The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu)
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Actor: Claude Besson, Jean Bouise, Jean-Marc Barr, Kimberly Beck, Rosanna ArquetteEdition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Italian (Original Language)
Format: NTSC
Release Date: 1994-11-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures
VHS Movie Reviews of The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu)
Movie Review: My favourite movie of all time
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie captivated my heart and soul when I first saw it many years ago. I watch it again every so often because I love it so much! And Jean Reno is just great in this.Movie Review: Where is the theatrical release?
Summary: 2 Stars
This is one of my favorite movies of all time but sadly I cannot recommend this cut.
Director's cuts are usually either much better or much worse than it's theatrical release sibling but this unfortunatly is the latter. The story is drawn out in a confusing and adolescent way and rather than enlightenment we find boredom. I found myself caring less and less about these people as this mess went on. The theatrical release moved quickly and clearly. I knew who these people were and what drove them. The director's cut left me with none of this. I found the added scenes a distraction and rather than pushing the story forward they tended to digress from it not leaving you with any new information and subjecting you to more of the VERY BAD soundtrack!
The music in the theatrical release was at least appropriate to the story. The theatrical release had soft, wave like earth music that wound you into the ensuing action unlike the Directors cut. The heavy synthesized jazz score that is plunked down here actually pulls you out of the film. The scenes become about the irritating 80's jazz rather than the story line.
Sadly, the entire directors cut smacks more of ego on Bessons' part ( refusing to see that the cuts/music in the theatrical release actually made it a better film,) and less of the wonderful story teller which he can be. I would love to see a Theatrical version as well on this disc and let the public decide.
Movie Review: so lucky to have seen this...
Summary: 5 Stars
I stumbled across this movie at the age of 18 in 1990, when living in Europe. I couldn't believe it and didn't know who to love harder, Enzo or Jacques. It had such a profound effect on me, I then went on to read everything I could get my hands on about Jacques Costeau. After seeing the movie on TV I went straight to the video store and got out the film, and to my dismay it was a 2 hr and heavily edited movie. I cried to the video store person who had never heard of an extended version. Several months later I found a copy in a tiny video store in Ireland. I bought it on the spot. It has remained my favourite movie of all time, right up there with Cinema Paradiso, My Life as a Dog, Blade Runner and Taxi Driver.
I still take baths like Jacques uncle. It seems a nicer way to do it.
Movie Review: This is the only version you want.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the original movie. It has a totally different effect on the viewer. This is the version you want. The american version is rated PG and it is not worth watching. I now know why it was a flop in the USA and was a big hit in Europe now. This version is five stars. You will watch it over and over again. Watching this in surround sound makes a big difference. It will leave you in tears or speechless. One of the best movies of the last 25 years. Bravo Bravo Movie Review: well worth it!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a fan of the Big Blue or have yet to see it, this is a superb add to your collection. 5 stars is not enough. I love it all.
Summary of The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu)
In this, French director Luc Besson's (The Professional, The Fifth Element) first English-language film, a deep-sea diving competition in the Mediterranean is the setting for a story of childhood rivalry and new romance. Jean-Marc Barr plays a diver obsessed with the sea who falls in love with an investigator for an insurance firm (Rosanna Arquette) as he prepares for the challenge of his life. Matters are complicated further when his old friend and the current diving champion (Jean Reno) happens on the scene, and both become locked in a duel of sorts to see who can go deeper into the sea and transcend the gulf between man and the mysteries of the deep. Some of the metaphysical ramblings about the divers' abilities becomes a bit far-fetched, but stunning undersea photography combines with exotic locales and with Besson's attempt at a lyrical romance to create a visual feast with an engaging mood to match. --Robert LaneGeneral Video
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