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| 60% Recommended by our customers. Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment Catalog: DVD Release date: 2005-05-10 Media: DVD released in theatres: 2004-12-25 Running time in minutes: 118 DVD aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 1 released in theatres: 2004-12-25 Ean: 9780788860294 Book Isbn: 0788860291 Upc: 786936286892  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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 Written on October 3, 2007 Summary: Exremely underrated This film is extremely underrated. As Rushmore and The Royal Tennebaums it's about fathers or paternal figures coming to terms with their resentful sons, but this one, even more than Rushmore, it's about trying to mantain your spirit as you grow old. The best scene: when Murray finds the jaguar shark and says "... I wonder if he remembers me", and everyone caresses him. The Sigur Ros song is a great touch. You know what: we will remember you Zissou, you're that great!  Written on August 7, 2007 Summary: Very funny, but not for everyone As one reviewer said perfectly "The Life Aquatic is very funny, but its not for everyone" I would like to add to this statement and tell you a bit about the film, before you give in two hours of your time to watch this. Then maybe from the brief description you will decide if this is a film you will enjoy. "The Life Aquatic" has a very simple storyline. Bill Murray plays Steve Zissou who is a famous oceangrapher who is going after the shark that killed his partner while shooting his documentry. The film itself uses alot of dry humor, if you are a fan of slapstick, then this film is not for you. What we get here is a excellent perfomance from Bill Murray, who is once again in great form. You will be seeing Murrays side of his humor that is more gentle and dry, more like his peformances in Rushmore, Kingpin, and Lost in Translation. If you are a fan of Murrays slapstick humor from the movies "Meatballs", "Stripes", or "Ghostbusters" then you might be dissapointed. The film also includeds a great supporting cast along with William Defoe who is in rare form as I believe a German assistant to Murray. The film does have some hangups, as it is really slow. I mean slow. It clocks in at around two hours, and it feels a bit longer because this movie depends all on dry dialoge and there is very else action wise that is happening. If they could have cut it down a bit, I wouldnt have complained, so its not perfect, but still a very good performance buy Murray and Defoe, and still very funny, if the dry type of humor is your thing. Written on June 26, 2007 Summary: A sentimental comedy that mixes absurdity with ultra-realism "The Life Aquatic" is a movie that revolves around two main characters, Steve Zissou (Bill Murray), and Ned Plimpton (Owen Wilson). Both of these characters are likable in how off-center they are. Zissou is an aging oceanographer, with all the vices of a sailor. Plimpton is a Southern gentleman and a pilot. These two people set off along with a crew to film and destroy a giant shark. What gives this movie such a strange feel is the mixture of realism and absurdity. Some scenes are hilarious in how ridiculous they are, while others show how brutal and fragile life can be on the ocean. At times, it can leave the viewer a bit confused on what just happened. So thinking back on "The Life Aquatic", I can best describe it as a strange sentimental movie. It has alot of elements of humor, mixed with the peculiarities of the main characters, yet weighted with death and violence. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and would recommend it to anyone who has an interest in the ocean.  Written on June 12, 2007 Summary: Maybe it was too deep for me If there was humor in this film it was over my head. I found nothing in this film to be even mildly humorous let alone down right funny. I think the joke is on the people who paid money to see it. Someone who says they see the 'genius' in this film is either deluding themselves, lying or a heck of a lot more thoughtful than I am. My advice: Avoid this garbage at all costs. Written on June 11, 2007 Summary: Comedic genius. Better than Rushmore. This movie is so funny and surprisingly there is a real story in it as well. This movie has a laugh in spite of itself, while coming off as dryly serious. Bill Murray is a master of this kind of delivery. You have to listen to the entire dialogue of this movie, alot of the jokes are subtle and you may need to use your brain. Yes the fish look stupid, beautifully done but utterly fake looking. Yes Zissou smokes pot like a chimney, but he is utterly confident in his ability to come out on top. Being the ever sarcastic wise cracker Murray is at the top of his game here. I highly recommend it. |
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| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2005-05-10 | 2002-07-09 | 1999-06-29 | 2008-02-26 | 1998-12-22 | 2005-02-22 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 2004-12-25 | 2001-12-14 | 1999-02-05 | 2007 | 1996-02-21 | 2004-10-22 |
| Running time in minutes | 118 | 110 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 107 |
| DVD aspect ratio | 2.35:1 | 2.40:1 | 2.35:1 | 2.40:1 | 1.85:1 | 2.35:1 |
| Audience Rating | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) |
| Picture format | - | - | Letterbox | - | Anamorphic Widescreen, Pan & Scan | - |
| Format | AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC | AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Full Screen, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DVD layers | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| DVD sides | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Model | - | 157 | - | - | - | - |
| Ean | 9780788860294 | 0786936165425 | 9786305428237 | 0024543494867 | 9780767821407 | 0024543169482 |
| Book Isbn | 0788860291 | - | 0788816144 | - | 0767821408 | - |
| Upc | 786936286892 | 786936165425 | 717951002983 | 024543494867 | 043396116290 | 024543169482 |
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