|
 Movie
B+ |
Video A- | Audio A
| Extras B+
Cuba Gooding, Jr., James Coburn, Sisqo, Nichelle
Nichols, Graham Greene
director Brian Levant | Walt Disney Pictures
2001 | Comedy - Action - Adventure | PG | 99 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-9
| full screen
only |
DTS 5.1 | Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: Cuba Gooding, Jr. plays a highly
successful dentist in Miami's hip and yuppie South Beach district. He seems to have
everything going well for him. That is until a mysterious summon arrives
one
day. As a result of a startling discovery, he embarks on a unique
adventure to Alaska to settle a "business" he didn't know he
had. During his stay in the bitter cold of Alaska, he learns to
adjust to the harsh lifestyle and actually picks up mushing,
the sport of sled dogs. He also learns other important things in
life. Cuba Gooding, Jr. is the perfect comedic genius who
successfully brings
his character vividly to life. I can't imagine any other actor who
could possibly fill this role. If you're looking for a hilarious
comedy with some action, adventure, and heart-warming drama, look no further. Snow Dogs
is delightful, and should offer entertainment value for the entire family.
(Parents of younger children should note that there are some crude humor
that may be unsuitable for the really young ones.) Too bad Snow
Dogs is available only in full
screen (no widescreen
version is available).
Special Features: audio commentary with
director Brian Levant and producer Jordan Kerner, deleted and extended
scenes, "Ted's Arctic Challenge" set-top game (depending on the
speed of your DVD player, this interactive video game using the DVD
player's slow remote control cannot be be enjoyable), "Going to
the Dogs" featurette, "Chillin' with the Actors"
featurette, and "Tolketna On Ice" featurette
DVD released on 5/21/2002 | Reviewed 5/24/2002
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Associated equipment used in evaluation: Sony
DVP-S7700 reference DVD player, Sony
KP-61V45 61" rear projection TV (4:3 screen aspect ratio), Sony ES STR-V444ES A/V receiver, four
B&W CDM 9NTs as left/right main speakers
and left/right surrounds, B&W CDM CNT center channel speaker, Monster Cable M-series S-Video cable MSV-500, Monster
Cable Interlink LightSpeed 100 (Toslink) optical cable, Monster Cable
Interlink 400 MKII interconnects, Monster Cable
Original speaker cables in bi-wire configuration with Monster Cable twist-on gold-plated banana plug
connectors, Lovan Sovereign T HiFi audio
rack, and Sony MDR-V600 studio monitor headphones. Our home theater equipment was calibrated
with the Video
Essentials DVD.
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2001 and our list of this year's Oscar winners on DVD.
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