New Line produces some of the best discs available. The picture quality, for starters, is outstanding. It is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and is anamorphic. There are a few moments of aliasing, but they are kept to a minimum. The sound, while not nearly as impressive, is still quite good. This disc has both a Dolby Digital 5.1 and 4.0 surround track. The soundtrack is basically dialogue-driven, so one would not expect to see a wide use of the surrounds. What does come into effect is the subwoofer, due to all the bass from the hip-hop soundtrack. The disc has the usual trailer and filmographies of the cast and crew. It also has two audio commentary tracks, one from the director, producer, composer, and star Giovanni Ribisi, and the other, in the way of an isolated music track, from the composer, a woman named the Angel. Both tracks have some great information about making this film and how the elements came together. The track with the Angel is unconventional; it is presented with her words layered at times on top of other sentences. Next there are four deleted scenes and an alternate ending. In addition, this disc has a few DVD-ROM features. The disc is rounded off by additional trailers that are hidden in the filmography section. These are for two other New Line films, Friday and Love Jones.
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This movie is outstanding. Mixed with a good soundtrack this movie is fast paced, funny, and tragic all at the same time. Does a good job of showing the point of view of all parties in volved in the suburban America's "Crack Rock" the stock market. Giovoni Ribsi does an excellent job in the lead role dealing with the emotional conflict of wanting to succeed while realizing that what he is doing might not be as innocent as it seems.
The one downside is that the DVD extras are a bit on the weak side. The deleted scenes, commentary etc. just really don't add much to the movie.
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Hilarious movie, best R- rated comedy of the year. Great chemistry between the cast with a little bit of something for everyone. Fun parties, akward events, and continuous one-liners make this a great time. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are brillent with a nice cameo from Will Ferrel. Possibly one of the best R- rated comedies of all time.