Kenny Ortega's musical Newsies comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, while a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Ortega, a pair of featurettes, a short documentary about the real-life incident on which the film is based, storyboards, and a karaoke section. Whatever one thinks of this infamous turkey, Disney/Buena Vista has done a spectacular job with this disc.
If you are a fan of South Park or the musical, "The Book of Mormon" this is a great movie from early on in the creators' career. It's great to see that their sense of humor has remained mostly unchanged and their manner of story-telling is just as random and fantastic as it has been from the beginning.
My Best Buy number: 2817986317
My Best Buy number: 2817986317
What's great about it: Classic Trey Park and Matt Stone