The Final Countdown (Widescreen Edition)

Director: Don Taylor
Actors: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Ron O'neal
Studio: Blue Underground
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 255 reviews
Sales Rank: 2554

Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Original Recording Remastered, Subtitled, Thx, Widescreen, Digital Sound, Surround Sound, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: RKOD581045D
UPC: 827058104593
EAN: 0827058104593
ASIN: B000096IAC

Theatrical Release Date: August 1, 1980
Release Date: March 30, 2004
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3 out of 5 stars The Final Countdown - Blu-ray Info    December 8, 2008
LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
VC-1 BD-50 / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 1:42:37
Movie size: 32,80 GB
Disc size: 36,72 GB
Average video bit rate: 27.94 Mbps

DTS-HD Master Audio English 4745 kbps 7.1 / 48 kHz / 4745 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby TrueHD Audio English 4424 kbps 7.1 / 48 kHz / 4424 kbps / 24-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1-EX / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
Dolby Digital EX Audio English 640 kbps 5.1-EX / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps / Dolby Surround

Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish
Number of chapters: 22

#Commentary by director of photography
#Lloyd Kaufman Goes Hollywood (SD - 14 minutes)
#Starring the Jolly Rogers (SD - 31 minutes)
#D-BOX Enabled


4 out of 5 stars Great SciFi Movie    November 2, 2008
GrandPa (CA USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful

Everyone that liked Philadelphia Experiment will enjoy this also, Great movie and TvBoxset.com shipped it to me in two days free. I recommend this for your Blu-ray collection. Enjoy


2 out of 5 stars Umm, What am I missing? I didn't like this movie!    October 30, 2008
Jimi Mack (San Francisco Peninsula)
3 out of 9 found this review helpful

First off, I love Sci-Fi, Time Travel, What-If, Alternate-History etc., movies, but I was bored off of my sofa with this snooze-fest. I was looking forward to watching this movie because I've read so much about it, and somehow never heard of it. I actually heard the 80's song by "Europe" of the same title... the one that goes through my mind every time I say the name of this movie, but never heard of this film until a few months back.

So, if someone can clue me in, as to what exactly I should be so excited about with this picture, I'd appreciate it. The story is very interesting, it's just that the movie didn't really do anything to put me in that period of history once they passed through the "storm" and they were transported back. The acting also was very, ummm, apathetic.

For some strange reason I kept thinking that I was watching a "Made-For-Television-Movie" from around 1980. Apart from Kirk Douglas, the rest of the cast were television actors. Oh, sorry, then there was Ron O'Neal who was "Superfly" in that 70's blaxploitation film, "Superfly". One of the worst acted movies of all time. (Even though, I still love it.) Martin Sheen....another lousy actor. James Frentino and Katharine Ross are much better than the rest of the cast.

Oh well, I've seen so many movies, I guess I'm entitled to hating a few of them now and then.


5 out of 5 stars Sci-Fi Classic Starring the U.S.S. Nimitz    October 28, 2008
Nutrition Man (Florham Park, NJ)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

The Final Countdown makes for nearly 2 hours of great entertainment for people of all ages.

It can be seen by young children, as the violence is not nearly as bad as what is seen in films today. The foul langauge is minimal.

It is also THE BEST FILM for showing life and aircraft operations aboard a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

The cast (stars Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Charles Durning and James Farentino) are excellent, and play well off of each other.

The plot, which focuses on the Nimitz being time-warpped back to the day before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour is an excellent concept...especially for the late 1970's, when the movie was filmed.

The big issue among the main players is whether or not to interefere with the course of history...should they destroy the Japanese fleet - or let history take its course? If you have not seen the flim - I will not give anything away.

However, the real "star" of the film is the U.S.S. Nimitz...and her "airwing" consisting of the fighters-attack and other assorted combat warplanes. The markings on the aircraft were without question the coolest-looking of any "carrier air wing" at that time or since then. This is especially true of the F-14 Tomcat squadron "VF-84 Jolly Rogers" (with the skull & cross-bones markings).

You get to see ALL of the aircraft up-close and in great detail. You also get to see great footage of the crew preparing the planes for combat and launching off the deck.

You get to see flight-deck operations up close like no other movie...and far more realistic than seen in "Top Gun" (which was more "Hollywood"-style entertainment). The fictional fight between two F-14s and two Japanese Zeros in Final Countdown was more realistic than the bigh fight at the end of "Top Gun"!

I bet a lot of teenage boys joined the Navy after seeing this film when shown in theatres in 1980!

Some people believe "Final Countdown" is a new-take on "Philadelphia Experiment"...about the World War II attempt by the U.S Navy to make ships invisible...and resulted in a horrible mishap to sailors onboard the ship.

Final Countdown has some plot holes...and could've spent more time on debating whether or not to change the course of history. But this may have been done because of time constraints.

If you have never seen "Final Countdown", I promise you will find it highly entertaining...and even thought-provoking!

P.S. The new Blu-Ray disc has several never-before seen extras...including an interview with the VF-84 Jolly Rogers F-14 Fighter squadron. This alone may make buying "Final Countdown" worth the price!!


5 out of 5 stars Good copy of this movie    August 15, 2008
Gerry (Aurora, CO)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I liked this movie when I first viewed it in the theater. This is a good copy. Some reviews of earlier versions document a bad version.

For a time travel fiction story this is one of my favorites. Decent story line and it keeps up your interest.