The Final Countdown

"...THIS IS THE U.S.S. NIMITZ... WHERE THE HELL ARE WE?..."

The time is now. The place is aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz, America's mightiest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, a freak electrical storm engulfs the ship and triggers the impossible: The Nimitz is hurtled back in time to December 6, 1941, mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As the enemy fleet speeds towards Hawaii, the warship's Captain (Kirk Douglas), a Defense Department expert (Martin Sheen), a maverick Air Wing Commander (James Farentino) and a desperate Senator in the Roosevelt administration (Charles Durning) must choose between the unthinkable. Do they allow the Japanese to complete their murderous invasion or launch a massive counter-strike that will forever change the course of history?

Katharine Ross and Ron O'Neal co-star in this spellbinding sci-fi action hit filmed on location aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz with the full participation of the U.S. Navy and the ship's crew. Blue Underground is proud to present THE FINAL COUNTDOWN with an all-new THX-Certified High-Definition Transfer from the original camera negative with remixed 6.1 DTS-ES and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX Soundtracks for the ultimate in explosive home theater excitement.


Well, Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen are faced with a world shattering dilema in this one! I mean, the Allies won World War 2, and who can say what their intervention at Pearl Harbor might have meant for the history of the war? I say it's a bad idea to get involved. We won dammit! Dont mess with that! Go talk to Einstein since he's alive and ask HIM what to do! Moral and Physics questions aside, what a movie!
An aerial battle between Mitsubishi Zeros and F-14 Tomcats! It's a "what if" lovers dream sequence. This movie is a fun watch for WW2 buffs and sci fi fans alike. Great deliveries by the cast and the US NAVY.

The roomie says, the movie treated animals humanely, and that, uh, no no. The Movie is very educational, because, who knew that the fate and US victory in WW2 was reliant upon the rescue and safe return of a collie named Charlie. (At this point he kinda goes off the deep end and i have chosen to zone him out, I may have to rethink his involvement in future reviews...)