Video - The video is presented in 1.85:1 widescreen, anamorphically enhanced of course. It is a wonderful transfer. Nothing at all to complain about.
Audio - Sound has been remixed for a 5.1 Dolby Digital track that sounds great. It especially does justice to the wonderful score.
Extras - This is not an absolutely busting special edition, but what it has is very good.
-Deleted Scenes - A selection of scenes that didn't make it to the final cut. Nothing that drastically alters the film, but it is nice to have them.
-Making of Featurette - This is a nice feature, it discusses them shooting on location, and shows how they shot a lot of the movie in front of a blue screen to get an idea of how it could look.
-Score Featurette - New interview with Stewart Copeland on the creation of the unique score, the sampling of sounds and percussion based sound. This is very interesting.
-Music video for "Don't Box Me In" - The song from the closing credits.
-The original trailer.
-Commentary with Francis Ford Coppola - This is a very good track. Coppola is talkative and there are very few stretches of dead air. He relates shooting anecdotes about the stars, points out family members, explains how some of the shots were attained. He comes across as personable, and a sentimental softy at heart.
Bottomline - This was a surprise, I liked it a lot. I think I liked it more for the technical elements than any underlying tale being told. The stylized performances, great black and white photography, the score. It is definitely worth your time and effort. Looking for a different type of teen film, this should fit the bill.
Recommended
ed: JH
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Article comments
1 - Joanie
The book was very popular when I was growing up. The movie was done quite well and managed to capture the essence of the book.
S.E. Hinton was sort of the John Hughes of the literary world back in the 80s.