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White Men Can't Jump (Blu-ray)
[Blu-ray]
Blu-ray ALL - United Kingdom - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Review written by and copyright: Samuel Scott (4th April 2014). |
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The Film
 ***This is a technical review only. For reviews on the movie from various critics, we recommend visiting HERE.*** It ain't easy being this good. Bill Hoyle (Woody Harrelson) and Sidney Deane (Wesley Snipes) are an unlikely pair of basketball hustlers. They team up to con their way across the courts of Los Angeles, playing a game that's fast, dangerous – and funny. Directed and written by Rom Shelton (Bull Durham), and co-starring the sizzling Rosie Perez, White Men Can't Jump is a slam dunk, high-flying comedy hit!
Video
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have released "White Men Can't Jump" onto Blu-ray in the United Kingdom in the original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The transfer uses an AVC MPEG-4 encode and is 1080p. Both the theatrical and the extended versions have been included on a singled 50GB disc. It's a rather average effort. I viewed the extended version of the film, and found the transfer to be decent enough, but inconsistent. Colours are generally natural, though there are several scenes where they become slightly warm, especially when it comes to skin tones. Blacks are more than adequate, but sometimes are not quite dark enough - though there is no crushing when they are. A thin natural layer of grain is evident throughout the transfer, and never becomes noisy, whilst details range from moderate in indoor scenes, to above average in outdoor scenes. Facial details show intricacies in hair and skin blemishes, whilst clothing details, such as in Harrelson's worn-out brown leather jacket, can look surprisingly good. There is the occasional blemish in the print, but nothing too notable, and it's generally quite clean. This is far from reference quality, but still a marked improvement on Fox's old DVD release. The disc is region free, with the theatrical version running 115:29, and the extended version running 116:47.
Audio
The following audio options are available: - English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo - French Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo - Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo For my viewing I opted for the lossless original language track; English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. The music suits the tone of the film down to a t, with the hip hop making good use of the surrounds, without being boosted overly-enthusiastically. Environmental effects such as other games of basketball and crowd noise, are quite reserved, but are well directed through the relevant speakers. Dialogue is clear and concise at all times, and sounds particularly crisp during Snipes many quips. Overall, this isn't a terribly exciting track, but it sounds fine, and contains no noticeable problems such as background hiss, drop outs, or scratches. Optional subtitles are available in English HoH and Spanish.
Extras
Nothing of note here I'm afraid, and all self-explanatory: Music video (3:56, SD) TV spot (0:32, SD) Trailer (2:02, SD) Alternate trailer (1:34, SD)
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