Lost in Space

[Finch]

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director Stephen Hopkins
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio and lossless stereo audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Archive audio commentary with director Stephen Hopkins and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman
Archive audio commentary with visual effects supervisors Angus Bickerton and Lauren Ritchie, director of photography Peter Levy, editor Ray Lovejoy, and producer Carla Fry
A Space Odyssey, a newly filmed interview with director Stephen Hopkins
Lights in the Sky, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Peter Levy
A Journey Through Time, a newly filmed interview with producer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman
Art of Space, a newly filmed interview with supervising art director Keith Pain
Crafting Reality, a newly filmed interview with Kenny Wilson, former mould shop supervisor at Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Sound of Space, a newly filmed interview with sound mixer Simon Kaye and re-recording mixer Robin O'Donohue
Lost But Not Forgotten in Space, a new video essay by film critic Matt Donato
Deleted scenes
Building the Special Effects, an archival featurette with visual effects supervisor Angus Bickerton and animatics supervisor Mac Wilson
The Future of Space Travel, an archival featurette exploring the film's vision of the future
TV Years, a Q&A with the original cast of the TV series
Bloopers
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Pye Parr
Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by critic Neil Sinyard, articles from American Cinematographer and an excerpt from the original production notes

[domino harvey]

Cornering the market on deluxe editions of films that you can’t give away from Walmart bargain bins

[dwk]

I think I got a copy of this for free with my DVD player. So they literally were giving this away.

[yoloswegmaster]

If this is what Arrow is releasing from their deal with WB, one can only imagine the WB titles released by VS (allegedly).

[colinr0380]

I also got this with my very first DVD player for Christmas 2000! (Along with Seven Years In Tibet and The Mask!) Ironically when buying my UHD player a few years ago I had to literally turn down a complimentary copy of The Last Jedi, so the more things change...!

Another Irwin Allen remake, following Arrow releasing 2006's Poseidon! (I had not realised before this that Akiva Goldsman, who I seem to remember at the time was the one who got the most flack for writing and producing Lost in Space (probably in part also getting the backlash from the previous year's Batman & Robin), went on to produce the Poseidon remake as well! So he must have had a thing for Irwin Allen!) To be contrarian as usual I have a little bit of a soft spot for this film. Although it makes a terrible first impression, starting with the cocky Matt LeBlanc character acting dumbly in his spacecraft. Which may be the single reason why Matt LeBlanc never became a movie star. He does get better over the course of the film, although his character does get more and more pushed to the margins of the action as the film goes on. That applies to the film in general (which is kind of like the plots for three episodes of a show pressed together) as I find that after the whole convoluted set up is done with for getting the Robinsons lost in space and the 'actual plot' kicks in at about the halfway point where the timelines diverge that the film suddenly has something to say, gets a fair bit darker toned, and also most importantly gets interesting themes and deeper character relationships to delve into with the material involving William Hurt's patriarch having to wrestle with the idea of having failed to be there for his suddenly now adult son, and the lost opportunity to be a father to him. So I think it is a film that ends much more strongly than it begins, but there is a bit of a slog to get there.

Wait a minute, Arrow weren't able to get the Apollo 440 remix of the theme tune onto the disc? (Which plays up the annoying Matt LeBlanc stuff at the beginning of the film)

[What A Disgrace]

I was trying to imagine what sort of dog's dinner Vinegar Syndrome could cook up with a WB deal, if someone had pointed out that this was a WB film I would have assumed it was too pointless.