Crimson Tide - Unrated Extended Edition

[David Meek]

I was with my sister in a Best Buy the other day and on the way to the computer section, I saw a copy of Crimson Tide in an un-rated extended format. I've been watching my non-anamorphic copy of this for years so I snapped it up. I haven't seen the entire film yet so I can't comment on all the changes, but my favorite demo scene looks and sounds fantastic. It's the scene where the Alabama is sending up the radio bouy, the wench jams, and the Soviet Akula homes in on the noise and fires two torpedos at the 'Bama. Wow! If you are a fan of this film and don't want to wait on the high-def release, this is a good buy.

[George Bellefontaine]

I must keep an eye out for this, Tex. Recently I replaced my old non-anamorphic copy of The Hunt For Red October and would love to replace my non-anamorphic Crimson Tide dvd.

[RebelMan]

Both favorites here too. I've already upated to the non-anamorphic DVD for The Hunt for Red October but will wait until Crimson Tide comes out on Blu-ray.

[Burke Strickland]

My fave demo scene is the meeting of the crew outdoors with the thunderstorm rumbling all around (capturing the sound of the storm has to be reason this scene was staged outdoors). How does that scene fare in the new edition?

Burke

[George Bellefontaine]

My fave demo scene is the meeting of the crew outdoors with the thunderstorm rumbling all around (capturing the sound of the storm has to be reason this scene was staged outdoors). How does that scene fare in the new edition?

Burke

Yeah it would be good to know the answer to that. It was pretty darn good on the non-anamorphic disc.

[Chris D]

Well, it's about freakin' time! I've been waiting for years to buy this movie, for an anamorphic version. Now I might as well wait for an HD version.

I love this movie, and could use it to teach a course on leadership, or on nuclear command and control. Good stuff. If we're getting into it, I personally feel that the end of the movie tarnishes the purity of the dilemna that the plot sets up earlier. People hate me when I suggest this, but I personally would have just ended the movie when the last Emergency Action Message comes in, before it's read. The end of the movie shows that Denzel was right, and avoided starting WWIII. However, Hackman could just as equally have been right, and by not launching their missiles, missed the only opportunity to PREVENT WWIII.