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- English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
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- 4 Deleted scenes
- Theatrical trailer
- Audio commentary
- Cast/crew biographies - *NSync Bios
- 2 Featurette - Home Movies from the Set, Making the Music Video
- Animated menus
- Music video - 'On The Line'
- Behind the scenes footage
- Interviews
- Storyboards
- Outtakes
- Alternate ending
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On the Line |
Buena Vista/Buena Vista .
R4 . COLOR . 82 mins .
PG . PAL |
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*Nsync have crossed the line from (questionable) singing to acting. Well Joey Fatone and Lance Bass have anyway. Now some may say that the line between singing and acting for *Nsync doesn’t exist, but still, these two have branched out a little, dragging with them a conglomerate of pop songs to colourfully dress the film. So how can you actually enjoy this film? Easy, remove *Nsync from the equation and you have a delightfully different film that is great for a rainy day and a mindless cuddle with someone. This film doesn’t aim to be artistically deep and it really hits its target. Rather than angling for an Academy Award, On the Line aims for an MTV award and hey, it has the chance for a comedic category. OK, it’s not a must-have by any means, but if you’re bored, in need of some mindless fun (and a fan of Al Green) then this is definitely for you. And yes, Al Green – if you’re curious now then go out and watch it! Kevin (Lance Bass) is single, and single for a reason. Simply he chokes every time it comes to the crunch when asking a girl out. Right from his early days in school, he had trouble with this and years on the problem still perches on his shoulder. His bitchy piece-of-ass colleague at his luscious advertising job doesn’t help his self esteem and makes his professional life an absolute hell, as well as his health-juice chugging boss played by Dave Foley. His only mate at work is played by Jerry Stiller – George’s dad from Seinfeld. Set in Chicago, the best form of inner-city transport is the train – the L train. After his Al Green-type performance, he meets a girl unlike any other and coincidently they get off at the same stop... now rather than asking for a name and number, our friend Kevin says that “it was nice commuting with you” and we say farewell to this mystery friend. But the connection between the two is far too strong, and Kevin tries his best to find her. Posters are placed around the city asking for the mystery girl to come forward, and this attracts a colourful array of... hmm, well, weirdos. Which causes another problem – there are too many weirdos, so Kev's mates help him out (in one sense) and schedule themselves in for dates as they play him. This is all good and fine, until one day the real girl comes along and meets a “Kevin” – but its not really Kevin. It just goes to show you that things will happen if you put yourself on the line...
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The video is presented in a widescreen aspect of 1.85:1, and is anamorphically enhanced, as you would expect. To find a fault with this transfer you need to concentrate and study the image, as problems are few and far between. Colours are richly rendered, with a superb saturation, realistic skin tones and vibrant hues. Blacks are deep and solid, showing no sign of low level noise. Hopefully this is an indication of things to come, especially with the dark and complexly lit Chicago coming out soon through Miramax. Film grain is incredibly fine, and not an issue at all while film artefacts are pretty much nonexistent. The image is consistently sharp, with a great level of detail and a rich depth range. Compression related artefacts are not a hassle at all, but some minor aliasing can become distracting once in a while. The odd occurrence of moire skips through, and is barely noticeable, but still does colour parts of the image with a funky result. The included English subtitles are clear and easy to read, as well as being accurate to the dialogue. This dual layered disc has a layer change. Somewhere.
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The solo Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track brings the film to life, delivering pizzazz, buoyancy and vigour. It offers everything a good 5.1 soundtrack should – rich bass, a deep soundstage, clear audio and an up-beat score. The subwoofer grasps the reins in the appropriate places, mainly to carry the score, and the surrounds chirp in with consistent ambient effects. The front half of the soundstage is fairly settled, with little in directional effects, but still offers a broad setup. It’s not quite reference quality, but still offers a great aural experience.
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Get on your bike to the video store to grab a copy of this one, which has an enjoyable carefree story, gorgeous video, suitable audio and a swarm of appropriately suited extra features.
LINK: http://www.dvd.net.au/review.cgi?review_id=2335
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"*Nsync have crossed the line from (questionable) singing to acting..." - Martin Friedel |
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Review Equipment |
- DVD Player:
Philips DVD 736K
- TV:
TEAC EU68-ST
- Speakers:
Teac PLS-60 Home Theatre System
- Centre Speaker:
Teac PLS-60 Home Theatre System
- Surrounds:
Teac PLS-60 Home Theatre System
- Audio Cables:
Standard RCA
- Video Cables:
standard s-video
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