Post by Taxigirl on Dec 16, 2004 9:18:16 GMT
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By William Gallagher
BBC News
It's the turn of the flawed but quite good Generations to get the special edition treatment with the addition of some rather famous deleted scenes.
You'll see why they were deleted. But this is the film where Kirk dies and the interviews about why and how that costly scene was reshot are absorbing.
More so than the scene itself. Equally, the film is fun but it's much better with the audio commentary on.
Watch for how Bill Shatner acts as if he's in a panto - and Patrick Stewart as if he's in Shakespeare.
There's no skimping on the extras for this edition: you'll be clicking through menu after menu for features such as a good Making Of and a tribute to Enterprise designer Matt Jeffries.
Some of the little documentaries repeat the same information or footage but there's much to watch and it's all well done.
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13 Going on 30
When a 13-year-old Jennifer Garner goes to sleep wishing she could be 30, she wakes up to find she is and that she's no longer the star of Alias.
That's got to hurt. This does have the feel of a TV star looking to set up a film career for later, but Garner is also good in a tricky part.
It's all froth and nonsense as the young girl tries to cope with being the young woman, but entertaining.
The film doesn't really warrant a lot of attention but it gets it with many extras, including commentaries, pop videos and Making Of features.
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Frasier: The Final Season
You haven't fallen asleep and missed the release of seasons four to 10: to try cashing in on the end of the show, Paramount's nipped ahead to the end.
In America, anyway: you have to import this but if you're one of the many who wandered away from the show in its last years, it's worth coming back.
Season 11 does not match the quality of the first six or seven years, but it's much improved on the later runs and is both funny and moving.
It's also got a finale that is far, far superior to the Friends one.
One disappointment about the set is that there are really only two decent extras: a quarter-hour about the finale and another one about Frasier as a whole. They're good but there should have been much more.
By William Gallagher
BBC News
It's the turn of the flawed but quite good Generations to get the special edition treatment with the addition of some rather famous deleted scenes.
You'll see why they were deleted. But this is the film where Kirk dies and the interviews about why and how that costly scene was reshot are absorbing.
More so than the scene itself. Equally, the film is fun but it's much better with the audio commentary on.
Watch for how Bill Shatner acts as if he's in a panto - and Patrick Stewart as if he's in Shakespeare.
There's no skimping on the extras for this edition: you'll be clicking through menu after menu for features such as a good Making Of and a tribute to Enterprise designer Matt Jeffries.
Some of the little documentaries repeat the same information or footage but there's much to watch and it's all well done.
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13 Going on 30
When a 13-year-old Jennifer Garner goes to sleep wishing she could be 30, she wakes up to find she is and that she's no longer the star of Alias.
That's got to hurt. This does have the feel of a TV star looking to set up a film career for later, but Garner is also good in a tricky part.
It's all froth and nonsense as the young girl tries to cope with being the young woman, but entertaining.
The film doesn't really warrant a lot of attention but it gets it with many extras, including commentaries, pop videos and Making Of features.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Frasier: The Final Season
You haven't fallen asleep and missed the release of seasons four to 10: to try cashing in on the end of the show, Paramount's nipped ahead to the end.
In America, anyway: you have to import this but if you're one of the many who wandered away from the show in its last years, it's worth coming back.
Season 11 does not match the quality of the first six or seven years, but it's much improved on the later runs and is both funny and moving.
It's also got a finale that is far, far superior to the Friends one.
One disappointment about the set is that there are really only two decent extras: a quarter-hour about the finale and another one about Frasier as a whole. They're good but there should have been much more.