Atlantis: The Lost Empire (US)
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Certificate: PG
Running Time: 96 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
From the creative team who brought you The Lion King and Beauty And The Beast comes an exciting quest of adventure and discovery. Join the expedition and search below the sea for one of the greatest mysteries of all time… Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
The world`s most highly qualified crew of archeologists and explorers are led by the mysteries of the sea. The underwater expedition takes an unexpected turn when the team`s mission must switch from exploring Atlantis to protecting it.
Filled with stunning visual effects, this captivating story is loaded with laughs and messages of friendship and teamwork. Dive into Atlantis: The Lost Empire - it`s an adventure your family will enjoy taking over and over again.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Audio Commentary - With Producer Don Hahn and Director`s Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale
Deleted Scene: Viking Prologue
DisneyPedia Atlantis: Fact or Fiction - Fun and Interesting Theories About the Lost Continent of Atlantis
Virtual Tours Of CG Models - 3-D Turnarounds of the Ulysses Submarine and Leviathan
How To Speak Atlantean - With the Famous Linguist who Developed the Atlantean Language
THX-Certified
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English
Directed By:
Kirk Wise
Gary Trousdale
Written By:
Jackie Zabel
Bryce Zabel
Kirk Wise
Joss Whedon
Gary Trousdale
Tab Murphy
Starring:
Don Novello
Leonard Nimoy
Phil Morris
John Mahoney
James Garner
Michael J. Fox
Claudia Christian
Corey Burton
Casting By:
Ruth Lambert
Mary Hidalgo
Matthew Jon Beck
Soundtrack By:
Diane Warren
James Newton Howard
Editor:
Ellen Keneshea
Production Designer:
Jim Martin
Producer:
Kendra Halland
Don Hahn
Distributor:
Disney Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
The video transfer is very good. Both the widescreen and the fullscreen versions look great. There are no compression signs at all and the CG animation is nice (though not mind blowing). Some of the 2-D animations seem a bit flat and the combination of 3-D and 2-D is not seamless. There`s a particularly impressive 360 degrees pan towards the middle of the movie.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good. The surrounds are used for various sound effects and the dialog is always clear.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include a commentary, a deleted scene (that clarifies a thing or two), 5 short featurettes about Atlantis, a dumb introduction to the Atlantean language 2 3-D models. Where`s the behind the scenes look?
Bottom line - an average movie from Disney.
I firmly believe that a film is about entertainment, i.e. if you are enjoying it, then you can forgive it not having a super strong story, or ultra witty plot, and when viewed with this in mind I`m sure you will agree that Atlantis is a return to the golden glory days for Disney. With beautiul pictures, Very strong sound, and a thoroughly entertaining experience. Buy it NOW!! ( no I do not work for Disney )...