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This collector's edition of Moonstruck lacks only one element. The disc contains a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track featuring Academy award winners Cher, writer John Patrick Shanley, and director Norman Jewison. The original theatrical trailer and a fact-filled collectible booklet round out this package from MGM/UA that would be a must-own if only it contained a widescreen transfer.
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Cropped Image is Theatrically Inaccurate
on April 26, 2008
Posted by: kevman79
this full-screen dvd version alters the original theatrical aspect ratio of the movie from 1.85:1 to 1.33:1, giving a you a picture that is different than what was originally seen in the theater.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Les Mayfield directs Brendan Fraser in the fish-out-of-water comedy Encino Man. The film comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround and a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are no subtitles, but the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer and a making-of featurette. This is a fine, if unremarkable release from Disney/Buena Vista.
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Dvd Has Mastering Errors
on April 26, 2008
Posted by: kevman79
'Encino Man' is a great movie. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this non-anamorphic letterbox widescreen dvd, as it is missing audio in certain scenes, and I think possibly some footage too. (most noticeably missing is the audio in the scene where Brendan Fraser spins Pauly Shore on his shoulders and then throws him while they're watching wrestling. Shore's line, 'Oh! My pancreas' is missing). This movie deserves better dvd treatment.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Jason Bloom directs Pauly Shore in the comedy Bio-Dome. The film comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while French and Spanish soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages as well. Supplemental materials are limited to the original theatrical trailer. MGM/UA has done a solid job with this film, especially when one considers the inexpensive list price.
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Ok Movie, Ok Dvd
on April 26, 2008
Posted by: kevman79
This wacky and somewhat bizarre comedy isn't anything to go crazy over, but it has its moments (my favorite being an homage to the 'Men Without Hats' song and video 'The Safety Dance,' complete with the little person). Widescreen, no bonus features.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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David M. Evans family-oriented comedy The Sandlot comes to DVD with pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and is preferable to the standard full-frame transfer. 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 and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a making-of featurette, television promotional spots, and a theatrical trailer. This is a solid release from 20th Century Fox.
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Good Kids Movie
on April 26, 2008
Posted by: kevman79
Kids should really like this one, especially boys under the age of 12. Presented here on dvd in both anamorphic widescreen and full-screen. Recommended.
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Michael Bay's sci-fi action film Armageddon comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. The English track gives every speaker in the system a real workout. There are no subtitles on this release. Supplemental materials include theatrical trailers and the music video for Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing." This disc will please casual fans of the film, but those looking for a deeper understanding of the film will want to look at the Criterion DVD release.
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Only A Few Good Moments
on April 26, 2008
Posted by: kevman79
Other than a few select moments, Armageddon is a pretty lame movie. Widescreen, but not much in terms of bonus features. Skip it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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This family-oriented fantasy gets a sturdy presentation on DVD. The Boy Who Could Fly has been given a widescreen transfer at its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1; the image is letterboxed on conventional televisions and enhanced for 16 x 9 playback on widescreen monitors. The film's English-language audio has been remixed for playback in Dolby Digital Surround; the disc also includes alternate audio tracks in French and Portuguese, as well as subtitles in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. The feature is also closed-captioned in English.
Posted by: kevman79
'The Boy Who Could Fly,' while mainly aimed at younger viewers, is still a good movie in its own right with some very touching moments. Nice anamorphic widescreen presentation and bonus commentary. Recommended.
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Based on a short story by the extremely influential science fiction writer William Gibson (who also wrote the screenplay), Johnny Mnemonic has never been well regarded by fans of Gibson or science fiction fans in general. As directed by painter-turned-filmmaker Robert Longo, the film never really captured the cyberpunk world in look or feel, that say, Blade Runner or The Matrix mastered. Nevertheless, Columbia-TriStar Home Entertainment's disc of the film, as part of their Superbit line of high-resolution DVDs, looks and sounds fantastic. Like other Superbit titles, there are no extras included. But the low-end price for such a high-end disc surely makes up for that. The disc is offered in its proper aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (anamorphically enhanced for widescreen TVs) and has been equipped for both Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and DTS. The picture is sharp and dynamic, with colors properly balanced throughout. The soundtrack is incredible and should really give your audio system a nice workout. Multiple foreign language subtitles have also been supplied, as well as chapter selections.
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Don't waste your hard earned money on this superbit release. One of the worst films I've seen, 'Johnny Mnemonic' is a mess of a picture that probably could have been much better. The only consolation is that Dolph Lundgren's character is a riot to watch.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Robert Longo's big-screen adaptation of cyberpunk godfather William Gibson's Johnny Mnemonic comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while Spanish and French soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. This disc looks and sounds great, which, when coupled with the inexpensive list price, makes this disc worthwhile for any genre enthusiast.
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One of the worst films I've seen, 'Johnny Mnemonic' is a mess of a picture that probably could have been much better. The only consolation is that Dolph Lundgren's character is a riot to watch.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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One Of Stallone's Worst
on April 26, 2008
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the only good thing about this dvd, or the film for that matter, is that it's in widescreen.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Jonathan Lynn's Clue has gained something of a cult following since its original release in 1985. The disc of the film offers a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. The gimmick when the film was initially released was that it had three different endings. When the film began to air on television, the three endings were combined into one finale. The disc offers the viewer the choice to view any of the three conclusions. This is a fine release from Paramount, but they really could have done more with it, especially the soundtrack.
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Mediocre, Just Like the Board Game
on April 26, 2008
Posted by: kevman79
Much like its Parker Brothers boardgame counterpart, 'Clue' is mediocre entertainment at best, but might be worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
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