5.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Tom's in love with the cute house sitter next door. He's too shy but his older brother visits and helps Tom with the first date. Things don't go as planned.
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, Brian McNamara, Fisher Stevens, BD WongComedy | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
None
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Jonathan Wacks' "Mystery Date" (1991) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of independent distributors Olive Films. The only bonus feature on the disc is an original trailer for the film. In English, without optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked".
The shy guy
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Jonathan Wacks' Mystery Date arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Olive Films.
The release appears to have been sourced from the same master that MGM used when it prepared the initial DVD release of Mystery Date. Predictably, during some of the nighttime footage depth isn't overly impressive. Some light crushing also pop ups and further impacts shadow definition. The good news is that despite the limitations of the master the film has a fairly decent organic appearance. The encoding could have been optimized and the end result would have been even better, but large portions of the film still look rather good (see screencaptures #3 and 5). Colors are stable, but there should be a wider range of nuances. There are no traces of recent degraining corrections, but ideally the grain should be much better exposed and resolved. Contrast levels are stable. Overall image stability is excellent. Finally, there are no distracting debris, damage marks, cuts, or warped frames to report in our review. So a new master would undoubtedly give the film a fresh and much more vibrant appearance, but the current technical presentation is still quite decent. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are not provided for the main feature.
The film has a very nice retro soundtrack that features top tracks from INXS, Tone Loc, GWAR, and Dave Stewart and Candy Dulfer, amongst other. The music is crisp and clear and even during the club scenes balance remains quite nice. Depth and clarity are also consistently pleasing. The dialog is stable and clean, though I assume that if the audio is fully remastered some minor improvements in the mid/high frequencies will probably be made. There are no audio dropouts or digital distortions to report in our review.
I've always liked this film. It is very light and genuinely entertaining, plus it has a fantastic soundtrack that creates quite an atmosphere. It is widely forgotten now because it received plenty of unfavorable reviews when it came out in the early '90s, but I assure you the people that did not like it simply did not have the right expectations for it. The film is perfect to see after a long and exhausting day with someone special. RECOMMENDED.
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