Deep Impact (Special Collector's Edition)

Although "Deep Impact" invariably gets compared to "Armageddon", I think it's more appropriate to compare it against all other disaster movies. Viewed in that light, it not only surpasses "Armageddon", but every other film in the genre. Unlike most disaster epics, "Deep Impact" is character driven. I think this is a direct effect of its having been directed by a woman rather than a man. While the special effects are there and are impressive, what drives this film are the emotions of the excellent ensemble cast. All of them ring true, from the occasional duplicitousness of the government bureaucrats, to the real tear jerking moments of those facing tough life and death decisions, to the small intimate moments. It's powerful enough stuff that I have to believe that a lot of the negative reaction the film elicited vis-a-vis "Armageddon" came from guys who don't like their action movies to move them to the verge of tears in public. All disaster films depend on a hook to set them up. In this respect, most fall far short of realism and believability. Of ones that come immediately to mind, only the cosmic collision movies and "The Towering Inferno" had realistic setups. All disaster films depend on the heros to come up with some way to save the day. Of the ones with a believable setup, many still fall short of believable and/or technically accurate resolutions. This is where "Armageddon" failed miserably. Mimi Leder had expert advice from NASA and it shows. "Armageddon" has some impressive training facilities shots from NASA, but ignored the actual technology. Very early in "Armageddon", when I saw the two shuttles docking with the space station by coming in from opposite directions, performing clearly aerodynamic banking maneuvers, I was ready to start pelting the screen with rotten tomatoes! Giving the devil his due, both films glossed over the full impact of operations in the microgravity environment of the comet's surface. Still, it's the raw emotions that elevate "Deep Impact" above its genre, not just the technical stuff. It's actually best in its quiet moments. Among the ones that clearly stand out: The president (Morgan Freeman) tries to continue to maintain an upbeat message as each plan successively fails. His press conferences and the dialog around them rings true. The dialog between the reporter (the usually annoying Tea Leoni) and her mother (Vanessa Redgrave) also rings with truth. The ultimate reconciliation between the reporter and her father (Maximilian Schell) just before the end reflects the bitterness of choices each has made in getting to that point. The reunion of the kid who helped discover the comet (Elijah Wood) and his girlfriend (Leelee Sobieski), oblivious for the moment to what was going on around them - again, this simply rings true. The astronaut observing wryly, "Well, the good news is that we'll all have high schools named after us." No melodramatics, no macho heroism, just someone injecting a sense of humor into a shared fate she has accepted as necessary to save the people they love. My favorite line in the film. From start to finish, this film is a class act. A realistic film that carries an emotional impact to be expected of its serious subject matter. Part of this impact is that you can't always guess in advance which characters will and will not survive. Of the ones who don't survive, not all face their fate gracefully, but all are believable. This movie began my fandom of Mimi Leder, who I consider to be one of the best directors working today - not always commercial, but always excellent. This is on my short list of my top ten favorite movies of all time. Highly recommended!

With so many of the prior reviews doing such a good job reviewing this movie, I'd only like to add that this day, this particular crisis, will in fact present itself; it's only a matter of time. While earlier epochs saw the bulk of interplanetary collisions, and today's inner solar system is swept largely clean of large impactors, there's most certainly still one out there with our name on it. As an avid amateur astronomer, I was pleased at the role amateur astronomers played in both Deep Impact and Armageddon. And if you think about it, until very recently, there was no systematic survey of Earth-crossing interlopers, and most comets were the discoveries of amateurs. Subsequent to Gene Shoemaker's ground-breaking work (pun intended), and these two major motion pictures, Deep Impact and Armageddon, many people are aware, and government has taken notice, and has allocated "some" funds to study this. What depresses me about this movie is that I have zero confidence that our leaders in Washington today, would have the competence, the honesty, or the grace depicted in Deep Impact. Further, nothing like the technology in Deep Impact, or Armageddon for that matter, is at our disposal today. And this apparently bothers almost nobody, exactly why? Our long-term, assured survival, may very well depend on our having a solid presence in space. The United States used to lead the world in space science. Today, we hitch rides to and from a space station we sunk a fortune into. Things have changed. Deep Impact and Armageddon, their unreal political and technological portrayals aside, are important films in that they mark in space and time, our awareness of this extreme but real possibility, versus the short-sighted, instant-gratification mindset that so pervades society today. An event unlikely in fifty years, may be inevitable five hundred, but does anybody really care? This film is very nicely done, with great performances all around. As to the awkwardness of some of the characters, we have a novice reporter that has managed to maneuver herself into a primetime anchor slot, reporting on the biggest story in history--and possibly the last. And we have two children, too young to be married, choosing that option as a practical solution to a nightmare situation. You know, I would expect "awkward". I can hardly imagine... I love this movie! And since my VHS copy just died, I just ordered the DVD! This is an annual watch for my family! --RB

Fun movie for all the comedy fans.

