Blu-ray Review: Wayne's World - Page 3

Bonus Materials

Bonus materials for this release are scant at best. "Extreme Close-Up" (SD, 23:14) is a featurette with the cast and crew looking back at the movie and sharing anecdotes of its creation. It's an entertaining addition, and everyone involved seems to genuinely have fond memories from making the film. A bit generic? Perhaps, but it's a fun extra. What's not fun is the audio commentary by director Penelope Spheeris. She gives a tedious, and rather annoying, chat during the film that is low on substance and high on pointing out the obvious as scenes unfurl. Best to avoid this one, as the only genuinely interesting tidbits are given more succinctly during the featurette. Finally, there is the movie trailer (HD, 2:06), for those who really don't have time to watch the whole movie.

Conclusion

Wayne's World is a genuinely funny film, and although it helped start a trend of largely unfortunate SNL-to-movie projects, it rose above its limitations to deliver a solid win. Plus it has a prototype "That's what she said" joke; it's that groundbreaking. On a technical level, this is only a mediocre showing for a Blu-ray, but still its best presentation yet. But whether a rental or a new purchase, the film shows Mike Myers and Dana Carvey at their most endearing. Yes, way.

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