ANGER
MANAGEMENT ($28) is an amusing little flick in which Adam Sandler
plays it pretty much against type as a somewhat meek businessman, who
finds himself unexpectedly sentenced to an anger management program. After
an incident that spins hopelessly out of control onboard a commercial
flight, Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) finds himself in the care of Dr. Buddy
Rydell (Jack Nicholson), the very man whose actions would seemed to have
gotten Dave into his predicament in the first place. As one might expect,
Buddy’s off-the-wall methods only get Dave into more trouble, which
necessitate that Buddy move in with Dave for more intensive, "hands
on" therapy- which gives rise to steady laughs, but only occasional
hilarity. The cast of ANGER MANAGEMENT also includes Marisa Tomei,
Luis Guzmán, Jonathan Loughran, Kurt Fuller, Krista Allen, January Jones,
John Turturro, Lynne Thigpen and an uncredited Heather Graham.
Columbia
TriStar Home Entertainment has made ANGER MANAGEMENT available on
DVD in a 2.40:1 wide screen presentation that features the anamorphic
enhancement for 16:9 displays (a separate full screen version is also
being released). As a new studio "A" production, it should come
as no surprise that wide screen version of ANGER MANAGEMENT looks
absolutely terrific on DVD. The image appears wonderfully crisp and highly
defined. Color reproduction is marvelous, with highly saturated hues and
totally appealing flesh tones. Neither chroma noise nor smearing is
present to mar the wonderful looking hues. Blacks are perfectly inky,
whites are solid and contrast is generally excellent. Shadow detail is
great and the picture produces a nice illusion of depth. The cleanly
authored DVD doesn’t betray any noticeable instances of digital
compression artifacts.
ANGER
MANAGEMENT comes with a really nice sounding Dolby Digital 5.1 channel
soundtrack. Sure, the mix is of the standard comedy variety, but it
remains completely pleasant sounding. As expected, the forward soundstage
dominates the mix, with the rears supplying mostly ambient sounds and
musical fill. Discrete surround deployment is the exception, instead of
the rule, but everything still jells very nicely. Dialogue reproduction it
totally natural and completely intelligible. The bass channel keeps
everything nicely grounded, but doesn’t make any outstanding
contributions. A French 5.1 cannel track is also included on the DVD, as
are English and French subtitles.
Full
motion video, animation and sound serve to enhance the DVD’s interactive
menus. Through the menus, one has access to the standard scene selection
and set up features, as well as well as a few supplements. Adam Sandler
and director Peter Segal are on hand for a somewhat amusing running audio
commentary. Two featurettes are also included on the DVD. Skull
Session is a seventeen-minute "making of" program that
features the standard interviews and glimpse behind-the-scenes. My
Buddy Jack is pretty much a four-minute love letter to Mr.
Nicholson. Do You Have Anger Problems? is an interactive
game that tests how closely you paid attention to the movie. The
five-minute Bloopers Reel is good for some laughs, plus the
DVD includes a theatrical trailer for ANGER MANAGEMENT, as well as
nine additional bonus trailers.
ANGER
MANAGEMENT is an amusing and fun movie. It may not be Adam Sandler or
Jack Nicholson’s finest work, but their fans will definitely want to
check it out. As for the DVD, it looks and sounds great, so if you are
going to check it out, there is no better way than the wide screen DVD.
ANGER
MANAGEMENT ($28) is an amusing little flick in which Adam Sandler
plays it pretty much against type as a somewhat meek businessman, who
finds himself unexpectedly sentenced to an anger management program. After
an incident that spins hopelessly out of control onboard a commercial
flight, Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) finds himself in the care of Dr. Buddy
Rydell (Jack Nicholson), the very man whose actions would seemed to have
gotten Dave into his predicament in the first place. As one might expect,
Buddy’s off-the-wall methods only get Dave into more trouble, which
necessitate that Buddy move in with Dave for more intensive, "hands
on" therapy- which gives rise to steady laughs, but only occasional
hilarity. The cast of ANGER MANAGEMENT also includes Marisa Tomei,
Luis Guzmán, Jonathan Loughran, Kurt Fuller, Krista Allen, January Jones,
John Turturro, Lynne Thigpen and an uncredited Heather Graham.
Columbia
TriStar Home Entertainment has made ANGER MANAGEMENT available on
DVD in a 2.40:1 wide screen presentation that features the anamorphic
enhancement for 16:9 displays (a separate full screen version is also
being released). As a new studio "A" production, it should come
as no surprise that wide screen version of ANGER MANAGEMENT looks
absolutely terrific on DVD. The image appears wonderfully crisp and highly
defined. Color reproduction is marvelous, with highly saturated hues and
totally appealing flesh tones. Neither chroma noise nor smearing is
present to mar the wonderful looking hues. Blacks are perfectly inky,
whites are solid and contrast is generally excellent. Shadow detail is
great and the picture produces a nice illusion of depth. The cleanly
authored DVD doesn’t betray any noticeable instances of digital
compression artifacts.
ANGER
MANAGEMENT comes with a really nice sounding Dolby Digital 5.1 channel
soundtrack. Sure, the mix is of the standard comedy variety, but it
remains completely pleasant sounding. As expected, the forward soundstage
dominates the mix, with the rears supplying mostly ambient sounds and
musical fill. Discrete surround deployment is the exception, instead of
the rule, but everything still jells very nicely. Dialogue reproduction it
totally natural and completely intelligible. The bass channel keeps
everything nicely grounded, but doesn’t make any outstanding
contributions. A French 5.1 cannel track is also included on the DVD, as
are English and French subtitles.
Full
motion video, animation and sound serve to enhance the DVD’s interactive
menus. Through the menus, one has access to the standard scene selection
and set up features, as well as well as a few supplements. Adam Sandler
and director Peter Segal are on hand for a somewhat amusing running audio
commentary. Two featurettes are also included on the DVD. Skull
Session is a seventeen-minute "making of" program that
features the standard interviews and glimpse behind-the-scenes. My
Buddy Jack is pretty much a four-minute love letter to Mr.
Nicholson. Do You Have Anger Problems? is an interactive
game that tests how closely you paid attention to the movie. The
five-minute Bloopers Reel is good for some laughs, plus the
DVD includes a theatrical trailer for ANGER MANAGEMENT, as well as
nine additional bonus trailers.
ANGER
MANAGEMENT is an amusing and fun movie. It may not be Adam Sandler or
Jack Nicholson’s finest work, but their fans will definitely want to
check it out. As for the DVD, it looks and sounds great, so if you are
going to check it out, there is no better way than the wide screen DVD.
