Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Smell of Fear is easily the weakest of the three movies with the bulk of the humor connecting in the opening and end sequences, the latter courtesy of Leslie Nielson’s physical comedy, with the middle part eliciting a couple chuckles but little else.
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
(1994)
REVIEW NAVIGATION
The Movie | Special Features | Video Quality | Audio Quality | Overall
Genre(s): Comedy, Crime
Warner Home Video | PG13 – 83 min. – $14.98 | December 1, 2015
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THE MOVIE – 2.75/5 |
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Plot Synopsis: Oscar night. Who will win? Who will lose? And will someone please kick that numbskull off stage? Wait! That’s no ordinary numbskull. That’s Lt. Frank Drebin (LESLIE NIELSON), crashing the ceremonies to stop a terrorist plot that could mean curtains for him. Quick Hit Review: Certainly the weakest of the three, The Naked Gun 33 1/3 at least does have a few laughs from the funny opening sequence spoofing The Untouchables and culminating with the climax which was absolutely as hilarious as I remember it when I last watched the movie several years back. However, the stuff in between is a tad stale but at least with Leslie Nielson those scenes were at least tolerable. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 0/5 |
| Unfortunately no features were included meaning you’ll need to keep your old DVD which has an audio commentary and theatrical trailer… |
VIDEO – 3.0/5 |
| Naked Gun 33 1/3 is presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. Honestly, I doubt this movie ever looked good but this HD transfer is a bit mixed. Colors appear vibrant but there’s a heavy amount of grain throughout so detail isn’t the best. I also noticed a few instances where I think edge enhancement was used as it look overly sharp and not natural. As with the previous movie, it is at least moderately better than its DVD counterpart however not sure if that’s enough. |
AUDIO – 4.0/5 |
| The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is decent enough with good dialogue levels. But where this lossless track really comes to life is with the score beginning with the fanfare that plays over the Paramount logo to the “Police Squad” theme through the opening credits and even some of the “action” sequences that involve gunplay. It’s a nice track and although it’s not something one would use to show off one’s home theater, it sounded better than ever. |
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OVERALL – 2.5/5 |
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Overall, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Smell of Fear is easily the weakest of the three movies with the bulk of the humor connecting in the opening and end sequences, the latter courtesy of Leslie Nielson’s physical comedy, with the middle part eliciting a couple chuckles but little else. The Blu-ray released by Warner, as part of the catalogue titles purchased from Paramount, is limited with OK video, decent audio but no bonus features.
Published: 12/06/2015 |
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