As if it wasn’t already long enough, the Kevin Coster disaster which was Waterworld is getting a little longer.
At the time of release, the film carried the distinction of being the most expensive film ever made and likely one of the biggest box office bombs of all time. The production ran into continuous problems, likely to happen when you’re working with so much water, and there has been talk over the years that Costner had a big hand in directing the film. I won’t begin to know what happened but the final result is a bit of a disaster. The film had the potential to be Mad Max on water but between the shitty acting and shittier script, the entire thing was an expensive write off.
Unfortunately, someone out there seriously believes that the film is special because coming to store shelves on November 4th is an extended edition of the film featuring 45 extra minutes of footage. Yes, rather than 2+ hours to suffer through, you can now enjoy the pain for a full 3 hours.
To be fair, I don’t hate Waterworld. It’s not a good film but it’s one of those that for me, surpasses bad and goes back to good. I’m not quite sure what to make of the extra 45 minutes of footage but who knows, maybe it’ll actually help the film. I’m not holding my breath but it’s a thought. I’ve yet to add this to my collection and I’m not sure I’m ready to pay full price ($19.99), especially when there don’t seem to be any other extras, but I’ll be looking for it in the discount bins come Christmas.
If you want to watch it onl1ne for free,...
still, i don’t need any fucking more of it!
Comment by murph — August 28, 2008
And the film made its money back. Over 260 million dollars world wide.
Comment by swarez — August 28, 2008
Totally have fun with this one. Oh its a no brainier, but fun on a bun baby!
Comment by Agent Orange — August 28, 2008
Comment by Goon — August 28, 2008
I like it.
Comment by Andrew James — August 28, 2008
And love the general like for Waterworld. I thought I may be on my own with the mild interest.
Comment by Marina Antunes — August 29, 2008
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