{"id":10304,"date":"2015-09-25T16:18:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T23:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=10304"},"modified":"2015-09-25T16:19:34","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T23:19:34","slug":"review-entourage-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/09\/review-entourage-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Entourage: The Movie BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Entourage: The Movie<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t bad in the same way as films like Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em> or Muck<\/em> are but instead it\u2019s just a self-indulgent flick where Hollywood stars can rub shoulders with one another and have a good time with it. That said, I suppose if you\u2019re a fan of the series, which I was at one point for the first few seasons, this might be satisfactory if only because it\u2019s serves as an extended episode.<\/p>\n

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Entourage: The Movie<\/span>
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\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy
\nWarner Bros. | R \u2013 104 min. \u2013 $44.95 | September 29, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Doug Ellin
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Doug Ellin (characters); Doug Ellin & Rob Weiss (story), Doug Ellin (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Billy Bob Thornton, Perrey Reeves, Rex Lee, Debi Mazar, Haley Joel Osment, Ronda Rousey, Alan Dale, Emily Ratajkowski<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel, DVD Copy
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>32.7 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThe ride ain\u2019t over!\u201d No, that\u2019s not the tagline for the next Fast and Furious<\/em> though it does feature a star-studded cast and an inane plot. However, unlike tie F&F<\/em> franchise, Entourage: The Movie<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t nearly as entertaining, that is unless you like seeing rich people dealing with rich people problems while driving around in expensive cars only they can afford; heck in one instance a character gets a $200k car as a gift.<\/p>\n

Entourage: The Movie<\/em><\/strong> takes place shortly after the series finale where we meet up with our \u201cfavorite\u201d bros as they aboard a yacht in full party mode courtesy of movie star Vincent Chase (ADRIAN GRENIER) whose marriage reporter Sophia was annulled after only 9 days. His, ahem, entourage, includes manager\/producer E (KEVIN CONNELLY) who is moments away of becoming a father as on-again-off-again girlfriend Sloan (EMMANUELLE CHRIQUI) is several months pregnant; driver Turtle (JERRY FERRARA) is a multi-millionaire, living in a mansion next door to Spielberg, thanks to investment in an upstart tequila company; and Drama (KEVIN DILLON) is still struggling despite some success during the series finale.<\/p>\n

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Finally, and he deserves his own paragraph, Ari Gold (JEREMY PIVEN), as promised in the series finale, is now running a major studio and after much, albeit brief, trepidation, gambles on a project entitled \u201cHyde\u201d to star Vincent Chase who also manages to convince Ari to giving him the director\u2019s chair. The project, initially budgeted for $100 million has gone several million over budget and Ari must kowtow to a Texas business tycoon, Larsen McCredle (BILLY BOB THORNTON), for the funds, which are in addition to the financing he provided before. However, he\u2019s not willing to pony up the money just yet and sends his spoiled brat of a son, Travis (HALEY JOEL OSMENT), to watch the rough cut and determine whether they will give the necessary money to complete the project.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s really the basic plot behind Entourage<\/em><\/strong> and is more or less serves as an extended episode. There are subplots for the boys from E\u2019s nice guy persona turning into a sex obsessive semi-creep to Drama wanting to get out of the shadow of his brother. Sprinkled in are several cameos from the likes of Liam Neeson to Kelsey Grammer to, of all people, Chad Lowe amongst many, many others. Some, playing a version of themselves, have larger roles including model-turned-actress Emily Ratajkowski (Gone Girl<\/em>, \u201cBlurred Lines\u201d music video) and MMA Fighter Ronda Rousey who serves as some kind of romantic lead opposite Turtle where we get one of the more ridiculous and forced conflicts of the entire film which has very little conflict…<\/p>\n

Alright, while I didn\u2019t like Entourage: The Movie<\/em><\/strong>, there\u2019s still a modicum of entertainment that sets it slightly above other bad flicks (looking at you Muck<\/em>) and I\u2019d gladly choose to watch this, as self-indulgent yet un-self-aware as it is, over much of the dreck I\u2019ve been forced to come across over the years. It also helps that Jeremy Piven\u2019s Ari Gold is still the most amusing character of the bunch, as he was throughout the series. The rest of the bunch, as far as the performances are concerned, isn\u2019t bad but having played those same characters for several years, you\u2019re not getting anything new from any of them.<\/p>\n

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The film was co-written and directed by series creator Doug Ellin with Mark Wahlberg, who makes a cameo appearance as himself, serving as executive producer as he did with the show which was loosely based on his own life and experiences.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>. Inside are a standard DVD Copy<\/u><\/strong> and a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

The Gang Still Rockin\u2019 It (14:18; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Here we join the cast as they discuss how things have changed for their respective characters and just the all around concept of the series.<\/p>\n

Hollywood, Baby! (8:28; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This is some behind-the-scenes footage of the high life of the guys of Entourage<\/em> from the yacht to the high-priced cars.<\/p>\n

The Making of \u201cHyde\u201d (4:34; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 In this brief featurette this is BTS on making of the movie within the movie…<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (18:39; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 We get several scenes removed more than likely due to pacing though the original cut was NC-17 so there might be some footage axed to get the R-rating.<\/p>\n

Gag Reel (2:46; HD)<\/u><\/strong> contains the regular on-set antics and flubbed lines.<\/p>\n

Meet the Newest Member of Entourage (2:16; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a featurette on Lucas Ellin answering questions.<\/p>\n

Lucas Ellin is Jonah Gold (1:59; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a new interview with the young man playing Gold\u2019s son.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Entourage: The Movie<\/em><\/strong> is presented in its original 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture is fine though nothing outstanding with good detail levels while colors are generally bright and cheerful in keeping with the comedic tone of the film. There were no apparent aliasing or other ailments making for a nice transfer, one that has a decent pop off the small screen.
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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The movie comes with a standard but effective DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track (sorry, no Atmos or 7.1 this time around). On the whole, it sounds fine providing for clear dialogue levels from beginning to end and there is some minor depth courtesy of the soundtrack which includes some choice music where the bass would give the LFE channel life.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Entourage: The Movie<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t bad in the same way as films like Transformers: Age of Extinction<\/em> or Muck<\/em> are but instead it\u2019s just a self-indulgent flick where Hollywood stars can rub shoulders with one another and have a good time with it. That said, I suppose if you\u2019re a fan of the series, which I was at one point for the first few seasons, this might be satisfactory if only because it\u2019s serves as an extended episode (and probably would\u2019ve been more appropriate as an HBO Original Movie than theatrical release).<\/p>\n

As far as the Blu-ray is concerned, it\u2019s a basic release with good video\/audio transfers but a lackluster selection of bonus material.<\/p>\n


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Brian Oliver aka The Movieman
\n<\/em>Published: <\/strong>09\/26\/2015<\/p>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n