Any Given Sunday
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16x9 Widescreen (2.35:1)
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Dolby Digital 5.1
- Director's Cut Featuring 6 Extra ��Minutes
- Full Contact: The Making of Any ��Given Sunday Documentary
- Music Video
- Theatrical Trailer
- Cast & Crew Bios
Warner Brothers
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Baseball is considered America's National Pastime. Basketball is the most fun game to play. That leaves the last major sport, football, which is undoubtedly the most intense of the three. You put that with Oliver Stone's vision of the football world, and you have yourself one of the best films of 1999.
Most sports movies are about showing you the action on the field, but they never really concentrate on the stuff that happens off of it. And if they do, they manage to leave out the darker side.
That's not the case here with Stone. This guy has done his homework and has delivered a football movie where the off-the-field action matches the intensity of the on-the-field chaos.
Let's face it, sports, like everything else, is a business. And not all business in football is pleasant. There are egos involved, money is thrown around, and drug-use exists. Football is real life, and this movie depicts it perfectly.
Of all the films about sports, this one is the least glossy. But it sure is the most accurate one.
Features
Not a loaded disc, but the film is still the most important thing. The best feature is that this is the director's cut. There's roughly 6 minutes added in, including an "eye" opener scene. The other big extra is the 30-minute documentary, which features interviews and some behind-the-scenes stuff. Very good package.
Audio
When you go into a football stadium, it's loud. When you play this movie, it's loud. The center speaker dishes all of the well-recorded dialogue, and the surround channels are a real plus. You'll hear every crowd chant. The bass is just an in-your-face onslaught. It never lets upand makes all the tackles sound authentic. Extremely loud. This is one of the best DD 5.1 tracks ever heard on the format. Reference quality.
Video
Could this be Warner's best transfer ever? Very much so. The print used is perfect. There isn't even a hint of grain here. The colors are mostly dark, yet it doesn't lose any resolution at all. Detail is sharp, as the football images really jump out. Another treat for the eyes from WB. Reference quality.
Overall
In terms of audio and video, this disc is going to be hard to beat. Football is an intense sport, and this dvd reflects it 100%. The documentary and the extra footage is all you'll need for the extras. Buy this dvd so you can enjoy a great film and hear every crunching tackle that's made. Highly recommended.