The sound is stated on the back of the box as Dolby Digital 5.1. Alas,
The Piano
had this too but was only ProLogic, just like most of their releases sadly.
Not having a DD5.1 setup, I cannot comment on the outcome of Most Wanted
in the sound department but it sounds pretty good in Dolby Surround even if
it could still be better.
Extras :
Chapters :
12 chapters again and again EiV have provided approximate times for where the
chapter breaks occur. This time they're only an hour ahead, but seem to have
spawned timings down to 1/100ths of a second !?! Who's putting this stuff
together? I wouldn't even have half-a-pint of what they're on!
Also, like some other recent EiV DVDs, the final chapter crashes my DVD-ROM
drive if I try to rewind it for any reason. No DVDs from other distributors
have ever done this.
Languages & Subtitles :
English only in Dolby Surround with subtitles. Whoever did the subtitles made
a bit of a cockup 40 minutes and 37 seconds into the film as the reference to
Charlie's Angels was meant to be in italics, but the 'start italics'
flag was missing resulting in "Charlie's Angels[/I]" as if part of some
badly-written HTML website code.
Menu :
The main menu reaches new heights of dullness with a picture of Wayans...
and that's about it as well as standard options for chapters and subtitles.
An anamorphic transfer, like the American release, but we miss out on their
isolated music score. In fact, EiV sum up the extras on this disc adequately
on the back in their "Added Value" section - it's empty!
The film may not have the most original plot, but it's an entertaining no-brainer.
Wayans equips himself well, following in the footsteps of his brother Damon
(The Last Boyscout, Mo' Money), while Voight proves that he can still
command your attention whatever he appears in. Given the price and lack of
extras though, perhaps it's worth a rental first.
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.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Jan 2011: Intel Quad Core Dell XPS 8100, i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80Ghz, 8Gb RAM, nVidia GeForce GTS 240, Windows 7
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
