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An
example of a non Lazy DVD.
The
only excuse you need to buy a DVD player! As always, the DVD
edition is much superior. Not only is it letterboxed (and
Branagh shot his delightful throwback musical in the grand
full 2.35:1 widescreen format), but it also has deleted scenes
and a making-of featurette. If you're still living in the
VHS-past, perhaps this Holiday season is the time to treat
yourself to the ever-widening world of DVD.
The
transfer is crisp and it sounds terrific (though I don't have
a high-end system, so take that for what it's worth). As for
the extras:
Outtakes
- 7:00 minutes of laugh-filled screw ups. I always imagined
while watching the film that it must have been a joy to make.
These giggling outtakes prove that conclusively. Branagh himself
seems the one most susceptible to breaking out into uncontrollable
laughter. It's nice to see as a footnote to this terrific
movie.
Buy this poster!
Deleted
Scenes - four excised scenes, totaling about 18:00 minutes!
The most time is devoted to the pagent put on near the end
of the story. Good stuff, but I see how the running time as
is probably works best. It's nice to have them as a supplement
anyway!
Making-Of
Featurette - only 8:00 minutes long, but they cram some good
stuff in there about how much intense (yet fun-filled) practice
these mostly non-singing non-dancing non-Shakespearian actors
had to go through before going in front of the cameras. Branagh
talks about their comaraderie as being "bonded in a slightly-marked
terror" at what someone else refers to as "musical-comedy
boot camp". Brief, but good.
So,
like I said, if you are still living in a DVD-less world,
you are really missing out on some great stuff.
I
do LOVE this movie so much. :)
Review
by Holden Pike of The
Movie Forum
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