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20 Year Reunion Edition
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1998 | 100 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 30, 2018

Can't Hardly Wait (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

6.7
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users0.0 of 50.0
Reviewer3.0 of 53.0
Overall3.0 of 53.0

Overview

Can't Hardly Wait (1998)

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 Facinelli
Director: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan

Comedy100%
Romance55%
Teen47%
Coming of age25%

Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
    Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

  • Audio

    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

  • Subtitles

    English SDH

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Single disc (1 BD)

  • Packaging

    Slipcover in original pressing

  • Playback

    Region A, B (C untested)

Review

Rating summary

Movie3.0 of 53.0
Video3.0 of 53.0
Audio3.5 of 53.5
Extras2.5 of 52.5
Overall3.0 of 53.0

Can't Hardly Wait Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Martin Liebman December 4, 2018

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.

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On the night of their high school graduation, a myriad of seniors gather for one final party that will be long remembered for its many twists and turns and the upheaval of the status quo that ruled their lives for four years. Popular jock Mike Dexter (Peter Facinelli) has just dumped longtime girlfriend Amanda Beckett (Jennifer Love Hewitt, I Know What You Did Last Summer) in preparation for what he believes will be an onslaught of attractive girls to woo in college. Meanwhile, nerd William Lichter (Charlie Korsmo) plans revenge on Mike for the various humiliations he's endured at the hands of the jock and his friends over the years. Kenny Fisher (Seth Green, The Italian Job) comes to the party with a list of 10 female classmates, convinced one of them will wind up spending the night with him. Shy guy Preston Meyers (Ethan Embry, Vacancy) hopes to finally proclaim his longtime love for Amanda, and he drags friend Denise Fleming (Lauren Ambrose) to the party for moral support. As the night progresses, each of these characters will discover more about themselves, and each other, than four years of high school ever revealed.

For a full film review, please click here.


Can't Hardly Wait Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  3.0 of 5

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 Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  3.5 of 5

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 Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  2.5 of 5

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.

  • Audio Commentary: "Original" track with Co-Writers/Co-Directors Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, Producer Jenno Topping, and Actor Seth Green.
  • Audio Commentary: "10 Years Later" track with Actors Peter Facinelli, Donald Faison, Seth Green, and Joel Michaely and Co-Writers/Co-Directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont.
  • Huntington Hills Class of '98 Reunion
  • Can't Hardly Wait: The Making of a Teen Classic
  • Life of the Party
  • Deleted Scenes: Includes "Pop Tarts?", Extended Dendrophilia, Alternate Trip McNeely, Alternate Jail Scene, Extended Party Bust, and This Party Sucked.
  • Music Video "I Can't Get Enough of You, Baby" by Smash Mouth.


Can't Hardly Wait Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  3.0 of 5

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.


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