The Big Blue (1988) ( Le grand bleu ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, Blu-Ray, Reg.B Import - United Kingdom ]

Oct 04, 2010 14:58:48

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United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player, or on standard US Blu-Ray player. You need multi-region Blu-Ray player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio ), French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), French ( Dolby Linear PCM ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, Trailer(s), Uncut, SYNOPSIS: Enzo and Jacques have known each other for a long time. Their friendship started in their childhood days in the Mediterranean. They were not real friends in these days, but there was something they both loved and used to do the whole day long: diving. One day Jacques' father, who was a diver too, died in the Mediterranean sea. After that incident Enzo and Jacques lost contact. After several years, Enzo and Jacques had grown up, Johanna, a young clerk in a security office, has to go to Peru. There she meets Jacques who works for a group of scientists. He dives for some minutes into ice-cold water and the scientists monitor his physical state that is more like a dolphin's than a human's. Johanna can not believe what she sees and gets very interested in Jacques but she's unable to get acquainted with him. Some weeks later, back in her office, she notices a championship for divers that is supposed to take place in Taormina, Italy. In order to see Jacques again she makes up a story so the firm sends her to Italy for business purposes. In Taormina there is also Enzo, the reigning diving world champion. He knows that only Jacques can challenge and probably beat him. This time Johanna and Jacques get closer, but Jacques, being more a dolphin than a man, can not really commit and his rivalry with Enzo pushes both men into dangerous territory...

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Warning: This is DUBBED IN FRENCH! - captain murfin - Texas
Yes, the original soundtrack, which was in ENGLISH, has been REMOVED and a FRENCH-ONLY dub put in its place. WTF??? I have contacted the distributor and been promised a proper Original Sound version, REPEATEDLY, but none ever arrive. I can only guess that someone screwed up at the pressing plant and we are the poor dupes who are shelling out good money for a broken product with no recourse for a refund.

This would be great if you are deaf and only read French though! Otherwise PASS, as this is the biggest FUBAR I have ever seen in a movie release to disc.

Also, note that the Director's Release, i.e. this one, restores the Frenchman, Eric Serra's, music score, removing Bill Conti's music which was used in the USA release of this movie. We can debate 'til the cows come home which score is better, but I personally wish they had included BOTH. This is one of my all time favorite movies, BOTH versions, but this blu-ray release is a disaster not worth bothering with.

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