{"id":21769,"date":"2019-08-13T10:20:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T17:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=21769"},"modified":"2019-08-13T10:20:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T17:20:31","slug":"review-roxanne-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/08\/review-roxanne-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Roxanne Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Roxanne<\/em><\/strong> is a wonderfully breezy romantic-comedy that one can\u2019t help but smile from beginning to end, mostly because of Steve Martin\u2019s understated but still fulfilling performance alongside a nice supporting cast.<\/p>\n

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Roxanne<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy, Romance<\/span>
\nMill Creek Entertainment | PG \u2013 107 min. \u2013 $14.98 | August 13, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/13\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Fred Schepisi
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Edmond Rostand (play \u201cCyrano de Bergerac\u201d); Steve Martin (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Shelley Duvall, Rick Rossovich, Fred Willard, Michael J. Pollard<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>None
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>24.36 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>30.23 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Mill Creek Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>In the little resort town of Nelson, Washington, well-loved Fire Chief C.D. Bales (STEVE MARTIN) is sensitive about his remarkably long nose. A beautiful, intelligent astronomer, Roxanne (DARYL HANNAH), in town to study a comet, finds herself attracted to another newcomer, C.D.\u2019s imported professional firefighter, Chris (RICK ROSSOVICH). Roxanne confides her interest to.D., who reluctantly passes it on to Chris, but he\u2019s dumbstruck and convinces C.D. to ghost-write a letter to Roxanne \u2013 one that is an outpouring of C.D.\u2019s own feelings for her.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>I\u2019ve seen Roxanne<\/em><\/strong> off-and-on several times over the years and while this might not be top-shelf Steve Martin in terms of performance, though he definitely is charming, the film itself is just one of those feel good flicks that you can turn on at any time and just chill out for 90 minutes. It\u2019s a simple story, and take on \u201cCyrano de Bergerac\u201d, but the humor is light hearted and although you do have a main character who deceives, one can\u2019t help to have fun with the premise anyway, sort of in the same vein as You\u2019ve Got Mail<\/em> when Tom Hanks pretty much deceives Meg Ryan for the entirety of the third act, and yet that movie is a personal favorite.<\/p>\n

Roxanne<\/em><\/strong> was directed by Fred Schepisi (The Russia House<\/em>, Mr. Baseball<\/em>) from a script written by Martin himself. This is just an all around fun flick that manages to still be humorous and likable 30 years later.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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No features were included, not even a scene select submenu. However, this does have Mill Creek\u2019s \u201cretro VHS\u201d slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Mill Creek releases Roxanne<\/em><\/strong> with a transfer that probably is similar to the original Sony Blu-ray release from a decade ago. As such, the movie doesn\u2019t look bad at all, detail was pretty good and colors tended to be bright in keeping with the light-hearted material. It\u2019s not at all perfect but still satisfactory.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The included DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track I found to be, at best, serviceable. Dialogue was mostly okay however there was a time or two where it was a little soft, as the case for any background or ambient noises from the rear channels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Roxanne<\/em><\/strong> is a wonderfully breezy romantic-comedy that one can\u2019t help but smile from beginning to end, mostly because of Steve Martin\u2019s understated but still fulfilling performance alongside a nice supporting cast. This Mill Creek release doesn\u2019t bring much new to the table over Sony\u2019s old 2009 Blu-ray except for the cool \u201cretro VHS\u201d slip cover.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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