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Soul Plane
MGM // Unrated // September 7, 2004
List Price: $26.98 [Buy now and save at Amazon]
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Okay, I'll admit it: Soul Plane is better than I thought it would be. I went in expecting to have my soul crushed with agonizingly bad attempts at humor, dragging me kicking and screaming into the seventh circle of comedic hell. Instead I was just kinda bored. It has its moments early on, though.
"Chicken or beef stroganoff?"Or after the Hunkee family is introduced:
"I'm gonna have the chicken. I like the way that smelled."
"That was our last chicken. I'm afraid I just have stroganoff."
"So why would you ask me what I wanted?"
::blank stare::
"See? Even Dad thinks you're cute."
"Get off me. You're such a whore."
"What?"
"Did I stutter?"
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Audio: While most six-channel comedy mixes tend to be meek and timid, Soul Plane's Dolby Digital 5.1 audio (448Kbps) is pretty aggressive. The hip-hop-heavy soundtrack not surprisingly keeps the subwoofer thumping, and effects like the plane's hydraulics are also accompanied by a hefty low-frequency kick. The surrounds are also constantly buzzing with activity. My only real complaint is that some of the dialogue sounded a little clipped, and sometimes I thought I spotted a bit of background noise creeping into a few of the more dialogue-heavy sequences. For the most part, though, yeah...sounds great. There are also subtitles in English, French, and Spanish as well as closed captions.
Supplements: Most of the extras across the rated and unrated discs are the same, beginning with the twenty-five minute featurette "Boarding Pass: The Making of Soul Plane". Director Jessy Terrero and most of the key actors are interviewed, chatting about how the cast was nailed down, the differences between shooting a music video and a feature film, hammering out the height differences between the movie's two main love interests, working within Snoop's limited availability, and gabbing about just how much fun they had on the set. Terrifyingly, it sounds like the first drafts of the script were even worse than what wound up on-screen. A bunch of 'em return for the audio commentary, which features Kevin Hart, Tom Arnold, Gary Anthony Williams, Godfrey, and director Jessy Terrero. They don't really say a lot -- they pretty much just sit back and laugh. The commentaries across the rated and unrated versions seem to be nearly identical, though there are notes on the scenes specific to each version. There's also the safety video spoofing Destiny's Child's "Survivor", a two-minute outtake reel, the theatrical trailer, and a photo gallery. On a more promotional tip are a minute-long plug for the upcoming game Def Jam: Fight for NY and trailers for other MGM releases, including Barbershop, Barbershop 2, and Dorm Daze.
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Conclusion: Soul Plane might've been a funny recurring bit on a sketch comedy show, but its thin plot and sparse laughs don't make for much of a movie. Not recommended.
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