Waterworld (1995)

[Quasar Sniffer 4174]

The 90s WERE weird. Kevin Costner was also a sex symbol. This is coming from a heterosexual dude, but I always found him about as exciting or interesting as white bread.

 

Waterworld, starring soggy

[SlidePocket 707]

Let's give this a bump here thanks to its troubled production and poor domestic box office.

[AbeFroman 70]

Just saw this pop up on HBO and watched it since first seeing it in cinemas back in 1995.....

 

Wow, it is truly a straight up remake of The Road Warrior but set on the water. Almost beat for beat.

Is there another example of a lavish Hollywood remake of a smaller, grittier genre film?

 

Costner is wildly miscast; he is literally anti-charisma. Once again, Kurt Russell would have made this passable.

 

Also, imagine building such elaborate sets for what was such a clear-cut turkey of a film? Literally everything would be green screen if this was made today.

 

This must have an extended vacation for cast and crew as well as a tax shelter for Universal.

 

Given the behind the scenes drama, Hopper scene chewing and Costner inertia, this would make a great episode.

[CaptainAmazing 127]

I just want to say that several Universal Studios theme parks still do a live “Waterworld set” show, and apparently it’s quite good.

Thing is, as i’ve said elsewhere on this forum, the in-park ads for it on the loudspeakers advertise it as being from “the hit movie” as if everyone didn’t know it wasn’t a notorious flop. Guess they’re in deep denial or something.

[CaptainAmazing 127]

Apparently there’s going to be a new DVD version of it coming out that’s a full 40 minutes longer: https://www.slashfilm.com/waterworld-blu-ray/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

[mrrichardson 5]

11 hours ago, CaptainAmazing said:

Apparently there’s going to be a new DVD version of it coming out that’s a full 40 minutes longer: https://www.slashfilm.com/waterworld-blu-ray/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

Why would they make the film longer?