White Squall (US)

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The adventure of a lifetime turns into the ultimate challenge of survival!
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 129 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
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Synopsis:
The adventure of a lifetime turns into the ultimate challenge of survival! Hollywood favorite Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski) stars in this thrilling high seas adventure. Bridges leads a crew of seafaring students (including Scott Wolf from TV’s Party Of Five) on the voyage of a lifetime. But just before their return, nature teaches the toughest lesson of all...turning this journey at sea into a test of the crew’s courage and will to survive! From acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) – don’t miss any of the pulse-pounding, edge-of-your-seat excitement that this breathtaking motion picture delivers!

Special Features:
Featurette
Trailer
Chapter Search

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Letterbox 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French

Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English

Directed By:
Ridley Scott

Written By:


Starring:
Ryan Phillippe
Balthazar Getty
John Savage
Jeff Bridges
Scott Wolf
Caroline Goodall

Casting By:
Louis Di Giaimo

Music From:
Jeff Rana

Director of Photography:
Hugh Johnson

Editor:
Gerry Hambling

Costume Designer:
Judianna Makovsky

Production Designer:
Peter J. Hampton

Producer:
Mimi Polk Gittin
Rocky Lang
Nigel Wooll

Executive Producer:
Ridley Scott

Distributor:
Hollywood Pictures
Largo Entertainment

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8 / 10
Someone out there called it a `Dead Poets Society floating out on the sea`. Hummm, I can`t agree as this is more than that. Ridley Scott has given the film a big dramatic look. Setting it apart from many other `coming of age` films.

There are times when it struggles to get to the point but when it gets there, it is, as they say well worth the wait! The storm or as it should be called `White Squall`, as in the title, is a thing of visual dreams, 10 out of 10 for it`s realisation!

The cinematography is out of this world, Hugh Johnson has pictured and framed the `open seas` like no one else, I can only imagine that Ridley operated on this gig.

This film, is impressive. The DVD `R1` is the best bet, the `R2` is only 1: 1:33, a big let down.

Ridley has done it again, buy this film.
posted by lambechop on 27/4/2003 02:35