Barbershop is a fun enough ensemble comedy that actually shows some depth for Ice Cube unlike some of this crappy family adventure fare.
Barbershop
(2002)
Genre(s): Comedy
MVD Visual | PG13 – 102 min. – $24.96 | September 11, 2018
Date Published: 09/26/2018 | Author: The Movieman
MVD Visual provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.
PLOT SYNOPSIS |
Calvin (ICE CUBE) is a would-be entrepreneur with big plans and running his family’s barbershop isn’t one of them. But when he impulsively sells the shop to a shady loan shark (KEITH DAVID), he soon realizes just how important the neighborhood parlor is to him and just how far he’ll go to get it back. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 3.5/5 |
This release comes with a matted slip cover. Audio Commentary – Director Tim Story, Producer Robert Teitel, Producer George Tillman Jr. and Writer Don Scott Jr. The Hair Cut:
Deleted Scenes (6:42) – There 7 scenes that didn’t make the cut (no pun intended). Optional commentary with Tim Story. Also included are Bloopers & Outtakes (4:53), Barber Banter (2:39) featurette on what is talked about in barbershops, a Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery (1:56), a Music Video (5:13) for “Trade it All” by Fabolous featuring P. Diddy and Jagged Edge, and the Theatrical Trailer (2:13). |
VIDEO – 3.75/5 |
Barbershop is presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture doesn’t at all look bad especially for a 16 year old film that likely didn’t receive any kind of restoration and since it is a comedy. Detail is decent, colors are generally bright and is fairly clean with only some minor dust marks. |
AUDIO – 3.5/5 |
The disc includes a DTS-HD MA 5.1 track (and alternate PCM stereo track) and outputs clear dialogue and some modest depth for the generic score and soundtrack. Nothing phenomenal but still serviceable. |
OVERALL – 3.5/5 |
Overall, Barbershop is a fun enough ensemble comedy that actually shows some depth for Ice Cube unlike some of this crappy family adventure fare. The Blu-ray itself has good video/audio transfers and an okay selection of bonus material. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.