Blue Streak capitalizes on an unusual premise (a criminal goes undercover as a cop) and the charm of star Martin Lawrence to make for a superior action comedy with a strong following. Columbia TriStar's DVD offers excellent picture and sound quality, with an anamorphic widescreen transfer and Dolby 5.1 Audio ensuring the explosive action is rendered as effectively as possible. There are also a pleasing number of additional features on this disc. Aside from the obligatory filmographies and original theatrical trailer, there are two featurettes and no less than three music videos. The better of the two featurettes is the 22-minute "Setting Up For the Score," which is mainly standard on-set material, but does reflect the likeable charm of the film and its stars. HBO's "Inside & Undercover" is a minute longer, but not quite as good, as it employs the more tiresome method of punctuating long clips of the movie with tiny interview snippets. The three music videos are "Girl's Best Friend" by Jay-Z, "Criminal Mind" by Tyrese, and "Damn (Should've Treated U Right)" by So Plush. Two of these incorporate scenes from Blue Streak, and all are visually interesting and worthwhile additions to an anamorphic DVD. Like Blue Streak itself, this disc is laid back and fun, and should be more than satisfactory to fans of Lawrence and the film.
Customer Rating
4
Funny
on October 18, 2008
Posted by: CallawayMan
from Grand Forks, ND
Martin Lawrence does a great job in the movie. He holds the entire film together.
Gus Van Sant's Finding Forrester comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Subtitles for both of those languages are accessible as well. Supplemental materials include the HBO making-of featurette, deleted scenes, theatrical trailers, cast and crew biographies, production notes, and (most interestingly) a short featurette abut the discovery of Rob Brown, the unknown who delivers a fine lead performance in the film.
Customer Rating
5
Great!!!
on October 18, 2008
Posted by: CallawayMan
from Grand Forks, ND
This is a fantastic movie. Two great actors, an experienced and a new, going head to head. A must see!!
Package Description: The world's wealthiest duck is back for more thrills and laughs in the second installment of Disney's DuckTales. Scrooge McDuck may have an uncanny knack for making money, but he's in over his head trying to keep up with nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie. Along with their friends Launchpad McQuack, Gyro Gearloose, Mrs. Beakley and Webby Vanderquack, the DuckTales gang crisscrosses the globe in a never-ending search for adventure. Whether battling other-worldly plant creatures, being mistaken for an international super-spy or racing to find a lost treasure ship. Scrooge and the rest of the crew never lose sight of the fact that true friendship is the greatest fortune of them all. And, for the first time on DVD see how it all began with the five-part pilot episode. "Treasure Of The Golden Suns." Experience some of the most memorable DuckTales adventures ever made in this three-disc set. It's a wealth of fun and adventure that you and your family can bank on.
Customer Rating
5
Awesome!
on October 18, 2008
Posted by: CallawayMan
from Grand Forks, ND
One of my favorite cartoons. I have to have this when I saw it on the shelves.
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.