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Summary: US vs Europe
Review: I only know and love the European version. My best friend and I always debated the end - whether the dolphin brings him back to where he belongs (ie his girl friend and to the earth) or takes him into the depth of the ocean. Does the US version bring light into this? I hear it has a different ending...
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Summary: Stunishing!
Review: This is one of the best cinematographed movies ever. When it comes to the plot it has some difficulties but overall this is a great movie and the DVD has decent extramaterial where the isolated score is the biggest extra.
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Summary: Where is BILL CONTI?
Review: I bought this DVD hoping to relive the experience I had watching it as a young boy and cinematically it is still beautiful but I now realize why they took out the cheesy French music for the American release. Bill Conti's score was much more powerful and I cant even watch the directors cut with the sound on because of the ridiculous Euro-disco-80's-synthesizer style score.
What garbage..............GET THE OLD VERSION ON VHS IF YOU CAN FIND IT
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Summary: Never Knew What I Was Missing
Review: I saw The Big Blue three times on the big screen as a 17 year old. I walked a mile each direction from my dad's office where I was working part time that summer. I wanted to become an oceanographer because of this film, despite my irrational fear of water. (I later changed majors, to business.)Flash-forward 13 years later - I heard there was a "Director's Cut" on DVD and ran out and bought it. And was awed. So many questions were answered, particularly about the relationship between Jacques and Rosanna. I always thought it was ridiculous when Arquette kneeled on the edge of a dock in the pitch black night, screaming pathetically at Barr "I'm here, I'm real," and then begging for acknowledgment of her confessed love for him. **NOW** I understand why she had grounds for being so desperate to stop him from disappearing into the deep dark sea. And the music? I bought the original soundtrack when I first saw the movie and thought it was great music, but had trouble picturing the scenes with the music in my minds eye. When they imported that film and removed the original musical intentions they castrated it. Now it's whole and can stand on its own two feet. Thank you, Besson! The world is a more beautiful place because of you.
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Summary: a real movie
Review: i feel there are very few real movies in this world. theres comedy ,drama, romance, action . but very few people can put together a real movie . luc besson is one of them .at this particular feature some have said too long ,too much water, not enough pointless crap. if there could be a theme to this film it for me would be escape . for those who wish escape even just for a little while you must have this
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Summary: Le Grand Film
Review: I first read about Le Grand Bleu in one of my textbooks when I started lessons at the Alliance Francais. There it was described along the lines of a massive cult movie that had charmed (and completely depressed) a whole generation of french teenagers. Being fifteen at the time, I got hold of a very beat up copy and it has since remained my favorite film of all times.
Jacques, the main character, is a solitary free diver who longs for nothing else than to be at home with his family (i.e. swimming in the sea with dolphnins). That is, until he meets Johanna (Arquette), and soon the story develops and reaches its climax as Jacques is torn between the woman he loves and his quest for the eternal and watery bliss he finds in the depths. The photography is simply perfect, and the transfer to digital media has only enhanced the fact, so definitely get the DVD. Reno is at his finest (and funniest) and Barr stands out as the perfect homo delphinus.
I have seen the US version, which is a moldy disgrace. The omission of Eric Serra's music is utter blasphemy, since the soundtrack is a jewel on its own. The change in ending is also nonsense, so if you have only seen that piece of editing, know that the Director's Cut is entirely different.
Oh, and don't forget. Dolphins, dolphins and more dolphins! What could beat that? I cry every time I see this film. Perhaps this is only because of my weird self, but, what do you think really happens to Jacques in the end?
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Summary: Long film
Review: I have not seen the shorter version, and can give no comparision between the two cuts.
I bought the movie because I was impressed with Luc Besson's other films, such as La Femme Nikita and Leon. The story is about 2 divers, deep free diving divers. Very deep, very dangerous. The competitiveness and relationship between these 2 men is most definately love-hate, with Reno's charactor not being able to be himself without his competition and friend.
Very long, as stated perviously, with 49 minutes of footage added, the picture moves along at a fair pace. This is not an action move. Even the dive sequences are not fast paced; they move to where you are moving with them, down to their deep depths which they are certain will challenge them, but not kill them, or at least fairly certain. With Arquette's character, we are introduced to the love interest. Reno warns his friend to avoid her and concentrate on his work, but he is in to her in a very big way.
I am not sure who to recommend this film to, but it is definately worth a look.
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Summary: In Memory
Review: I write this review after just learning that Jacques, the main subject of the movie, the first man to dive below 330', has died. I loved this picture when I first saw it in theaters, and always felt the ending actually gave the same impression as what one finds in the European version. Yes, the music and the cinematography are great, but what I enjoyed most about the movie was identifying with the idealism of Jacques' character. Enzo, his rival, pursues the sport of free diving, the only sport with actual limits to achievement, for the purposes of the competition. Jacques does it for the romance, and love of the ocean depths. The director, actors, and filmers of this movie bring this all out beautifully- a sport where one can truly become one with the ocean, returning back to our mother, brought into it's truest fruition by Jacques. Rest in Peace, Jacques.
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Summary: A MUST SEE - OWN
Review: Best pictures, best actors, best music. BEST FILM!! One of the best movie I have ever watched. Must be owned. If you have never seen this movie, this is a Luc Besson movie, better then the 5th element, with romance, uncredible pictures from Greece, Italy, France, so much romance and friendship...
perfect
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Summary: The original version is much better
Review: The original 119 minute version of The Big Blue featuring the superb soundtrack by Bill Conti is my favorite film of all time. After purchasing Bessons Director's cut DVD (the only DVD version available) I found that it greatly slows the pace of the movie while adding very little story. The new accompanying musical score by Eric Sierra is bland and combined with the different ending, the feel of the original film is destroyed. I regret buying this DVD.
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