Ghosts of the Abyss

Theatrical Release Date: 2003 04 11 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 786936824971

Studio: Walt Disney

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:null

Summary: 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 utilized the Mir-1 and Mir-2, Russian deep sea submersible vessels capable of voyaging to a depth of around 6500 kilometers. Ghosts of the Abyss offers a detailed look at the team's 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, Rovi

Category: History [nf]

Features: "Reflections From the Deep"

Ghosts of the Abyss

Release Date: 09/11/2012

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen

Audio: DHMA, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 213 Minutes

Sides: 3

Number of Discs: 3

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Ghosts of the Abyss
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? [4:22]
6. The Bots [:10]
7. The Millionaires' Captain [:49]
8. Firemen's Mess [11:55]
9. Who Touched This Railing Last [2:47]
10. Life on the Keldysh [6:03]
11. The Creatures of Titanic [6:02]
12. What Would You Do? [3:45]
13. The Rescue [4:50]
14. The Morning After [1:40]
15. End Credits [:01]
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? [4:22]
6. The Bots [:10]
7. The Millionaires' Captain [:49]
8. Firemen's Mess [11:55]
9. Who Touched This Railing Last [2:47]
10. Life on the Keldysh [6:03]
11. The Creatures of Titanic [6:02]
12. What Would You Do? [3:45]
13. The Rescue [4:50]
14. The Morning After [1:40]
15. End Credits [:01]

Jason Buchanan

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, Rovi

Cast and Crew: James Cameron  Director 
James Cameron  Producer 
Chuck Comisky  Producer 
Joel McNeely  Composer (Music Score) 
Gig Rackauskas  Producer 
Janace Tashjian  Producer 
Ed W. Marsh  Producer 
Bill Paxton  Actor 
Lewis Abernathy  Actor 
Lori Johnson  Actor 
Dr. Charles Pellegrino  Actor 
Don Lynch  Actor 
Ken Marschall  Actor 
James Cameron  Actor 
Mike Cameron  Actor 
Jeffrey N. Ledda  Actor 
Genya Cherniaev  Actor 
Victor Nischeta  Actor 
Dr. Anatoly Sagalevich  Actor 
John Bruno  Actor 
Vince Pace  Actor 
Corey Jakolski  Actor 
Jason Paul  Actor 
Eric Schmitz  Actor 
Miguel Wilkins  Actor 
Federico Zambrano  Actor 
Dale Ridge  Actor 
Judy Prestininzi  Actor 
Adriana Valdez  Actor 
Justin Shaw  Actor 
Thomas Kilroy  Actor 
Charlie Arneson  Actor 
Piper Gunnarson  Actor 
Dr. John Broadwater  Actor 
Dr. Lori Johnston  Actor 
Tava Smiley  Actor 

Country: USA