so. To suggest that even the highest mountains, several miles higher than the oceans, could be submerged by melting polar ice is just absurd! Thats like saying that the ice cubes in your freezer are going to flood your entire house if you turn the heat up too high! I can't reccommend Waterworld to anybody. Global warming is nothing more than a whacko doomsday theory, and a story about it does not make a movie entertaining--it just causes stupifying boredom! Even watching paint dry is more fun than watching Waterworld! |
| Rating | | | Date | June 27, 2005 | | Summary | Better Than Some Would Lead You to Believe | Content
| First off, I love the premise of the film and the musical score by James Newton Howard. This film took about two complete watches until I finally really began to enjoy it. I liked how they used very little special effects and actually built the sets on the water. The lack of CGI sets, vehicles, and explosions is what caused Waterworld to be one the most expensive films ever made. Almost everything on screen was made by hand which is great in a world full of digital effects taking over the story in most flicks. This is one that I watch at least twice a year and it is worthy of any DVD collection. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 06, 2005 | | Summary | Yes, it is that bad!!! | Content
| This film was made during the period where Kevin Costner was making films for himself instead of the masses. With a budget of 200 million dollars you'd think he would have made something wonderful. Unfortunately, he lost his shirt on this one. I don't think the movie even made one-quarter of what it cost. The story was all wet and so was the acting. Kostner shouldn't write anything. He should stick to what he knows which is acting. The whole movie is set on water which was quite tiresome at a movie running time of 136 minutes. Enough is enough already. I couldn't possibly suggest that you waste your money on this trash but you might want to get it just for laughs. I think Kevin's ego was getting the best of him back then. Remember those other extrememly long epics he put out(Wyatt Earp for instance. Booooringggg.)? I'll spare you the details.
Buy the Untouchables instead. Peace! |
| Rating | | | Date | May 12, 2005 | | Summary | Waterworld, where land is merely a myth... | Content
| A decent EOW movie, lacked some in the overall storyline, but had a great landscape and plenty of rogue renegade bandits on jet ski's (I guess when the world ever does end like they say, we'll have to watch out for all these mad max enthusiasts :P)
Waterworld was an epic vehicle for Kevin Costner, who starred in and co-produced the film, with his friend Kevin Reynolds as director. It was based on a 1986 screenplay by Peter Rader and cost an estimated $235 million, more than any film in history up to that time.
The story was filmed in Hawaii, using several artificial islands, and is set in an apocalyptic future, after global warming has melted the polar ice caps and flooded civilization. The Mariner (Costner) is one of the human beings who has adapted by growing gills. The survivalist lives on a boat on which he is growing a precious tomato plant. He tries to sell the plant and its dirt to the residents of an artificial island built of industrial waste. They imprison him when they discover that he's a mutant with gills. But the island is attacked by the Smokers, a group of oil-guzzling raiders on jet skis headed by the Deacon (Dennis Hopper). The Mariner escapes with Helen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and her daughter Enola (Tina Majorino). Back at sea, the Smokers repeatedly attack, using planes and boats, until they kidnap Enola.
Enola's back is tattooed with a map showing how to get to Dryland, the last unflooded area on Earth. But Deacon, who needs to get to Dryland to replenish the Smokers' oil supply, can't immediately decipher it. |
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