Mel Gibson's controversial box-office smash The Passion of The Christ debuts on DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.40:1 and does a fabulous job of capturing Caleb Deschanel's fabulous cinematography. The soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS Surround. As in the theatrical release, the dialogue has been recorded in Aramaic and Latin. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. The only extra of note is an audio track designed to assist the visually impaired. A male voice narrates the action on the screen while a female voice delivers the dialogue. Considering the remarkable amount of press the film generated, it would not be unreasonable to think that a more deluxe DVD will be made one day, but for the time being, this disc does an excellent job of presenting Gibson's vision.
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5
Moving and isspired movie
on May 5, 2008
Posted by: Sandiw
from Southport, nc
This is a movie every Christian should watch and invite their friends to see with them. What a wonderful movie.
Zelda Barron's quirky coming-of-age comedy Shag comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials are limited to the original theatrical trailer. This is a fine bare-bones DVD release that will please fans of the film and should interest any fan of the film's talented cast (Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, and Annabeth Gish).
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5
Great summer movie
on April 30, 2008
Posted by: Sandiw
from Southport, nc
LOVE this movie. Such a fun mjovie to watch with girlfriends.
What's great about it: fun movie to watch with girl friends
Made a few years before Anthony Hopkins found true international superstardom with The Silence of the Lambs, the lovely 84 Charing Cross Road receives a bungled DVD release from Columbia TriStar. Very much in the tradition of future Hopkins hits as Shadowlands and Remains of the Day, the movie actually received an art house theatrical run in the United States, yet it only gets presented in a pan-and-scan version on this DVD. Kudos to Columbia TriStar for giving viewers Korean, Portuguese, Thai, and Chinese language tracks in addition to the usual French and Spanish ones, but that does little for viewers with a working knowledge of English. A melancholy movie brimming over with beautiful scenes that has earned a following of quiet romantics (similar to other British films such as I Know Where I'm Going and Turtle Diary), 84 Charing Cross Road deserves another DVD edition.
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5
Wonderful movie
on April 29, 2008
Posted by: Sandiw
from Southport, nc
This is a wonderful movie. The cast is great. And all movies with anthony Hopkins in then are good.
This release contains six different BBC productions of classic works by Jane Austen -- an author who experienced a burst of popularity in the 1990s during which many of her novels were adapted for both the large and small screen. Included in this collection are the full versions of Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma.
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5
Wonderful DVD
on April 27, 2008
Posted by: Sandiw
from Southport, nc
Wonderful item. If you love Jane Austen you will love these movies.