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All I Wanna Do
List Price: $29.99 [Buy now and save at Amazon]
I am perhaps the most unfortunate sort of collector -- a completist -- and when I discovered that a disc featuring Danny Smith in a rather small role was being released, I felt compelled to order it, despite a complete certainty on my part that I was wasting my money just to see one of my favorite actors on DVD for a few fleeting moments. The plot descriptions I had read of "All I Wanna Do" (originally titled "Strike!" for those of you who may have seen it during its extremely brief limited theatrical run) certainly didn't sound particularly engaging. "All I Wanna Do" takes place in 1963 and features a group of friends at Miss Godard's School for Girls who learn that financial problems are leading to the school going co-ed. I assumed that a series of "Home Alone" style 'madcap hijinks' would ensue as the girls try to stop the merger from taking place, but I was very pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this movie. "All I Wanna Do" features a nice cast, starring Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffman, Rachael Leigh Cook, Heather Matarazzo, Monica Keena, and Lynn Redgrave, and thankfully, the script and acting are both strong enough to create well-fleshed out, believable characters. Although it's not perfect -- most notably the overplayed significance of the girls' group, The Daughters of the American Ravioli, is a tad annoying, particularly after one such scene follows what is arguably the most emotional scene in the entire film -- "All I Wanna Do" is a high school film that manages to have substance and still be very entertaining.
Video: The title sequence was filthy, containing more dirt, dust, and assorted specks than any disc I've seen, but thankfully, the vast majority of the imperfections in the film are limited to that sequence (so much so that I'm curious if it was intentional). There was only one brief time in "All I Wanna Do" that the specks returned, but by and large, the anamorphic transfer looks sharp and colorful.
Audio: Oddly, the French track is in 5.1, but the English track is 2.0 only. "All I Wanna Do" is entirely driven by dialogue, with very little music used throughout (just enough to remind viewers that this is a '60s piece) and nothing that calls for heavy use of surrounds or bass.
Supplements: Just a rather poor looking full-frame trailer for "She's All That" which , as would be expected for a Miramax release, plays before the menu can be accessed.
Other Notes: Viewers reliant on PowerDVD might want to stay clear. Though my set-top player handled "All I Wanna Do" flawlessly, as did Varo and Quadrant's software players, PowerDVD 2.5 was incapable of getting to the menu after the forced "She's All That" trailer.
Conclusion: The lack of supplements make "All I Wanna Do" hard to recommend as a purchase at the $29.99 MSRP, but thankfully, most of the DVD retailers online offer the disc shipped for between $20-25. Though the primary audience is clearly females in their teens/early twenties, having a "Y" chromosome shouldn't preclude anyone from enjoying the film. "All I Wanna Do" is a movie that manages to be sweet, funny, and slightly thought-provoking, and it seems to be the sort of film that would hold up well to multiple viewings. I'm glad it's part of my collection, and I recommend it as a purchase and very highly recommend it as a rental.
Video: The title sequence was filthy, containing more dirt, dust, and assorted specks than any disc I've seen, but thankfully, the vast majority of the imperfections in the film are limited to that sequence (so much so that I'm curious if it was intentional). There was only one brief time in "All I Wanna Do" that the specks returned, but by and large, the anamorphic transfer looks sharp and colorful.
Audio: Oddly, the French track is in 5.1, but the English track is 2.0 only. "All I Wanna Do" is entirely driven by dialogue, with very little music used throughout (just enough to remind viewers that this is a '60s piece) and nothing that calls for heavy use of surrounds or bass.
Supplements: Just a rather poor looking full-frame trailer for "She's All That" which , as would be expected for a Miramax release, plays before the menu can be accessed.
Other Notes: Viewers reliant on PowerDVD might want to stay clear. Though my set-top player handled "All I Wanna Do" flawlessly, as did Varo and Quadrant's software players, PowerDVD 2.5 was incapable of getting to the menu after the forced "She's All That" trailer.
Conclusion: The lack of supplements make "All I Wanna Do" hard to recommend as a purchase at the $29.99 MSRP, but thankfully, most of the DVD retailers online offer the disc shipped for between $20-25. Though the primary audience is clearly females in their teens/early twenties, having a "Y" chromosome shouldn't preclude anyone from enjoying the film. "All I Wanna Do" is a movie that manages to be sweet, funny, and slightly thought-provoking, and it seems to be the sort of film that would hold up well to multiple viewings. I'm glad it's part of my collection, and I recommend it as a purchase and very highly recommend it as a rental.
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