THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU on DVD
by Andre Soares
Wes Anderson’s meandering, overlong The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou makes some profound observations about self-indulgent filmmaking (that’s Anderson’s), the art of sleepwalking on camera (most of the cast, especially star Bill Murray), and the cosmic awesomeness of big, elusive sharks that look like overly-decorated Christmas trees.
Ok, so despite its pretensions, The Life Aquatic is merely a B movie about nothing in particular. Yet, it does offer a couple of good performances (Owen Wilson, Bud Cort), Anjelica Huston disguised as Yoko Ono, and some quirky bits of humor taking place in the background. In fact, The Life Aquatic could have been a good wacky comedy — had it been a 20-minute short film.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou DVD Region 1 ( U.S. / Canada / U.S. territories) release date: May 10, 2005.
Choice of one-disc regular release or two-disc special edition.
- New high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Wes Anderson and enhanced for widescreen televisions
- Picture: Anamorphic widescreen - 2.35:1
- Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1)
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Closed captioning
- Ten deleted scenes
- Scene commentary by director Wes Anderson
- Theatrical trailer
- “Starz on the Set” - interviews with the cast and crew, behind-the-scenes footage
List price: US$29.99.
The two-disc special edition includes the above, plus:
- Ten David Bowie songs performed in Portuguese by Brazilian recording artist Seu Jorge
- Interview with composer and Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh
- Mondo Monda - Italian talk-show host Antonio Monda interviews Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
- Antonio Ferrera, Albert Maysles, and Matthew Prinzing’s making-of documentary "This Is an Adventure"
- Fold-out insert with cutaway of The Belafonte with Eric Anderson’s original illustrations
- Behind-the-scenes photos and original artwork
- Intern video journal by actor (and intern) Matthew Gray Gubler
List price: US$32.99.
A Criterion Collection release.
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