Posted by Martin:
The Video: B
The Audio: B
The Extras: B
Knocked Up
is another in a growing line of comedies by Judd Apatow. Going back to the great Freaks and Geeks
television show and then beginning with The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Apatow, along with Seth Rogan, seem to have created there own little brand of comedy. Knocked Up is in the same vein as the rest of his work, a dorky guy some how manages to snag a beautiful woman. It was well reviewed when it came out in 2007.
The Video: B
The video is formatted in 1.85:1. The transfer of the Eric Edwards cinematography work is done well. This is not the most eye catching movie to see. Some of the scenes seemed to be lit poorly that occur in Seth Rogan's character's house. Can't give this video an A, but this is a very clean transfer.
The Audio: B
The main audio is presented in DTS-HD. This is a dialog driven movie, there are no action scenes. DTS-HD may have been overkill here, but there are no complaints on the audio.
The Extras: B
There is a ton of stuff here, and for me it is too much stuff and poorly organized. I prefer extras that don't repeat each other and are well organized. A lot of the extras are edited gag reels from the set. Here is what you get in terms of extras:
- Feature Commentary with Seth Rogan, Judd Apatow, and Bill Hader
- Deleted Scenes
- Extended/Alternative Scenes
- Line-O-Rama
- Beard-O-Rama
- Finding Ben Stone
- Gag Reel
- Kids on the Loose
- Directing the Director
- Gummy the 6th Roommate
- Roller Coaster Doc
- Kuni Files
- Kuni Gone Wild
- Topless Scenes
- Stripper Confidential
- Video Diaries
- RAw Footage
- Katherine Heigl Audition
- Loundon Wainwright III Scoring Session
- Loudon Wainwright III Live and McCabe's
This is a better commentary then the sloppy one they put together for Pineapple Express. They added Apatow and Rogan added Bill Hader to the mix so that he could do impressions through out the commentary. You do learn at the beginning of the commentary that the two children in the film are Apatow's own kids, he discusses his decision to use them because child actors can seem very fake from time to time. The two kids are cute in the film.
The parts with Loudon Wainwright I found enjoyable because you don't usually see these sort of discussions about the music on a movie, and watching the performances is a nice touch.
Overall:
I enjoyed this movie more than I expected. Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogan had good chemistry on screen together. There are some interesting extras here and bits that are very funny, but there is just too much and a lot of it repeats on each other. But if you have enjoyed other Judd Apatow movies I would recommend checking this disc out.
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