6.1 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Three furry aliens on a long space voyage become very excited when they pickup a wayward broadcast signal. The titillating images are of hairless shapely creatures called "women." They follow the signal to Earth and wind up crashing into the swimming pool of one of these 'creatures,' Valerie. Soon the irresistible aliens become the talk of the town and cause all sorts of havoc. One of the aliens, Mac, falls in love only to have his heart broken. After fixing their ship, they prepare to leave. As they say their goodbyes, Valerie has an epiphany that surprises everyone — even herself!
Starring: Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Julie BrownComedy | 100% |
Music | 21% |
Sci-Fi | Insignificant |
Romance | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English, English SDH, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
For some, Earth Girls Are Easy will be an exercise in nostalgia, or at least memory, and not necessarily just because this film may bring back images of the halcyon days of VHS and Vestron Video, perhaps even more so than Dirty Dancing. Earth Girls Are Easy harkens back to a time when co-stars Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum were a couple, and Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans were considered supporting actors. The actual "star" of this production, at least in terms of writing input and perceived "power", might actually be Julie Brown, who co-wrote the film with her then partner Terrence E. McNally (not the famed playwright) and whose album Goddess in Progress had actually kinda sorta sparked the idea for the film.
Earth Girls Are Easy is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate Film's Vestron Video Collector's Series imprint with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.35:1. As usual with these releases, neither the cover nor the accompanying press sheet provide any technical information. It had been years since I had seen this film, and one of the major pluses of this transfer is how vividly it presents the candy colored production design, as well as offering secure support for fine detail in elements like the aliens' "native" fur. This still has a somewhat processed look, and seemed like it might have been (minimally) sharpened, something that can give grain a somewhat spiky appearance (you may be able to make out just the hint of a "halo" around some objects in some of the screenshots I've uploaded to accompany this review). Some of what I'm assuming was old school compositing frankly doesn't hold up to the increased resolution of the Blu-ray disc, and things like matte lines are easily visible in passing. There is recurrent if minor age related wear and tear throughout the presentation.
Earth Girls Are Easy features a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track that is perfectly supportive of a boisterous score which does utilize a lot of then trendy synths that have a metallic edge that can sound just a trifle brash in the highest registers. Singing and midrange instrumentation fares better, in terms of ease on the ears, and all dialogue is rendered cleanly and clearly without any problems. Optional English and Spanish subtitles are available.
Earth Girls Are Easy has a lot going for it, and yet frankly it may not ever quite "get there", despite valiant efforts on the part of a really energetic cast and especially some fun production design flourishes. Julie Brown may arguably not have been the best songwriter to entrust a full blown musical with, but the score is often bouncy, if just as frequently lightweight. The character work by Goldblum, Carrey and Wayans is enjoyable even when the narrative darts off on a few too many detours. Technical merits are generally solid (I'd rank audio above video, personally), and as has often been the case with the Vestron Video Collector's Series, the supplements are excellent. Recommended.
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