{"id":29182,"date":"2024-08-29T21:57:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T04:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=29182"},"modified":"2024-08-29T21:57:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T04:57:21","slug":"review-cant-hardly-wait-4kuhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2024\/08\/review-cant-hardly-wait-4kuhd\/","title":{"rendered":"Can’t Hardly Wait 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Can\u2019t Hardly Wait<\/em><\/strong> still is a favorite high school movie of mine, partially because it came out at the end of my junior year and because even though I\u2019ve seen it several times over the years, I still manage to laugh and it\u2019s just a fun, almost comfort-like movie.<\/p>\n

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Can’t Hardly Wait<\/span>
\n(1998)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy<\/span>
\nSony Pictures | PG13 \u2013 100 min. \u2013 $0.00 | January 8, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/29\/2023 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, Freddy Rodriguez, Donald Faison, Jaime Pressly<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Music Video, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K Ultra HD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0), French (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Spanish (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Note: <\/strong>The movie and special feature portions were copied over from my DVD review so keep that in mind with some references.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3\u00be\/5<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Can\u2019t Hardly Wait<\/em><\/strong> is one of my favorite teen comedies, not for the generic story and there isn\u2019t any one performance that stands out. It\u2019s a not a movie that stands the test of time like Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off<\/em> or The Breakfast Club<\/em> (John Hughes deserves a lifetime achievement award just for those two movies), but CHW is a film I admire for two reasons: 1) Nostalgia \u2013 I look back on high school years with bitter sweet memories and a part of me wishes to go back and do things over again; and 2) what writers\/directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont did in casting was incredible.<\/p>\n

This film features so many recognizable faces and names of actors who, at the time, may not have been established yet. Jennifer Love Hewitt at the time was on Party of Five<\/em> but had not yet become the actress we know from the I Know What You Did Last Summer<\/em> movies or Ghost Whisperer<\/em>. While her role is important, she actually doesn\u2019t have that much screen time and only maybe 2-3 minutes with the \u201cleading man\u201d played by Ethan Embry. Seth Green\u2019s career has taken off with the cult popularity of the hilarious Robot Chicken<\/em> as well as Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> and the Austin Powers<\/em> movies. Lauren Ambrose may not be a \u2018star\u2019 per se, but she established herself on Six Feet Under<\/em> and Peter Facinelli is, well, that guy who starred on Fastlane<\/em>…<\/p>\n

But the supporting cast is what is most impressive: Sean Patrick Thomas (TV\u2019s The District<\/em>), Freddy Rodriguez (Planet Terror<\/em>), Donald Faison (TV\u2019s Scrubs<\/em>), Jaime Pressly (DOA: Dead or Alive<\/em>, TV\u2019s My Name is Earl<\/em>), Chris Owen (American Pie<\/em> movies), Mairsol Nichols (Vegas Vacation<\/em>), Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall<\/em>), Clea DuVall (The Grudge<\/em>), Eric Balfour (TV\u2019s 24<\/em>, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/em> remake), Selma Blair (Hellboy<\/em> movies), Jenna Elfman (TV\u2019s Dharma and Greg<\/em>), Melissa Joan Hart (TV\u2019s Sabrina the Teenage Witch<\/em>) and Breckin Meyer (Road Trip)<\/em>, Jerry O\u2019Connell (Scream 2<\/em>) and apparently Liv Tyler.<\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s more fun to look back on Can\u2019t Hardly Wait to see these known names and faces, along with a decent teen comedy storyline. As I said, this isn\u2019t a teen comedy great compared to the numerous John Hughes 80s flicks, but it tends to stand on its own at times despite not having key memorable scenes or lines. I know I\u2019ll pull this DVD (** 2024 edit: 4K Ultra HD **) out every so often. It\u2019s a movie that works because of the cast as even though the two leads with Ethan Embry and Jennifer Love Hewitt don\u2019t really even speak to one another until the third act (and in more depth at the end), the two of them were at least semi-believable. Add to that two funny supporting performances from Seth Green as a wannabe gangsta (or whatever) and Ambrose as the wise ass\/kind of anti-social best friend, it\u2019s a movie that keeps the flow from beginning to end.<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t believe it\u2019s been 10 years (** 2018 edit 20 years **), but Can\u2019t Hardly Wait<\/em> does at least hold its own and is one of the better teen comedies of the 1990s going into the 21st century.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Filmmakers\u2019 and Cast<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Co-Writers\/Co-Directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont & Actor Seth Green<\/li>\n
  • Filmmakers\u2019 and Cast (10 Years Later)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Kaplan and Elfont & Cast Members Seth Green (again), Peter Facinelli, Donald Faison and Joel McMichaely (X-Phile #1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Huntington Hills High Class of \u201998 Reunion (26:41)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Awesome featurette that has many cast members, though the female leads (Hewitt, Ambrose) are missing. Participants include Ethan Embry, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, Freddy Rodriguez (Jock #3), Michelle Brookhurst (\u201cGirl Whose Party It Is\u201d), Joel Michaely (X-Phile #1), Jay Paulson (X-Phile #2), Donal Faison (Drummer), Tamala Jones (Girlfriend #2), Jennifer Lyons (Girlfriend #3), Victor Togunde (Reminiscing Guy), Nicole Bilderback (\u201cReady to Have Sex Girl\u201d) and Jenna Elfman. Odd that they couldn\u2019t at least get comments from Jennifer Love Hewitt, though…<\/p>\n

    Deleted & Alternate Scenes (7:30)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 There are 7 deleted or alternate scenes.<\/p>\n

    Deleted & Alternate Scenes (7:25)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Here we get some more scenes excised from the movie.<\/p>\n

    Can\u2019t Hardly Wait<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: The Making of a Teen Classic (14:26)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Basically more reminiscing about filming CHW from the participants listed above. Not as interesting as the reunion featurette, but anymore from this group is pretty cool.<\/p>\n

    Life of the Party (9:28)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Said same people talk about their own party experiences in high school, what makes a party lame or cool and just some more tidbits about their past.<\/p>\n

    Music Video (2:50)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 \u201cCan\u2019t Get Enough of You Baby\u201d by Smash Mouth<\/p>\n

    Theatrical Trailer (2:33)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    VIDEO \u2013 4\u00be\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    Can\u2019t Hardly Wait<\/em><\/strong> comes to 4K Ultra HD from Sony Pictures and is presented with a 2160p high-definition transfer and the original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio. This movie has had a checkered history in HD first being released on Blu-ray first from Sony (10th anniversary) and then Mill Creek (20th anniversary), and neither of these transfers looked great, a bit on the splotchy side. Here the transfer does look significantly better with sharp, well balanced detail while colors are more on the darker side given the bulk does take place at night in a darkly lit house. Still, the natural film grain is intact and there are splashes of color while black levels are stark without appearing crushed. Although I tend to think releasing comedies to 4K UHD is a bit of a waste of money no matter how good they look, this is an example (akin to when Lionsgate released Van Wilder<\/em>) where it is worth the upgrade.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    AUDIO \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    Also getting an upgrade, and this one is what I consider overkill, the movie comes with a Dolby Atmos track (along 5.1 and 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio tracks). Dialogue does come across the center channel with great clarity and there is some good depth inside the party.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    OVERALL \u2014 4\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    Can\u2019t Hardly Wait<\/em><\/strong> still is a favorite high school movie of mine, partially because it came out at the end of my junior year and because even though I\u2019ve seen it several times over the years, I still manage to laugh and it\u2019s just a fun, almost comfort-like movie.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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