The Deep

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General		Extras
Category	Thriller	Theatrical Trailer(s)	None
Rating		Other Trailer(s)	None
Year Released	1977	Commentary Tracks	None
Running Time	119:57 minutes	Other Extras	Cast & Crew Biographies
RSDL/Flipper	No	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Menu
Region	2,4	Director	Peter Yates
Studio Distributor	Columbia TriStar	Starring	Nick Nolte Jacqueline Bisset Robert Shaw Louis Gossett Eli Wallach
RRP	$34.95	Music	John Barry

Video		Audio
Pan & Scan/Full Frame	No	MPEG	None
Widescreen Aspect Ratio	2.35:1	Dolby Digital	2.0
16x9 Enhancement	Yes	Soundtrack Languages	English (Dolby Digital 2.0 , 192 Kb/s) French (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, 192 Kb/s) German (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, 192 Kb/s) Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 , 192 Kb/s) Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, 192 Kb/s)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio	2.35:1	Miscellaneous
Macrovision	Yes	Smoking	Yes
Subtitles	English German French Dutch Spanish Italian Portuguese Arabic Czech Danish Finnish Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Norwegian Polish Swedish Turkish	Annoying Product Placement	No
		Action In or After Credits	No

    This is a rather tame thriller by modern standards, and does move at a relaxed pace. However there are times of genuine tension, and the characters have just enough development that you do care what happens to them.

    The underwater photography is magnificent, being shot at Bermuda, a Virgin Island, and Australia. The camera work is very impressive, as are the underwater stunts. This movie must have been a bugger to film, and it always maintains an authentic feel, helped a great deal by the very high quality image. I was expecting a much inferior movie, so I was pleasantly surprised.

Video

    The transfer is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and it is 16x9 enhanced.

    The image is consistently sharp and very clear. There is no low-level noise. Shadow detail, whilst at times only slightly wanting, is generally very good. Much of this film takes place in the dim and murky environment of a sunken wreckage and it is handled well.

    The colours are very natural and well rendered. The blue of the ocean comes across very well, as do outdoor scenes.

    There were no MPEG artefacts during this movie. This movie runs for two hours, and has been expertly compressed onto a single layer. There are no film-to-video artefacts. Film artefacts consist of trivial scratches to the print now and then.

Audio

    There are five audio tracks: English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono. Also, there is an Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 surround track, though the packaging and menu incorrectly state this as being mono.

    Dialogue was at all times clear and easy to understand.

    There were no problems with audio sync during the movie.

    The musical score by John Barry is unsophisticated, and is typical of the period. It makes use of heavy violins and strings, and generally produces a sense of foreboding. It is adequate in generating suspense, but not particularly stirring.

    This mix has a very good surround presence. Music and effects are nicely incorporated into the surrounds. Of particular note are underwater scenes, where the underwater environment is nicely created, giving you a feeling of being there with the action. Again, this is as good if not better than we should expect given the age of the movie.

    The subwoofer was not used.

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Cast & Crew Biographies

• Pan & Scan

    The video quality is excellent.

    The audio is very good given the vintage.

    I do not consider biographies to be extras. Sorry.

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