{"id":24010,"date":"2020-10-23T00:01:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T07:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=24010"},"modified":"2021-06-25T23:34:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T06:34:16","slug":"review-friendsgiving-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/10\/review-friendsgiving-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendsgiving Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Friendsgiving<\/em><\/strong> sort of excels thanks to Malin Akerman and Kat Dennings surrounded by a nice supporting cast. Didn\u2019t think the script did this ensemble a whole lot of favors, but I did chuckle few times at least.<\/p>\n

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Friendsgiving<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy, Drama<\/span>
\nLionsgate | R \u2013 96 min. \u2013 $21.99 | October 27, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/22\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Nicol Paone
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Nicol Paone (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Malin Akerman, Kat Dennings, Jack Donnelly, Aisha Tyler, Jane Seymour, Deon Cole, Ryan Hansen, Chelsea Peretti, Christine Taylor, Wanda Sykes, Margaret Cho<\/span><\/p>\n

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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurette, Gag Reel
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\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 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>24.14 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>28.37 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C (untested)<\/span><\/p>\n
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Lionsgate provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 2\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Abby (KAT DENNINGS) is looking forward to a laid-back Thanksgiving with her best friend, Molly (MALIN AKERMAN). But the friends\u2019 plans for a quiet turkey dinner go up in smoke when they\u2019re joined by Molly\u2019s new boyfriend and her flamboyant mother (JANE SEYMOUR). Throw in some party crashers including Molly\u2019s old flame, a wannabe shaman, and a trio of Fairy Gay Mothers (WANDA SYKES, MARGARET CHO and FORTUNE FEINSTER), and it\u2019s a recipe for a chaotic holiday no one will ever forget \u2013 even if they wanted to!<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Certainly won\u2019t be some future Thanksgiving classic, but Friendsgiving<\/em><\/strong> has its moments, albeit uneven at times, thanks to a fun core cast consisting of Malin Akerman, whom I\u2019ve been a fan of from Children\u2019s Hospital<\/em>, Kat Dennings, mostly due to her sardonic sense of humor of characters she tends to play and Aisha Tyler, mainly her love of geekdom and DC comics. The material isn\u2019t anything special and doesn\u2019t break much new ground in terms of the ensemble comedy-drama, however it\u2019s probably worthy of a rental.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 \/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a slip cover<\/strong> and a Digital HD<\/strong> redemption code. Features aren\u2019t exactly plentiful but there is an Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> with writer\/director Nicol Paone and producer\/actress Malin Akerman, Making Friendsgiving<\/em>: Serving Up Insanity (13:26)<\/u><\/strong> behind-the-scenes featurette and a Gag Reel (4:35)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Lionsgate releases Friendsgiving<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray, presented with a 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. This being a comedy at its core, and a film taking place mostly in one location, the picture is bright and cheerful throughout with detail being sharp and well defined.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The movie comes accompanied with a effective, for the genre, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track providing for clear dialogue coming from the center channel with some minimally usage of the front and rear channels for ambient noises and a generic score.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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All in all, Friendsgiving<\/em><\/strong> sort of excels thanks to Malin Akerman and Kat Dennings surrounded by a nice supporting cast. Didn\u2019t think the script did this ensemble a whole lot of favors, but I did chuckle few times at least, so that\u2019s something.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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