sam's the man (The Long Kiss Goodnight (DVD))

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Product:	The Long Kiss Goodnight (DVD)
Date:	19/06/01 (79 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: some great action, great sound, great transfer

Disadvantages: little extras, poor R2 version

The Long Kiss Goodnight is one of those movies that is incredibly stupid but incredibly enjoyable. Unlike most action films the hero in this one is female and there are loads of huge explosions and stunts.

Geena Davis plays a schooltechaer with amnesia. It turns out that she was once a lethal assassin for the CIA and now her formeer employers want her dead. After here memory is jogged she goes on her own crusade against her hunters with the help of a private detective played by Samuel L Jackson. What you can expect is lots of guns and some outrageous stunts with some good humour thrown in. Jackson once again seals his title as coolest actor on the planet (TM) with some classic one liners and just frankly being there. Davis meanwhile is quite cool as a hard ass and it's quite refreshing to see a woman as the ass kicker. The villains are all mainly cardboard cut-outs but these are the kind of movie that we give the term 'popcorn' to. They shouldn't be taken seriously and they do entertain. It didn't do that well in the states but fared better in european countries and is worth a look.

As for the dvd well you have two options as far as I'm concerned. The UK Region 2 is released by those fine dvd producers EIV and they've given the consumer a non-anamorphic widescreen transfer, a pointless featurette and worst of all Dolby Pro Logic sound. If you can go for the Region 1 which is produced by those great dvd people at New Line. The dvd isn't part of their Platinum Series but you still have great presentation.

The film is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen and it's a very sharp transfer with hardly any problems at all. I can't really fault it. There's also a Pan and Scan version on the reverse side of the dvd if inclined.

The sound is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and this is the kind of film the format was meant for. Explosions cause your Subwoofer to rumble while bullets fly around yo
ur head from both rears and to the front. It's awesome stuff.

There aren't many extras as this was a very early New Line release and it's box office performance didn't really warrant special edition status. What you get is the theatrical trailer and some cast and crew biographies.

For sound and picture qaulity I can fault this dvd. The film itself was directed by Renny Harlin and those familiar with his films will know what to expect. It's good stupid fun.

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