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Wood, The
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In Short: Worth a look as a rental.
The Movie:
Although not always perfect, "The Wood" is an occasionally effective and entertaining story about a group of men who are now grown up remembering the times they spent growing up together in "The Wood", otherwise known as Inglewood, California. In present day, we're introduced to Mike(Omar Epps), who tells us that his friend Roland, who is about to be married, has gone missing. They soon find Roland, who is played in a funny, entertaining performance by Taye Diggs from "Go". He's more than a little scared of getting married and well...more than a little drunk, so as the group prepares him to get married, we're introduced to more flashbacks about the group's high school years.
Some of which is funny, some of which isn't. The majority of their teen years seems like it's spent in persuit of "grabbing booty" and trying to get with girls. More often than not though, the film is an entertaining look at these characters growing up. The film skips back and forth smoothly between present as the group gets ready and the past leading up to their current lives.
Although the film isn't always flawless, and it does go on a little bit longer than it should have, it still manages to glide along on charming performances from both leads in the past and present scenes. It's a movie that made me laugh quite a few times and I'd maybe recommend it as a rental.
The DVD
VIDEO:
Aside from a few small flaws, Paramount has given "The Wood" an excellent anamorphic transfer, letterboxed at the original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Images are sharp, clear and reveal very good detail throughout. Colors are strong, natural and have no instances of bleeding. Contrast is fine and flesh tones are natural as well. There are only a few small problems; a couple of slight instances of shimmering and a couple of small marks on the print used. Other than that, the image quality on this disc is excellent.
SOUND: The usual for a comedy; dialogue is pretty much the focus of the audio department, although the few songs on the soundtrack occasionally kick in a little bit of bass. Everything sounds clear and without problems and dialogue is clean and free of flaws. It gets the job done sound-wise.
MENUS:: Basic, non-animated main menu that is easily navigated, and includes the trailer(there's no "special features" menu).
EXTRAS: Just the trailer, which can be selected on the main menu, which I like. I hate it when you go to a "special features" menu and just find the trailer.
Final Thoughts Enjoyable movie and a nice, although basic DVD. Recommended as a rental.
The Movie:
Although not always perfect, "The Wood" is an occasionally effective and entertaining story about a group of men who are now grown up remembering the times they spent growing up together in "The Wood", otherwise known as Inglewood, California. In present day, we're introduced to Mike(Omar Epps), who tells us that his friend Roland, who is about to be married, has gone missing. They soon find Roland, who is played in a funny, entertaining performance by Taye Diggs from "Go". He's more than a little scared of getting married and well...more than a little drunk, so as the group prepares him to get married, we're introduced to more flashbacks about the group's high school years.
Some of which is funny, some of which isn't. The majority of their teen years seems like it's spent in persuit of "grabbing booty" and trying to get with girls. More often than not though, the film is an entertaining look at these characters growing up. The film skips back and forth smoothly between present as the group gets ready and the past leading up to their current lives.
Although the film isn't always flawless, and it does go on a little bit longer than it should have, it still manages to glide along on charming performances from both leads in the past and present scenes. It's a movie that made me laugh quite a few times and I'd maybe recommend it as a rental.
The DVD
VIDEO:
Aside from a few small flaws, Paramount has given "The Wood" an excellent anamorphic transfer, letterboxed at the original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Images are sharp, clear and reveal very good detail throughout. Colors are strong, natural and have no instances of bleeding. Contrast is fine and flesh tones are natural as well. There are only a few small problems; a couple of slight instances of shimmering and a couple of small marks on the print used. Other than that, the image quality on this disc is excellent.
SOUND: The usual for a comedy; dialogue is pretty much the focus of the audio department, although the few songs on the soundtrack occasionally kick in a little bit of bass. Everything sounds clear and without problems and dialogue is clean and free of flaws. It gets the job done sound-wise.
MENUS:: Basic, non-animated main menu that is easily navigated, and includes the trailer(there's no "special features" menu).
EXTRAS: Just the trailer, which can be selected on the main menu, which I like. I hate it when you go to a "special features" menu and just find the trailer.
Final Thoughts Enjoyable movie and a nice, although basic DVD. Recommended as a rental.
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