The DVD presentation of this cyber-centric thriller features a 2.35:1 letterboxed transfer, which has been enhanced for playback on widescreen monitors; the disc also boasts Dolby Digital 5.1 audio in both English and French. (In addition, the film is subtitled in English, French, and Spanish.) Director Dominic Sena contributes a bonus audio commentary track, while the DVD tacks on two short features on the production of the film, "The Making of Swordfish" and "The Effects in Focus," two unused alternate endings, and the original theatrical trailer. Appropriately enough, the disc also includes additional features that can be accessed on computers with DVD-ROM drives, among them a guide to hacking into secure computer files, and links to the film's websites.
Customer Rating
5
Swordfish
on October 13, 2008
Posted by: CallawayMan
from Grand Forks, ND
I really enjoyed this movie. I will watch it again real soon.
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David Zucker's follow-up to the comedy hit The Naked Gun comes to DVD with extras as entertaining as the movie. The transfer is a widescreen anamorphic 1.85:1 image. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. There are English subtitles, and both soundtracks are closed-captioned. The highlight of the supplemental features is the audio commentary with the director and producer. Also included is a pair of theatrical trailers. Anyone familiar with the Zaz gang's track for Kentucky Fried Movie or Airplane will know what to expect.
Customer Rating
5
Hilarious!!!
on October 13, 2008
Posted by: CallawayMan
from Grand Forks, ND
I love the Naked Gun movies and this one was no let down!!
Barry Sonnenfeld's science fiction-comedy Men in Black comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and is preferable in every way to the standard full-frame image. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has also been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English, French, Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include commentary tracks recorded by Sonnenfeld and the actors and filmmakers, a music video from Will Smith, trailers, a preview for Men in Black 2, production notes, and a making-of documentary. This is a superb disc from Columbia TriStar.
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I know Smith has done stuff before this movie but I think that this was a breakout role for him. After this his career really took off. And this is a really good movie.
Like The Fellowship of the Ring before it, The Two Towers received two separate DVD releases: First, a respectable two-disc version of the theatrical release, then approximately three months later, a superb four-disc edition. Besides the wealth of extra features in this set, the main attraction is the extended cut of the film, which adds over 43 minutes of new footage, including an important flashback sequence with Boromir (Sean Bean) and Faramir (David Wenham). The total run time has been increased to 223 minutes, and spreading the movie over two discs has also allowed for greater picture and sound quality compared to the previously released single-disc version. (The second disc of the that version was devoted solely to extras.) As is to be expected, the film is formatted in widescreen enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs, and the full palette of sound options includes Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, DTS 6.1 ES, and Dolby Digital Stereo tracks. Along with the movie itself come four separate audio commentaries: Peter Jackson and the film's writers; the design team; the production and post production crew, and finally, all of the major cast members. Discs three and four hold a huge amount of supplemental material, including 13 original documentaries, interactive maps of Middle-earth, and image galleries with nearly 2,000 images. For an idea of the sheer volume of material here, watching all of the documentaries and featurettes straight through would take over six hours. This set is a must-have, even for those who bought the original Two Towers DVD release.
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Tom Shadyac re-teams with Jim Carrey for the comedy Bruce Almighty. The initial DVD release of the film offers a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1, while Spanish and French soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a making-of featurette and over a dozen deleted scenes. This is a fine release from Universal Studios.
Customer Rating
5
Bruce!!!!
on October 13, 2008
Posted by: CallawayMan
from Grand Forks, ND
This is a fantastic movie!! Jim Carrey does a very good job in this role.
This box set contains all 27 episodes from the fourth season of Mike Judge's animated series King of the Hill. Each is presented in its original broadcast aspect ratio. English and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Surround.
Customer Rating
5
Propane!!
on October 13, 2008
Posted by: CallawayMan
from Grand Forks, ND
This is a great tv series. I it one of the few that I enjoy to watch each week.
Yes!! It is very much worth it. They make your tv look the very best that it can in your setting. I would recommend anyone doing this with a tv 42" or larger.