More from Doug Pratt
The Prestige
From Touchstone Home Entertainment, this has a science-fiction conceit at the end that takes the wind out of its sails and is presented in letterboxed format only, with an aspect ratio of about 2.35:1 and an accommodation for enhanced 16:9 playback.
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Oh! What a Lovely War, All Quiet on the Western Front
The stupidity of most wars was the timely theme of Richard Attenborough's debut directorial effort in 1969; meantime, Lewis Milestone's 1930 classic that looked at World War I from the German perspective has been reissued by Universal as a Cinema Classics title.
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Blume in Love
In Paul Mazursky's 1973 romantic comedy, in which George Segal's character spends most of the 115-minute story trying to get back into his wife's good graces, the picture is presented in letterboxed format only.
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Mike Nichols and Steven Soderbergh commentary is spellbinding from start to finish, as Nichols describes both his naivete and his acumen as he tackled the project, his first as a film director.
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Flags of Our Fathers
Interesting and it is worth seeing, but in its quest for a literal understanding of how the events unfolded the U.S. flag was raised on Iwo Jima, it doesn't really do the photo justice.
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The Films of Kenneth Anger Vol. One
Kenneth Anger contributed substantially to this collection that will undoubtedly bring a knowledge and appreciation of his films to a wider audience than ever before.
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Snakes on a Plane
Samuel L. Jackson stars in this B-movie thrill ride that will lure DVD viewers poking around its habitat in search of a cheap snack.
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The Promise, Jet Li’s Fearless
The picture is presented in letterboxed format only, with an aspect ratio of about 2.35:1 and an accommodation for enhanced 16:9 playback. The color transfer delivers the film's beauty without a blemish.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
The disc looks and sounds fantastic. The picture is presented in letterboxed format only, with an aspect ratio of about 2.35:1 and an accommodation for enhanced 16:9 playback.
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World Trade Center
The letterboxing has an aspect ratio of about 1.85:1 and an accommodation for enhanced 16:9 playback. The color transfer is solid, and details are never distorted during the minimal light sequences.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
It doesn't advance the story, but if there is anything a viewer wanted to see more of in this movie, it is a longer version of the fabulous final battle, and that is where much of the new footage can be found on the outstanding Walt Disney Home Entertainment Four-Disc Extended Edition.
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