You can still follow what's going on, but the end result is very disappointing,
especially when you find that the opening and closing credits ARE 16:9
widescreen.
When it comes to the sound, my amp (Sony STR-DB 930) reports this as
Dolby Digital 2.1, so it combines a Pro Logic soundtrack with subwoofer
bass, although I lack the requisite equipment for the latter to make a
difference there. Many of the sound effects appear the same in the rear
speakers as they do up front, which seems a little weird.
In addition to the score, there are plenty of tunes from the era.
Extras :
The Film Facts just tell you that Richard Crenna was nominated for
Best Supporting Actor in the 1985 Golden Globe awards, while the Cast
Biographies do the honours for just four members of the cast.
The Photo Gallery contains only nine pictures.
The menus are all static, but the main one contains the music from the
closing credits. What's really dumb is that they're all 16:9 anamorphic,
UNLIKE THE FILM!
There are 17 chapters, but the scene index makes you think there are only 15,
missing out the first and 10th chapters, which screws the chaptering up.
Overall, as one of those entertaining 1980s brat-pack films I hoped for
more in the presentation, but was sorely disappointed. Give it a miss, even
at this price, until they can do it properly.
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B
37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.
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