{"id":12142,"date":"2016-04-25T23:10:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T06:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=12142"},"modified":"2016-06-06T23:19:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T06:19:20","slug":"review-ladyinthevan-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/04\/review-ladyinthevan-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Lady in the Van BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>The Lady in the Van<\/em><\/strong> is a well made drama with another standout performance from Maggie Smith with honorable mention to Alex Jennings. It\u2019s an interesting story that tells a story of an unusual woman.<\/p>\n

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The Lady in the Van<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Comedy
\nSony | PG13 \u2013 104 min. \u2013 $24.99 | April 19, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 04\/25\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Nicholas Hytner
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Alan Bennett (memoir); Alan Bennett (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent, Frances de la Tour, Roger Allam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Portuguese (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Thai (Dolby Digital 5.1),
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, Chinese, French, Indonesian\/Bahasa, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Based on the true story of Miss Shepherd (MAGGIE SMITH), a woman of uncertain origins \u201ctemporarily\u201d parks her van in Alan Bennett\u2019s (ALEX JENNINGS) London driveway and proceeds to live there for 15 years. What begins as a grudging favor becomes a relationship that will change both their lives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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

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This release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Feature Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Director Nicholas Hytner provides a pleasant enough track offering up insights into the story, locations and other tid-bits.<\/p>\n

Playing the Lady: Maggie Smith as Miss Shepherd (6:22; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is an interview with various cast and crew talking about Smith\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

The Making of The Lady in the Van<\/em> (13:46; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is your typical behind-the-scenes featurette with more cast and crew interviews, including the real-life Alan Bennett as they discuss the project.<\/p>\n

The Visual Effects (7:29; HD)<\/u><\/strong> breaks down the effects work done, particularly turning Bennett into a twin.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (4:34; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 There are three scenes that were removed, but nothing of consequence, just more character moments.<\/p>\n

Theatrical Trailer (1:58; HD)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Previews<\/strong> \u2013 Truth<\/em>, Grandma<\/em>, Son of Saul<\/em>, I Saw the Light<\/em>, Dark Horse<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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

The Lady in the Van<\/em><\/strong> parks on Blu-ray presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. This is a brightly shot movie with vibrant colors such as when Miss Shepherd paints her van yellow to a nice blend of more natural tones, especially with Bennett\u2019s attire. Detail looks sharp throughout and the transfer itself is clean, free of artifacts and aliasing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The provided DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is perfectly suitable for a drama-comedy: dialogue levels sound nice and clear and any ambient noises, or the score, makes good usage of the front and rear channels. It\u2019s nothing extraordinary but gets the job done just fine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, The Lady in the Van<\/em><\/strong> is a well made drama with another standout performance from Maggie Smith with honorable mention to Alex Jennings. It\u2019s an interesting story that tells a story of an unusual woman. The Blu-ray release has good video and audio transfers and an OK selection of bonus material.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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