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Judgment Night
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I guess I've been writing too many reviews lately. For a while, I thought I had a knack for witty, humorous openings to my reviews, but in this, my 82nd review for DVD Talk, the closest thing I can come up with is something about me "judging this disc tonight". It's a sad day for Adam Tyner...a sad day indeed.
Three friends (Jeremy Piven, Cuba Gooding Jr., and star Emilio Estevez) and Stephen Dorff (rim shot!) head off for some male bonding to a boxing match in a dee-luxe Winnebago, but Jeremy Piven decides to take a short-cut. Yeah, and we all know what happens when macho guys in movies take a short-cut... They end up deep in Slum City©, and after running over one of the guys from "New York Undercover", the four buddies end up at the mercy of overacting drug-lord Denis Leary. (Well, Denis Leary plays a drug-lord. He's not actually a drug-lord in real life. Well, maybe he is. I don't know.) Denis isn't too fond of people witnessing murders, so he and his goons hunt down our four heroes throughout the ghettoscape.
I gotta admit -- I've never been too into action movies. My roommate, who insisted that I pick up "Judgment Night" last year, kept telling me how great the acting was, how exciting the action scenes were, etc. Well, that's reworded, of course. I mean, I couldn't really picture him saying "Boy howdy, the action scenes sure were exciting!" I don't think he'd say "Boy howdy" either, but I'm straying too far off. Anyway, action fans may be able to appreciate "Judgment Night" a little more. There's no total body dismemberment or cannibalism, so the appeal to me was limited...
Video: Hey, a widescreen-enhanced transfer from Goodtimes...! "Judgment Night" has a pretty solid transfer, virtually quibble-free aside from some light grain. A lot of the film takes place in the dark, and thankfully, blacks are deep and artifact-free. The aspect ratio of this clear, sharp image, by the way, is 1.78:1.
Audio: I was hoping from the big "Dolby Digital" logo on the back of the case that there'd be a 5.1 mix. Unfortunately, there's not, but the surround track is nice enough that I doubt I'd be missing much. The surrounds are used very effectively, and from gunshots to the score, the bass range is similarly impressive. Dialogue is free of any hiss or distortion.
Supplements: Just some brief production notes...
Conclusion: For a bargain bin DVD, "Judgment Night" is a decent movie with audio and video superior to the majority of similarly priced discs. I see it frequently in stores for under ten bucks, and at that price, it's recommended.
Three friends (Jeremy Piven, Cuba Gooding Jr., and star Emilio Estevez) and Stephen Dorff (rim shot!) head off for some male bonding to a boxing match in a dee-luxe Winnebago, but Jeremy Piven decides to take a short-cut. Yeah, and we all know what happens when macho guys in movies take a short-cut... They end up deep in Slum City©, and after running over one of the guys from "New York Undercover", the four buddies end up at the mercy of overacting drug-lord Denis Leary. (Well, Denis Leary plays a drug-lord. He's not actually a drug-lord in real life. Well, maybe he is. I don't know.) Denis isn't too fond of people witnessing murders, so he and his goons hunt down our four heroes throughout the ghettoscape.
I gotta admit -- I've never been too into action movies. My roommate, who insisted that I pick up "Judgment Night" last year, kept telling me how great the acting was, how exciting the action scenes were, etc. Well, that's reworded, of course. I mean, I couldn't really picture him saying "Boy howdy, the action scenes sure were exciting!" I don't think he'd say "Boy howdy" either, but I'm straying too far off. Anyway, action fans may be able to appreciate "Judgment Night" a little more. There's no total body dismemberment or cannibalism, so the appeal to me was limited...
Video: Hey, a widescreen-enhanced transfer from Goodtimes...! "Judgment Night" has a pretty solid transfer, virtually quibble-free aside from some light grain. A lot of the film takes place in the dark, and thankfully, blacks are deep and artifact-free. The aspect ratio of this clear, sharp image, by the way, is 1.78:1.
Audio: I was hoping from the big "Dolby Digital" logo on the back of the case that there'd be a 5.1 mix. Unfortunately, there's not, but the surround track is nice enough that I doubt I'd be missing much. The surrounds are used very effectively, and from gunshots to the score, the bass range is similarly impressive. Dialogue is free of any hiss or distortion.
Supplements: Just some brief production notes...
Conclusion: For a bargain bin DVD, "Judgment Night" is a decent movie with audio and video superior to the majority of similarly priced discs. I see it frequently in stores for under ten bucks, and at that price, it's recommended.
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