{"id":10664,"date":"2015-11-04T09:44:53","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T17:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=10664"},"modified":"2015-11-17T09:55:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T17:55:41","slug":"review-papertowns-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/11\/review-papertowns-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Paper Towns BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Paper Towns<\/em><\/strong>, while not great, has its moments with strong performances from Nat Wolff, Justice Smith and even Cara Delevingne and had enough entertainment value to keep my interest until the bittersweet end. The Blu-ray released by Fox offers good video\/audio and the bonus features are decent enough.<\/p>\n

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Paper Towns<\/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>Drama, Mystery
\nFox | PG13 \u2013 109 min. \u2013 $39.99 | October 20, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Jake Schreier
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>John Green (novel); Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Halston Sage, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Jaz Sinclair<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel, Theatrical Trailer, 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>36.5 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Ever since they were children, Quentin (NAT WOLFF) has been in love with his enigmatic neighbor Margo (CARA DELEVINGNE). So when Margo recruits Quentin for a prank-filled night of adventure, Quentin leaps at the opportunity. But the next day, Margo suddenly disappears, leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. When he goes on an epic road trip to find her \u2014 with his two best friends, Radar (JUSTICE SMITH) and Ben (AUSTIN ABRAMS) as well as one of Margo\u2019s friends (HALSTON SAGE) and Radar\u2019s girlfriend (JAZ SINCLAIR) \u2014, Quentin ultimately learns the true meaning of love and friendship.<\/p>\n

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Going in I wasn\u2019t sure exactly what to expect from this movie. I\u2019d never seen The Fault in Our Stars<\/em> so I\u2019m unfamiliar with author John Green and how his novels are adapted while the reviews for this seemed to be tepid, bordering on bad to disappointing for fans. When it was over, I can\u2019t say I was blown away yet there\u2019s a certain sincerity behind the message of living your life while you\u2019re young.<\/p>\n

Now, this isn\u2019t to say Paper Towns<\/em><\/strong> doesn\u2019t have its problems. For one, Margo, the character at the center, isn\u2019t that likeable mainly because she experienced first-world problems running away from the situation, after she discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her with one of her friends, and the option to leave without telling anyone except<\/em> for leaving clues for Quentin to follow for one simple reason which I won\u2019t and can\u2019t reveal without going in major spoilers. Needless to say, it was dumb. Again, I never read Green\u2019s novel so perhaps there was more detail in fleshing it out there that wasn\u2019t done in the adaptation but it wasn\u2019t satisfying in an emotional way.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, the performance from this young cast is perhaps one of the saving graces to go along with the middle section (road trip) that made this semi-enjoyable. Nat Wolff, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith and Halston Sage all shared great chemistry and even Cara Delevingne, in spite of playing a stuck up character, at least had a strange, even alluring charisma of her own.<\/p>\n

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Paper Towns<\/em><\/strong> was helmed by Jake Schreier following is successful freshman effort, Robot & Frank<\/em> starring Frank Langella. Here, it\u2019s apparent he\u2019s making it strictly for the tween-MTV-watching crowd (modern, no music MTV that is) strewing indie-esque music throughout, perfectly placed for the scene at hand (I should note that I kind of dug the music, just not how it was used). In the end, I found this to be a flawed but perfectly fine movie so long as you don\u2019t think too hard about Margo\u2019s plan which stretches believability.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Director Jake Schreier and Author\/Executive Producer John Green provide a lively and entertaining track giving background and tid-bits on the project.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (3:54; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 There are four scenes included that were cut and while they are nothing phenomenal, they\u2019re nice to watch but add nothing to the movie except the running time…<\/p>\n

Alternate Scene \u201cShake it Off\u201d (1:57; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is just a different take from the final version in which the boys, to pump themselves up to enter the abandoned room, sing the Taylor Swift song.<\/p>\n

Paper Towns<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: Making Of (21:09; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a 3-part behind-the-scenes featurette that includes on-set interviews with the cast, author and director and include topics like the \u201creal\u201d Agloe, New York and adapting the book into a movie.<\/p>\n

John and Nat: Lighting Round (8:04; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a Q&A with author John Green and star Nat Wolff.<\/p>\n

John and Cara: Lightning Round (5:15; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Yep, more of the same, but still fun.<\/p>\n

Gag Reel (3:08; HD)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Promotional Featurettes: Van Chats (TRT 4:46; HD)<\/u><\/strong> are a collection of short interviews with the cast and author John Green sitting in the van answering questions while on the road.<\/p>\n

Lastly we get a Gallery<\/u><\/strong> of still images and the Theatrical Trailer (2:26; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Fox releases Paper Towns<\/em><\/strong> presented in its original 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and show with a pleasing 1080p high-definition transfer. Detail levels were clear and sharp while colors appeared to be natural never appearing blown up or oversaturated. However, compared with other teen-oriented ones (non-fantasy) are a tad darker so it\u2019s not an entirely bright looking movie to begin with. The transfer is generally clean and no noticeable bouts of banding, aliasing or artifacts though it\u2019s not exactly reference quality either.
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AUDIO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The movie comes with a satisfactory DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track showcases clear dialogue throughout but given it is a drama, there\u2019s not much depth to really show off save for a near-car crash. The most impressive aspect of this track is with the choice, and oft sad, music as well as Ryan Lott\u2019s half-whimsical\/half-haunting score, utilizes the front and rear channels.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Paper Towns<\/em><\/strong>, while not great, has its moments with strong performances from Nat Wolff, Justice Smith and even Cara Delevingne and had enough entertainment value to keep my interest until the bittersweet end. The Blu-ray released by Fox offers good video\/audio and the bonus features are decent enough.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>11\/04\/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