Danny Cannon directs Sylvester Stallone in the science-fiction action film Judge Dredd, which comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, and a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This is a fine release from Disney/Buena Vista.
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American Wedding, the third film in the successful film series that started with American Pie, gets some bonus footage added to it on this DVD release. This disc contains both the original theatrical cut and an unrated version. Both are presented in widescreen anamorphic transfers that produce an image with an aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English, Spanish, and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. The extensive supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by members of the cast and crew, bloopers, deleted scenes, three featurettes, and a short section that defines the various unique phrases used by the irrepressible Stifler. This is a great disc for fans of the series.
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Jon Turteltaub's 1992 family action movie 3 Ninjas comes to DVD from Touchstone Home Entertainment with a widescreen transfer. The Dolby Digital Surround soundtrack is rendered in English. Closed captions are available. There are no special features to speak of.
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The heroes of the family adventure comedy 3 Ninjas return in this sequel (though not all of them are played by the same actors). Rocky (Sean Fox), Colt (Max Elliott Slade), and Tum Tum (Evan Bonifant) are three brothers whose Grandfather (Victor Wong) is a ninja master teaching them martial arts skills. The boys' Little League team has a big game coming up, but before they can hit the diamond, they have to help Grandpa return a sacred Ninja dagger to Japan. However, one of Grandpa's longtime enemies, now a wealthy and ruthless businessman, plans to steal the knife, and the boys are sent on a mission to Japan to rescue the valuable weapon. At first the tycoon sends his inept nephew to face off against the young Ninjas, but when that plan fails, Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum are met by a team of trained warriors, who to their surprise are led by a teenage girl named Miyo (Caroline Junko King). Miyo soon strikes up a friendship with the brothers who are supposed to be her sworn enemies, and with her help they recover the knife and teach her a few things about baseball that come in handy when the big game finally rolls around.
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In yet another sequel to the surprise family hit 3 Ninjas, the three young Ninja brothers, Rocky (Michael Treanor), Colt (Max Elliott Slade), and Tum Tum (Chad Power), are spending the summer with their grandfather (Victor Wong), who is tutoring them in the martial arts. However, there are foul doings afoot -- Jack (Charles Napier), an unscrupulous business tycoon, has been dumping toxic waste on a nearby Indian burial ground and keeping the matter quiet with kickbacks to the local police. When the Ninja brothers try to come to the aid of the local Indian tribe, Jack tries to intimidate them and their Native American friends, a plan that only makes the boys more determined to see that justice is done. 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up was actually shot in 1994, a year before 3 Ninjas Kick Back, and features the same three actors who played the Ninja brothers in the first film. However, 3 Ninja Kick Back, which replaced two members of the original cast, was released first.
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This action comedy gets a simple but effective presentation on DVD. Gotcha! has been transferred to disc in its original widescreen aspect ratio, letterboxed on conventional televisions and enhanced for widescreen playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The English-language audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono, and the disc includes optional subtitles in French and Spanish. No bonus material has been included for this edition.
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Howard Zieff's childhood comedy-drama My Girl comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio of the film. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, and a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages as well. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This is an undistinguished release from Columbia/TriStar.
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As with most sequels, Wayne's World 2 can't live up to its predecessor. In this case, the disc is the same story. Not that it's a bad DVD, it's just not quite as good as the first Wayne's World disc. On the plus side, the 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer is nicely presented. It looks natural and doesn't show any irritating flaws. The sound, which uses a remastered English Dolby Digital 5.1 track, sounds just fine, but hardly takes advantage of the wide range available. This disc also features English and French surround tracks. As with the first disc, this one also features a commentary track from its director, Stephen Surjik. Surjik isn't quite as animated or enthusiastic as Penelope Spheeris though, and there are a number of silent gaps breaking the track. He does have interesting comments to make, and it certainly is worth listening to. In addition, this disc also features more interviews with the cast and crew. What is sadly missing is the theatrical trailer. Overall, this is a nice package, probably better treatment than expected.
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