Product Description

'Deep Sea" - Dive in! A sea full of wonders awaits. Famed oceanic filmmaker Howard Hall (Into the Deep) guides this immersive adventure that lets you swim alongside some of the most exotic creatures of the planet. Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet provide the narration. And an unusual array of finned and scaled stars are ready to steal every scene. Among them: Green Sea Turtles who gather off Kona so that Surgeonfish can strip harmful algae from their shells...an ominous, predatory Humboldt Squid that changes color four times per second like a flashing strobe light...an underdog Mantis Shrimp, whose claws have the speed of a 22-caliber bullet, in battle against a hungry octopus (the shrimp wins!). So many creatures. So many amazing stories. Sea them all.

'Into the Deep' - Filmed off the coast of Southern California, this fascinating film journeys to an enchanting underwater world of swaying kelp forests and glowing corals. Swim nose to nose with colorful garibaldi, starfish and sharks, play tag with sea lions, and observe the rarely-seen behavior of the creatures of the eternal undersea night.

Warner Brothers submerses audiences into the depths of Earth's oceans with a nearly faultless 1080p Blu-ray 3D transfer of Deep Sea 3D. This is a stunning presentation that lacks in no area and only presents the slightest of problems in a handful of scenes. The image sports incredible and oftentimes almost tangible details; viewers will want to reach out into the 3D goodness and feel the rough texture of a snail's shell, the slimy body of an octopus, or the grittiness of the sea floor. All of these and plenty of other niceties are delivered with a breathtaking amount of detailing that's rarely seen even on the best Blu-ray releases. Even better is the amazing array of perfectly-resolved colors; Deep Sea 3D isn't content to simply show the various fish in murky blue waters with their colors somewhat obscured by the haze and monochromatic backdrop afforded by the physical nature of the ocean. Instead, the lighting and the quality of the cameras showcase the dazzling array of hues -- oranges, reds, blues, greens, yellows -- that make up the bodies of various underwater creatures, each color a sparkling reminder not only of the beauty of God's creatures, but of the capabilities of the Blu-ray format. Even better, black levels remain honest and never overwhelming, even in the darkest nighttime shots that show the "Fried Egg Jellyfish" offset against a black backdrop or giant Manta Rays snacking on various smaller fish that dare venture out at night. With this level of detail and color -- marred only by ever-so-slight banding in a few scenes -- one can't help but be excited at the prospects of the 3D elements matching frame-for-frame the transfer's general attributes, and indeed, Warner's transfer isn't a letdown in that regard.

Even the IMAX intro piece is a stunning achievement of 3D visuals. Various text and numbers hurtle towards the audience in a most realistic and almost frightening manner and speed, giving a big-screen and undeniably cool opening salvo for what will prove to be a barrage of incessant 3D goodness. The opening titles roll towards the audience and dissolve into puddles of water that further push into the reaches of the living room, followed by a real wave that crashes straight through the television and pulls the audience underneath for the main event. Most every frame of Deep Sea 3D is packed with goodness from the third dimension; while a few shots give off the sensation that the viewer is gazing into the watery depths from behind the safety of an oversized layer of glass at the aquarium, most of the scenes will leave the viewer all but wet from the sensation that they're swimming amongst the various predators and prey that dwell within the ocean's watery habitat. Depth is simply stunning in every scene, and any shot where there are layers of fish or vegetation gives off a wonderful sensation that the cameras are capturing a real, living environment and not merely showing a flat, lifeless picture. Fish have wonderful shape and volume and seem to extend into the living room and back into the depths of the television; every creature seems as if it's right there inside the television and not merely projected onto it. The dreaded "ghosting" effect is rarely seen when the disc is replayed on Panasonic's first-generation 3D hardware, and even then not until the final minutes. Frankly, this is almost as good as Avatar 3D; different types of material, yes, but Deep Sea 3D is nearly its match in delivering a picture-perfect 3D presentation. Well done, Warner Brothers.

Alas, Deep Sea 3D's stunning Blu-ray 3D transfer is not accompanied by a lossless soundtrack. Fortunately, Warner's Dolby Digital 5.1 offering is smooth and quite good for a lossy presentation, offering a capable and suitably crisp and satisfying listen. The bulk of the track is made up of Depp's and Winslet's narration, which remains focused straight up the middle and is never accompanied by any audible problems in delivery or clarity. Elfman's quality score enjoys a satisfying presence across the front with a subtle surround support element. The back channels carry a bit of heft when the track plays around with a deep-sea sensation that surrounds the listener with a 360-degree wall of water; though bass is minimal, the sheer pressure and volume of the water is nicely relayed from a sonic perspective. Additionally, various sound effects added after the fact for effect are handled quite well. Minus a point-and-a-half on principal for the absence of a lossless soundtrack at this stage of the Blu-ray format's life, but listeners should rest assured that this is about as good as they get for a lossy Documentary soundtrack.

3D Blu-ray DVD Movies Disc - Deep Sea Imax 3D Features

Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.43:1

Audio

Subtitles

Disc

Single 50GB Disc

Package Content

3D Blu-ray DVD Movies Disc(50GB) - 3D Blu-ray DVD Movies Disc - Deep Sea Imax 3D  x 1