Le Grand Blue: The Big Blue (Director's Cut)

I like to free dive so this is a gimme

I have seen the other version of the big blue and there was alot of empty spaces in it key parts of the movie that made it hard to understand. But the directors cut filled in those empty spaces and made those scenes they left out more understandable. The directors cut is a much better version of the movie and if you have never seen this movie before I recommend you see this version first. The music was much better in the first version I do have to say that. It was more mysterious and comforting in the other version this one was to upbeat it was more like disco to me. I loved the characters Jean Reno is one of my favorite actors. Im not sure why Jean Marc Barr's career didnt take off I thought he was wonderful in this movie.Rosanna Arquette well she was ok but I think they could have casted her part a lot better with someone else. All she did in this movie was giggle and scream to the top of her lungs. She was like listening to fingers nails going down a chalk board. My appologies to all the Rosanna Arquette fans I didnt mean to offend. It was a great movie and throughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend it to anyone. I would give it a 5 plus.

For some reason this DVD is showing is running late on my account, but I already had it for the last two weeks. LOL.It arrived much quicker than promised, and works perfectly fine. This is one of my favorite movies and I watched many times in a small little culture film theater in Munich called Cinema. I’m very happy that I found the extended directors cut version and very happy it arrived on time or rather sooner than on time in perfect condition.A DVD player that can play multiple regions is required though. Just be aware of that!

The one star rating is directed more towards myself for not knowing that there are different format DVD's and Blu-Rays configured for Regions A,B and C. If you purchase a Region B format it will not play here in the US or Canada for that matter. Yes I saw the "Non USA Format info but thought it had to do with how it would appear on the screen not with playability. I'm sure there are some out there reading this going "what a moron"! Truth is I'm more "off" than "on" in this case and chances are there are some out there who have done as I have done and just assumed this Region stuff was nothing to be concerned with. With that being said this is directed to anyone else out there to whom this might be news to. You can go online and find the info you need to make an informed purchase, especially if buying from an overseas vendor. There are players out there that are classified as universal units that should play any disc regardless of region but from some of the comments I've read that is not always the case.Anyway, I'm really disappointed that I can't share this wonderful movie with my diving friends here in Texas as the rights have yet to be released here. I think I can get a regular DVD in French with English Subtitles but some of my friends are still hooked into that old "Freedom Fries" boondoggle from a few years back so it probably would not be a good idea...As for the movie itself, I saw it many years ago when living in Montreal (in French) and still have flashbacks of the wonderful imagery, superb sound track etc etc etc...As a side note I was offered a full refund, minus shipping, handling and a 20% restocking fee but have decided to keep it and look into a universal player as my girlfriend and I are big fans of foreign films and we will undoubtedly run into this situation again. I was once told that if you learn something new you can go home... so I am going to do that and perchance watch something on my new blu-ray,... formatted for region A of course:)... cheers!

There are three versions of this movie out & I've seen them all. Each one left me with a different take on the show. Not bad considering it's basically the same story & with the same stars. The Director's cut 168 min's, the French release 132 min's & the American release 118 min's.It's a show done around the world free diving championships (meaning no air tanks but your lungs). I thought it would bore me but discovered that Jean Marc-Barr, Jean Reno & Rosanna Arquette (I like her) put together a fun, quirky & believable show. Marc-Barr plays Jacques Mayol who starts the show as a little French kid that likes to dive on the same island as Enzo played by Reno. Mayol's father is a sponge diver that dies picking sponges. It has an impact on young Jacques. Fast forward 15 - 20 years & Enzo is the worlds best free diver. He is not content however as his old competitor Jacques is not in sight.We find Jacques diving for the sake of science in the Andes Mountains. The scientific expedition has had an accident that requires the insurance company to send a rep down to investigate. That's Arquette's entrance as Johana Baker a quirky fun lady. She is immediately smitten with Jacques & that begins the rest of the show that revolves around the three of them & the dolphins Jacques admires. Jacques gets involved in Free diving because Enzo has him located & big Enzo who must be first in all things believes he will successfully romance Johana. The competition for Johana & the free diving world record begins. It plays much better than it reads with interesting looks at the world of diving as a sport, as a living, as fun & as science. The world of human relationships isn't left out. The love story is from as slightly unusual aspect due to Mayol's character.The American ending differs from the others but that didn't upset me. It wasn't that big a thing & I'm not big on the integrity of a storyline as I believe the rash of director cuts are more tied to ego than integrity. Their validity or necessity surely isn't much.The Directors cut I thought a travesty of time waste so many of its scenes really served no purpose. The French version was a much better length but I thought it suffered from having the same score as the Director's cut. Done by Eric Serra (the original composer) I felt the music was unrelated to the subject of the movie. The American version was cut a little short but had a new score done by Bill Conti. That score was perfectly suited to the water theme & as the music is a large part of your experience I prefer it by a bunch. The American ending is over dramatic but I'll put up with that for the change in music. I really like this show & when it comes to mind I always hear the American score not the original. Sometimes change is good as they say. I feel you should watch both the French & the American version. The Director's is just not good film.I give the Director' 2 1/2 Stars, the French 4 Stars & the American 5 Stars.I'm rating all three versions together as 4 Stars. Take a look!

Buscamos esta peli por años y por fin conseguimos esta copia en bluray. Se ve muy bien y el sonido estan bien. Es una gran peli de Luc Besson que no todos recuerdan. Con una gran música de Eric Serra.

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Grand film qui restera éternel, duvgrand Besson, image de ouf, acteurs top et bande son hallucinante en version longue c est trop bien.

作品については今更コメントの必要性が無い最高の出来栄えの名画です。当時は社会現象にもなりました。監督・撮影・音声・俳優陣が最高の作品に仕上げてくれています。そしてエリック・セラの音楽は感動する楽曲揃い！

Posiblemente la mejor película de Luc Besson. Aúna unos paisajes magníficos con personajes complejos y un guión que no falla. Incluso esta versión (más larga) no se hace pesada. Un bonito homenaje (sin ser un biopic) a Jacques Mayol y grandes actuaciones acompañadas por una banda sonora muy reconocible de Eric Serra. Recomendable.