This Ultra HD Blu-ray release has been made from a new 4K scan. Waterworld was traditionally shot with a wide variety of cameras on 35mm film. It is not hateful, but neither is it particularly good it sits somewhere between ok and meh. Yes, I know a lot of this is addressed in the extended cut, but even it still remains forgettable. Indeed, there isn’t very much substance to the whole film, it just plays as ordinary. There is a great deal of contrivance to get to the next action scene, and the character development treads a very formulaic path, both of which conspire to make your eyes roll. Where it falls is in its relentless pacing and over the top action scenes, with effects and music used to pummel you into the ground – you know, a typical 90’s action film. Made in 1995 the film wanted to be all-action-adventure, a ‘ Mad Max on water’ if you will. There is no denying the fact that Waterworld looks amazing all of the massive budget is right there up on the screen the huge sets, the impressive set design, the stunt work and, all at sea. The stage is set for a showdown in which the fate of the human race might be at stake. But she finds an unlikely protector in the Mariner, an evolved human who is highly skilled in sailing, combat, and can breathe underwater.
With the discovery of a girl who has a tattoo of a map to the fabled ‘Dryland’ on her back, the Smokers take it upon themselves to kidnap her and use the map. Split into two factions, the ‘Smokers’ are little more than pirates using the oil left in an old tanker to fuel their craft, while the rest rely on wind and tide. The world has flooded and the remaining humans are eking out an existence trading what rare commodities they can find.
Let’s also try to forget the impossibility of the premise and, instead, just look at the film and any merits it might have. Much is known about the troubled production of tonight’s feature the spiralling budget, the tensions on-set and the box office reception are the stuff of legend, so let’s not dwell.
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