6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High-- a time for Pomp and Circumstance, tassels and mortarboards, and serious introspection about the future. But tonight, the seniors will leave all that behind for the things that really matter; romance, revenge and rock 'n' roll. It's the ultimate teen party, a once-in-a-lifetime alternate universe where class nerds become class studs, super-jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance. From prom queen to bimbo, meathead to misfit, everyone will be there for a hormone-charged bash tapped for out-of-control fun.
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter FacinelliComedy | 100% |
Romance | 55% |
Teen | 47% |
Coming of age | 25% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Sony previously released 'Can't Hardly Wait' to Blu-ray in 2008. One of the most popular Teen comedies of all time earned a decent Blu-ray release dubbed '10 Year Reunion Edition.' Mill Creek has again distributed the film to the 1080p format in 2018, this time labeled the "20 Year Reunion Edition," without any substantial differences. The 1080p transfer appears nearly identical to Sony's. The newly encoded DTS audio differs little from Sony's TrueHD presentation. No new extras are included and most from the supplements from the Sony disc carry over, with a couple notable omissions in the form of a trivia track and a 90s quiz.
Wouldn't I be beautiful in 4K?
Audiences have waited for more Can't Hardly Wait to come to Blu-ray for more than a decade. Mill Creek has answered the call but released the film with what appears to be the same transfer used on the dated 2008 Sony release. There's precious little difference between two, most notably an extremely slight alteration in color, leaving the Mill Creek a hint more red. Otherwise, comparisons reveal essentially no change in texture or framing. For a video review of the Sony release, which essentially applies to this release, please click here.
Can't Hardly Wait featured a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack 10 years ago. Mill Creek has seemingly released the same track with a new
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless encode. For a full audio review of the TrueHD track, which essentially carries over to this disc, please
click here.
Note that this version does not include the additional language and subtitle options available on the Sony disc, including French, Portuguese, and Thai
audio and French, Portuguese, Spanish, Indonesian, Korean, Mandarin, and Thai subtitles.
Can't Hardly Wait's 20th anniversary release contains only rollover supplementals from the previously released 10 year anniversary
edition. There are three omissions: the You Know You're '90's If... quiz, the Special K's 411 Track Yo' pop-up trivia track, and the
Sony
trailers collage. For full supplemental reviews, please click here. For convenience, below is a list of what's included. No
DVD or digital versions are included. The release ships with a non-embossed slipcover.
Mill Creek has done little to entice repeat buyers to pick up this release of Can't Hardly Wait. A few supplements have been removed from the Sony disc and the video and audio encodes don't make any significant alterations for the better or for the worse. This release does ship with a slipcover, though, which might be enough to make collectors pick it up. No digital copy is included. Fans who missed the disc the first time around can pick it up with relative confidence and at a good price, but those who still own the Sony disc have no reason to upgrade.
20th Anniversary Limited Edition Packaging
2004
2010
20th Anniversary Edition
1989
10th Anniversary Edition
1999
2001
25th Anniversary Edition
1995
2002
American Pie 3 | Unrated + Theatrical
2003
Unrated Version
2004
1999
2008
Remastered
1984
2009
Unrated + Theatrical
2006
2009
1987
2009
1982
Unrated + Rated
2009
2013