Enough from everyone else regarding the plot and opinions on acting, for this enjoyable popcorn movie. I just review the quality of the transfer from Standard Def to Blu Ray. VIDEO.... While I have the film on a Standard Def DVD, this is not a direct side by side comparison. Never the less, the Blu Ray really is quite good. Colors are true and skin tones very realistic with a reasonable amount of detailing throughout the film. Contrast is very good and shows an improvement over the Standard Def version. There is not a night and day difference between the two but a significant enough improvement of image appearance to upgrade. At no time did I see any irregularities in the form of artifacts, annoying or crawling grain and no stair stepping either, especially in the wide angle shots where stair stepping would be more noticeable. Mbps rate appeared to average in the low 30s. This was one of the first of the Armageddon type movies that were all the rage during the period of time when this was made and some of the special fx, the comets themselves, do not appear to be too realistic by today's standards but one has to remember that CGI effects were very much in their infancy at that time. AUDIO... The audio, thankfully, is a lossless Dolby HD 5.1 codec which produces a very nice and transparent dialogue. Levels were a touch lower than I usually need them to be so I upped the volume some and then all was fine. No need to roller coaster your remote's volume once it is set. Your LFE channel gets a real working out throughout most of the film and the surrounds, whlle largely unused for the first 40 minutes of story set up, then come into play nicely with an immersive effect. There is some discreet use of the front and rear sides but for the most part the audio is evenly spread without a heck of a lot of directionality. EXTRAS Aside for the typical commentary, there is one large making of documentary that is broken up into several parts, each with its own 'extra' title. I did find them interesting and was surprised to learn that the director had also directed one of my favorite action flicks, 'The Peacemaker' with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. All of my reviews focus solely upon the quality of a Blu Ray's audio and video and I do hope this review has been of some help to you in deciding your purchase. Thank you for reading

Outstanding sci fi movie showing how different people deal with an imminent extinction level event--- a large comet crashing into the earth. While the special effects in the movie are excellent, including a futuristic spaceship carrying astronauts on their way to nuke a large comet and a comet collision with the earth, it is the character development which is the big winner in this movie. Morgan Freeman as the president, Elijah Wood as the young astronomer who discovers the comet, and many others give stellar performances. The blu ray transfer is spot on and the picture and sound are terrific.

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Watched this at the theater when it came out., and still a good movie. Good story. Some might say it's a typical disaster movie, but there are a few surprises. Well known big name cast members, well acted. Definitely worth a watch.

Connection is a concept that is often overlooked as something that is necessary to a productive way of life. Not only can meaningful things be accomplished without help but a person needs human connection in order to thrive and be happy. Whether this is personal connection or done through online methods or letters; people yearn for connection. For some it is an absolute priority, they seek out as many friends and acquaintances that they can and for others they prefer a very small circle of friends. The common factor being people are happy when they have someone that they can talk with, and express ideas and most importantly feelings. In the film "Deep Impact", humanity as a whole is faced with the impending doom of a comet colliding with the Earth destroying all life. While the world's governments attempt various plans to stop the comet they all fail until a small group of people are able to sacrifice themselves for the rest of Earth. While at the same time the remaining main characters on Earth are able to find reconciliation among various emotional differences with other people in order to find happiness. This is no coincidence. The title may not refer to the impact of the comet into the Earth but rather that we have deep impact amongst others in our lives. This ranges from all forms of relationship types to at times people that we haven't met. The film encourages the ideas of the importance of art and culture within our society, as well as the meaningfulness of the individual. Everyone is important and should never be reduced to a number in a lottery such as the one within the film. www.filmrhetoric.blogspot.com

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If you like the movie then you'll appreciate this 4K copy

Envío por importación a Mexico a tiempo. Region A, revisa u reproductor bluray para compatibilidad. Es difícil encontrarla en Mexico, desconozco la causa, gracias Amazon, tenia años buscándola (ni en blockbuster en su tiempo la tenia). Audio en español mexicano e ingles en 5.1 . Película recomendada, muy diferente a Armageddon. Aquí esta mas orientada a como las personas deben lidiar con el hecho de que se acerca el fin del mundo.

La película en 4K se ve bien y trae idioma y subtítulos en Español Latino y Español de España sin embargo el blu-ray , en cuanto a los idioma y subtítulos es español Latino

Took ages to receive No action boring film