If you are picking this great movie up on Blu, make sure you keep your DVD because the hidden easter egg from the DVD is NOT included on the Blu version. The missing scene is a deleted wish where Brendan Frasier is essentially Ozzy Osbourne. It's fantastic, so make sure you keep it.The Blu Ray version looks great. Picture is crystal clear The only draw back is that there is no menu. Put it in and it just starts playing. You can't pick a chapter or change the audio output. Also, on the DVD version, there is a very funny deleted scene with the character Elliot as an English rock star. Not on the Blu Ray. Anchor Bay needs do a better job.Where do I start I love this version of the movie (vs the 1960's Version) and was waiting anxiously for a blu ray release.
I have the movie with me and am a little disappointed and heres why
-No menu whatsoever this is as barebone as a Blu ray disk can get
-I don't think it wasn't mastered very well a few scenes are really blurry and it pans in and out sometimes but most of the movie is pretty sharp (watched it in a Samsung F7100 60")
-No extra features the easter egg from the dvd is not there not even a commentary it goes from the FBI warning and straight into the movie
-No DTS HD Master audio, this might be nitpicking but MA sounds a whole lot better than DD HD Imo.
Overall i would take a Bad Blu ray release over no Blu ray release but was disappointed the movie itself is 5 stars imo but the Release itself is crap I just hope they dont pull an avatar and Re Release the Complete Disk later for $20
But for $12 its still worth to buy it to watch it in HDI've seen this before and had to get the blu ray. It's a funny story and I like anything that makes me laugh and smile.While I'm a huge fan of the original version with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, I liked this one just as much and thought it was inventive, witty, and clever; it's probably Hurley's best role. I greatly anticipated the blu-ray release, but it turned out to be a disappointment. Yes, the film looks crisper than on DVD, as one would expect, but this is a bare-bones release. There are no extras, no commentary -not even a menu! Pop it in the player and it just starts up. This pales in comparison to the excellent DVD release, which had engaging commentary, deleted scenes, and even a music video with Elliot as a rock star (a wish wholly excised from the film). For fans of the movie, I suppose it's worth getting on blu-ray for the picture quality, but you'll want to keep your old DVD copy as well, certainly, for all the goodies this release should have included but didn't.
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