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:: DVD REVIEWS :: BRIGHT
LIGHTS, BIG CITY |
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| GENERAL
DISC INFORMATION |
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DISTRIBUTOR
:: MGM Home Entertainment
CASE TYPE :: Amray
BOOKLET :: None
RUNNING TIME :: 1 hour 48 minutes
ASPECT RATIO :: Standard (grrr)
SOUND MIX :: Stereo Surround
SPOKEN LANGUAGES :: English,
French and Spanish (mono)
CAPTIONS/SUB-TITLES :: English,
French and Spanish
MENUS :: Extremely Simple
NAVIGATION :: Simple and Very
Easy
PICTURE QUALITY :: A small amount
of grain, but no break-ups in the blacks |
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| SPECIAL
FEATURES |
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| THEATRICAL
TRAILER |
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| WEBMASTER'S
REVIEW :: WARNING -- POSSIBLE SPOILERS |
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Bright
Lights, Big City is one of those '80's films that many people tend
to forget about, or want to forget about. However, it's a great
little time capsule of the desperate side of the high-life and showed
audiences that Michael J. Fox could be someone other than Alex P.
Keaton. Too bad no one really wanted him to be.
This DVD is extremely skimpy in the area of extra features, but
does at least include the theatrical trailer.
The
print is quite passable, although a little grain shows in places.
This film is quite dark in places, and it was good to see that there
were no compression artifacts that often occur in black areas on
some DVDs.
My
main concern about this release is that it is 'standard.' It is
unclear if the disc is pan & scan, or if it MGM refrained from
matting the film correctly. In the end, it's not shown as intended
by the director, and that will always irk me.
I
don't expect any future releases of this film since it was never
a favorite of fans or many critics, so I suppose we'll have to settle
for this release the way it is. |
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