James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge 3D - November 11, 2014

[MifuneFan]

The National Geographic documentary DeepSea Challenge 3D, which chronicles James Cameron's diving expeditions in the Mariana Trench, will be released on Blu-ray 3D on November 11th. A 2D and DVD copy appear to be included as well.

As a boy, filmmaker James Cameron dreamed of a journey to the deepest part of the ocean. This film is the dramatic fulfillment of that dream. It chronicles Cameron’s solo dive to the depths of the Mariana Trench—nearly seven miles beneath the ocean’s surface—piloting a submersible he designed himself. The risks were astounding. The footage is breathtaking. JAMES CAMERON’S DEEPSEA CHALLENGE 3D is a celebration of science, courage, and extraordinary human aspiration.

DEEPSEA CHALLENGE 3D Trailer - YouTube

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[bigdaddyhorse]

This is as close to an Abyss blu-ray as you're likely to get.

[neveser]

I have a deep sea challenge for Cameron... Release the Abyss!!!

[HD Canuck]

I wonder if Disney will release Cameron's Aliens of the Deep on Blu-Ray, like they did with Ghosts of the Abyss during the Titanic anniversary.

[Jobla]

I agree that the release of a Blu version of THE ABYSS seems to be the one challenge that Cameron can't achieve.

[Maggot]

James, can you get your Titanic ass off the bottom of the ocean and give us The Abyss on Blu-ray?

[Member-222782]

Lol. All anybody wants is The Abyss, not another documentary. He really does need to focus on The Abyss and leave his diving home movies to the Discovery Channel.

[cakefactory]

Haha, as soon as I saw the thread title I knew the entire thread would be like this. I agree completely.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

Haha, as soon as I saw the thread title I knew the entire thread would be like this. I agree completely.

Yeah, totally expected it too

I am reading an article in my Pop Sci magazine about this though, and it sounds interesting, so I will check it out. But yeah...Where's the Abyss?!

[rickah88]

Very interested in seeing this. Heard a lot of good things about it.

[gpn]

Originally Posted by neveser

I have a deep sea challenge for Cameron... Release the Abyss!!!

There are some clips from the Abyss in this, so you'll get part of your wish.

[Dubstar]

great 3D photography - but the film overall was pretty blah...

[rubystone356]

Originally Posted by gpn

There are some clips from the Abyss in this, so you'll get part of your wish.

I wonder if they will announce the date for the abyss for that date as well. both are very related and includes footage. maybe that is what he is waiting for.

Jacob

[Jobla]

Well, there's already a date of Nov. 11th for the 3-D film. They could have announced THE ABYSS for Blu-ray as well, but they didn't.

At this point, a Blu of THE ABYSS seems to be a dead duck.

[rubystone356]

Originally Posted by Jobla

Well, there's already a date of Nov. 11th for the 3-D film. They could have announced THE ABYSS for Blu-ray as well, but they didn't.

At this point, a Blu of THE ABYSS seems to be a dead duck.

I think the 3d movie is from disney and not fox. its possible that fox could announce later.

Jacob

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[Paul.R.S]

Finally got to this (thanks, 3D-BlurayRental.com).

I enjoyed the insights into JC's personal passions going all the way back to his childhood. Ironically awful that, what with all the focus on the dangers of JC's solo dive, it was co-director/producer/writer Andrew Wight who was one of two on this show who died in an chopper crash during production. Also ironic that a year after this show, another JC associate died in an aircraft crash (James Horner). And then Paxton died in 2017.

The project brought to mind how some filmmakers I enjoy have all returned to or stayed with childhood passions as adults: Spielberg has stayed with movies after various corporate machinations (after shooting 8mm movies as a kid in his backyard); Michael Bay is still blowing stuff up (after shooting movies of blowing up his train set as a kid); Oliver Stone has returned to even rawer political engagement, sitting down with Putin (after powerful adolescent experiences upon choosing infantry in Vietnam despite being a privileged NY son of a Republican stockbroker father); and JC has returned to his first passion of exploration not filmmaking (after dreaming of ocean dives and playing in a pretend submersible cardboard box as a kid).

Which brings me to the predictable, tired mentions of the absence of The Abyss on BD in this thread. The man clearly has other, MAJOR things on his mind and heart. He personally helped finance his becoming only the third human being ever to dive to the deepest place on the planet. I found it revealing that wife Suzy (Amis) in the picture mentions that JC has had a difficult reconciliation of whether he wants to continue even making films or pursue his bigger passion, exploring. I think maybe he hedged his bets, saying he's now only in the Avatar business (as far as filmmaking is concerned).

In any event, I think it's obvious that BD releases of past work are not a priority for the man regardless of how loud the whining and gnashing of teeth becomes in that other thread of six years, 214 pages and counting. If something new fires his passion to re-visit it, such as a 3D conversion, perhaps it will happen. Otherwise, it's like asking Elon Musk why he's not just focused on making cars . . . instead of launching SpaceX rockets. The man has, to quote a Rush song, "Grand[er] Designs."

I also found it interesting that Fox apparently had absolutely nothing to do with this BD release. No Disney (Ghosts Of the Abyss) either. Everybody from DisruptiveLA (never heard of them) and other boutiques to Rolex to National Geographic. But no Fox. Millenium Entertainment? Really?

[philip74]

Not to bash this whatsoever, I am sure its amazing, but I will never understand studio policies that this is out on Bluray, while True Lies and The Abyss, which have a much bigger audience, still aren`t

[Todd Tomorrow]

Originally Posted by philip74

Not to bash this whatsoever, I am sure its amazing, but I will never understand studio policies that this is out on Bluray, while True Lies and The Abyss, which have a much bigger audience, still aren`t

Not sure what you mean with "studio policy". The studio which produced this documentary starring James Cameron is a different studio from the one which produced True Lies and The Abyss, directed by James Cameron.

[Paul.R.S]

Exactly, Todd.

Never mind the fact that I just spent the last three paragraphs of my prior post discussing this inane criticism we see from JC fanboys, the "studio" that produced Deepsea is basically Cameron himself: He financed this endeavor (with likely some help from the other entities I mentioned previously). Sheesh look at the first two words in the film's title. LOL. Millenium doesn't appear to be a financier here. They probably just (happily) paid a fee for home distrib rights. I'd never even heard of the Millenium titles for which there are promotional trailers on this disc.

Additionally, those other two films people are b*tching about are both Lightstorm and JC is a full producer on one of them. HE is playing a role in their ongoing absence on BD. The degree to which some people complain about this is proportionate to their obvious lack of understanding of the movie business.