Waterworld
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray

Director: Kevin Reynolds
Actors: Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper
Plot: In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.
Disc Release Date: 9 July 2019
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Waterworld was traditionally shot with a wide variety of cameras on 35mm film. This Ultra HD Blu-ray release has been made from a new 4K scan. The disc presents a native 4K 3840 x 2160p resolution image...
First thing to say about the English DTS: X track is that it is loud. The second thing to say it that it is loud. Once set to the correct level the track is actually pretty engrossing. The surrounds and...
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Waterworld Extended Cut – Unfortunately only presented in 1080p ….!...
Much is known about the troubled production of tonight’s feature; the spiralling budget, the tensions on-set and the box office reception are the stuff of legend, so let’s not dwell. Let’s also try to...
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The massive spiralling budget, the behind the scenes arguments and the box office performance of Waterworld are well known. But the film isn’t all that bad; it is a typical 90’s actioner, what with outrageous...
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Waterworld sails onto Blu-ray with a 1080p picture quality that is a massive upgrade over the 2009 Blu-ray and a pleasing refinement of the superior 2019 Arrow issue. The 2160p/HDR presentation offers...
Waterworld's DTS:X Master Audio soundtrack is largely strong with only one or two blips of note. The opening music delivers excellent clarity, width, surround immersion, and low end response with a nicely...
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This UHD release of Waterworldnot in 4K/HDR. That's a disappointment, but the image quality proper is fairly strong, obviously from a newer and improved master with less digital processing, stronger detailing,...
Universal has released Director Kevin Reynolds' post-apocalyptic aquatic Action/Adventure film 'Waterworld' to the UHD format. The disc replaces a visually wanting and practically barebones 2009 release...
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When I plugged into Waterworld for Arrow's Limited Edition Release, I was immediately struck by how incredibly BLUE the movie was. As this native 1.85:1 2160p transfer appears to have been sourced from...
Waterworld gets nice and splashy with a brand spanking new English DTS:X audio mix that greatly opens up the soundscape. While I wouldn't quite call this the best of the best in DTS:X, it does offer a...
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Well, that's the rub. I don't really call the Extended Cut of Waterworld a bonus feature, but that's all we get here. Universal didn't seem to want to include anything new or exciting from Arrow's Limited...
"Golly gee a single tear rolls down my cheek, you're gonna die for your friend?"It hasn't even been six months and I'm already swimming around in Waterworld's wake again. Don't get me wrong, I love the...
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A year too early to call this a 25th Anniversary Edition (please don't let there be another release next year!), Universal Studios floats Waterworld onto 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with impressive results. If...