|
 Movie
B |
Video A- | Audio B+
| Extras B+
Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair,
Thomas Jane, Jason Bateman, and Parker Posey
director Roger Kumble | Columbia-TriStar Home Entertainment
2002 | Romance - Comedy | unrated | 90 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-9
anamorphic
widescreen 1.85:1 aspect ratio
|
Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: Columbia TriStar releases The
Sweetest Thing to DVD in two versions: an R-rated theatrical version
and a unique unrated version with additional "unrated"
footage. I review the unrated version here, but I don't really know
which scenes were added for the unrated version, but I would guess it's
those scenes where my mouth dropped in disbelief. I don't think
we're talking about gratuitous nude scenes. Rather, it's the
explicit and uninhibited sexually oriented humor.
Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, and Selma Blair
star as three single professional women in search of the perfect "Mr.
Right Now". Cameron Diaz is the wild and carefree Christina,
who never lets herself get hurt by avoiding emotional attachment at all
costs. Christina Applegate and Selma Blair are Courtney and Jane,
Christina's roommates. The three women offer each other
unconditional support and friendship. When Jane is dumped by her
boyfriend, Christina and Courtney takes her to the most exclusive night
club in town to get her mind off her misery and have some casual
fun. Jane does well for herself in the nightclub, while Christina
unexpectedly stumbles onto Peter (Thomas Jane). Their meeting is a
disaster, but something sticks in Christina's mind and she can't get Peter
off of her mind. Going against all instincts and her own rules of
engagement, she embarks on a road trip with Courtney in search of this
mysterious man that captured her attention. This road trip turns
into a series of mishaps and misadventures that will have you laughing
hard and shocked in disbelief.
The Sweetest Thing is somewhat
misnamed. It's not your typical romantic comedy date-night movie,
especially for those of you who don't yet know each other very well.
There's material here that could certainly offend as the movie is jaw-droppingly bold
with its numerous explicit sexual references. It's more of a
fraternity or sorority house type of movie. It's definitely wild!
Special Features: This set of bonus features
are unique to the unrated DVD release: audio commentary by director and
cast; "Politically Erect" behind-the-scenes featurette; "A
Day in the Life of Nancy M. Pimental" (writer) featurette (quite
interesting!); storyboard comparisons; never-before-seen footage
subtitled; theatrical trailers; production
notes; and DVD-ROM link to The Sweetest Thing web site
DVD released on 8/20/2002 | Reviewed 9/22/2002
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Additional Notes: Unless we specify otherwise, the
video and audio quality are very good when their grades are "A-"
or better. Only the highest number of channels of surround sound
format is listed (e.g., Dolby Digital 5.1). If there are both Dolby
Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 soundtracks, then both are listed. All
DVD-Video discs are backwards compatible with stereo-only playback
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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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