{"id":23474,"date":"2020-06-29T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T23:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23474"},"modified":"2020-12-18T21:12:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T05:12:58","slug":"review-pretty-in-pink-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/06\/review-pretty-in-pink-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty in Pink: Paramount Presents Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pretty in Pink
\n<\/span>\u2014 Paramount Presents #6 \u2014<\/span>
\n(1986)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Comedy, Romance<\/span>
\nParamount | PG13 \u2013 96 min. \u2013 $29.99 | June 16, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/29\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Howard Deutch
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>John Hughes (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader, Andrew McCarthy<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes
\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), German (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0), Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>32.43 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>40.91 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Paramount Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Andie (MOLLY RINGWALD) is an outcast at her Chicago high school, hanging out either with her older boss (ANNIE POTTS), who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky classmate Duckie (JON CRYER), who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane (ANDREW MCCARTHY), asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.<\/p>\n

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Review:<\/strong> Although I have seen Home Alone<\/em>, Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off<\/em> and The Breakfast Club<\/em> more times than I could count, for one reason or another I had never took the time to watch Pretty in Pink<\/em><\/strong>, one of many movies at least written by John Hughes from the 1980s through the early 90s. Seeing now for the first time… it\u2019s one of his lesser movies albeit still found it entertaining mostly for Molly Ringwald\u2019s absolutely engaging performance.<\/p>\n

Even though it\u2019s not a favorite Hughes movie of mine, as with Breakfast Club<\/em> and to some extent Ferris Bueller<\/em>, there is a timeless element even with the 1980s motif and music, that resonates with all generations who had to live through the highs and lows of high school and young love, before the real world hits your squarely in the nose. Okay, it\u2019s not that bad.<\/p>\n

My main issue with the film, and one of the endless debates that have raged online, is the two guys vying for Andie\u2019s affections: Blane and Duckie, one of wealth and conservative style, the other with an eclectic fashion… not to mention a bit of what we today would consider stalkerish behavior that eventually would lead to police intervention. In any case, my opinion of two? I really didn\u2019t care about either which kind of makes the ending a bit moot nobody who she ended up with. Neither one felt right, although at least Ringwald and McCarthy shared some mild chemistry, course both are charismatic in their own rights anyway.<\/p>\n

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All in all,\u00a0Pretty in Pink<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>was an entertaining enough film and does have some repeat value for me, though I would prefer to re-watch\u00a0Ferris Bueller’s Day Off<\/em>,\u00a0The Breakfast Club<\/em> or\u00a0Sixteen Candles<\/em> (which I recently watched for the first time), over this.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a slip cover with a fold out on the front revealing the original theatrical poster.<\/p>\n

Filmmaker in Focus: Pretty in Pink<\/em> (7:38)<\/u><\/strong> is a new interview with director Howard Deutch looking back on making the movie.<\/p>\n

The Lost Dance: The Original Ending (12:15)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Featurette on the ending in which Andie and Duckie get together instead of with Blane. Has interviews with the cast and filmmakers on why this one didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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According to the back cover, Pretty in Pink<\/em><\/strong>, which I believe is making its debut on Blu-ray here in North America, is newly remastered taken from a 4K film transfer. As it is, this 1080p picture, shown with a 1080p high-definition transfer, does look quite good. Detail is pretty decent throughout and colors do appear to be of the era, not really boosted and instead looking natural, including the as-titled pink in Ringwald\u2019s prom dress. There was some very minor specs but more of the blink or miss variety, so this is an otherwise clean transfer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The included DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track sounds quite good. Nothing extraordinary going on here with it, though, but dialogue comes across with nice clarity and the music and score make up the other channels, with some modest depth in the more crowded settings, like the prom scene at the end.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Pretty in Pink<\/em><\/strong> may be\u00a0 one of John Hughes lesser films of the 1980s but still was an enjoyable flick propelled by Molly Ringwald\u2019s wonderful performance, though unlike some, I found Duckie to be on the obnoxious side, so okay with how this one ended, not that I found Blane all that endearing, still a nice enough guy.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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