DVD Review - Blue Streak (Special Edition)

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Blue Streak (Special Edition)
COLUMBIA

DVD INFO:

Amaray Case
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1), Pan & Scan
"Inside & Undercover" Featurette
"Setting Up for the Score" Featurette
Production Notes
3 Music Videos
Talent Files
2 Theatrical Trailers

Movie
This movie was a decent hit for Lawrence ($60 million). It would've probably made more money if it had been funnier. Lawrence didn't have an Eddie Murphy or a Will Smith to play off of this time. He just isn't strong enough to carry a movie by himself. He still hasn't reached that "Murphy" status. Luke Wilson plays the straight man as Lawrence's partner. He provides some comic relief, but his character is so underdeveloped that you'll forget he's in the film. If you're expecting action, you'll like the film. If you want comedy, you may want to rent Rush Hour instead.

Disc
Though there are non SE Columbia dvds with more content, Blue Streak still has enough material to qualify as an SE. Two 20-minute featurettes on the making of the film are the disc's highlight. Also included are 3 videos, with one being the "Girl's Best Friend" from Jay-Z. If a song from the movie's soundtrack has a video, it should be included on that movie's dvd. It just makes sense. Too many times there have been a hit video from a film, yet it didn't make it to the dvd. Some spiffy menus round out the rest of the features.

The transfer is another great one from Columbia. Aside from some very minor pixelation in the opening scene, the video is flawless. Colors are sharp with deep blacks. It's clean throughout. The audio is strong also. During the action scenes, there are some good surround effects, especially at the end. The front channels don't offer huge bass, but it gets the job done. Dialogue is easily heard. Again, other dvds' technical fields should be as good as this one. Great job again from Columbia. Overall
The movie is better if it's played off as action instead of comedy. There just aren't enough jokes to consider this laugh-out loud fun. As for the dvd side, this one is great. The price value is high with 2 big featurettes.

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