{"id":12155,"date":"2016-06-09T23:50:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T06:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=12155"},"modified":"2016-06-09T23:50:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T06:50:40","slug":"review-crush1993-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/06\/review-crush1993-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Crush BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>The Crush<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t a good movie by any stretch but can be a guilty pleasure. It\u2019s probably one Alicia Silverstone\u2019s better performances, behind Clueless<\/em>, and a lot of fun seeing\/hearing Cary Elwes struggle with his American accent. The film is at best passable entertainment but not much more than that.<\/p>\n

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The Crush<\/span>
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\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 89 min. \u2013 $27.99 | June 21, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/09\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Alan Shapiro
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Alan Shapiro (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Rubin, Kurtwood Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Interviews, Theatrical Trailer
\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), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>28.9 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>A man who should know better. A much younger teenager. No way should there be any kind of romance between them. Yet from the moment 14-year-old Adrian (ALICIA SILVERSTONE) met Nick (CARY ELWES), she was crazy abo0ut him. There must be something she can say or do… some way that she can show him that this is not just a crush.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: The Crush<\/em><\/strong>, a suspense thriller from 1993, written and directed by Alan Shapiro (would later go on to helm, of all things, Flipper<\/em>), was a breakout role for Alicia Silverstone and while the writing is anything great and the acting from Cary Elwes, as he struggles with an American accent, is noteworthy, but the film is at least passable entertainment. Compared with Silverstone\u2019s other thriller, 1995\u2019s The Babysitter<\/em>, which was utter trash, so at least The Crush<\/em><\/strong> is better than that piece of crap film, so take that for what it\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n<\/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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Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with Writer\/Director Alan Shapiro where he recounts the production and provides some anecdotal stories.<\/p>\n

The Doting Father (9:59; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a new interview with Kurtwood Smith as he recollects his time working on the movie.<\/p>\n

Stung by Love (13:19; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Jennifer Rubin offers her thoughts on the film and character.<\/p>\n

Also included is the Theatrical Trailer (2:03; HD)<\/u><\/strong> and a TV Spot (0:17; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The Crush<\/em><\/strong> debuts on Blu-ray through Shout Factory\u2019s Scream horror line and it\u2019s a fairly dirty looking transfer. Shown with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio, the 1080p picture is a tad soft when it comes to detail and colors aren\u2019t especially brilliant looking. I\u2019d have to compare with my DVD copy, but I suspect it\u2019s only a slight improvement. There were also some minor scratch marks and specs although nothing too distracting. It\u2019s an adequate enough transfer, unfortunately it isn\u2019t anything remarkable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Before the film begins, there\u2019s a text message from Shout that despite attempts to find an alternate audio source, there are some \u201cphasing issues\u201d that were present on Warner\u2019s DVD release. The track, offered both 2.0 and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (the latter plays by default), isn\u2019t anything special and while dialogue levels were OK, there was an echoey-effect at times and the music comes through each available channel. After sampling the 5.1 option, I chose to primarily watch the movie with the stereo track which is a bit more even keel versus 5.1 that tended to be a tad heavy in many spots.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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

Overall, The Crush<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t a good movie by any stretch but can be a guilty pleasure. It\u2019s probably one Alicia Silverstone\u2019s better performances, behind Clueless<\/em>, and a lot of fun seeing\/hearing Cary Elwes struggle with his American accent. The film is at best passable entertainment but not much more than that. The Blu-ray released through Shout Factory does at least offer some OK features while the video and audio transfers are barely above average.<\/p>\n

Brian Oliver a.k.a. The Movieman
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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