{"id":4866,"date":"2012-11-08T07:40:09","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T15:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=4866"},"modified":"2021-05-31T23:12:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T06:12:57","slug":"review-sweethomealabama-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2012\/11\/review-sweethomealabama-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Home Alabama Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sweet Home Alabama<\/em><\/strong> is a fine romantic comedy that at least at times breaks the genre mold. Reese Witherspoon plays her usual role as a sassy character but she\u2019s still charming and for his part, Josh Lucas serves as a suitable love interest.<\/p>\n

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\nSweet Home Alabama (2002)<\/strong><\/p>\n


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

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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy, Romance
\nBuena Vista | PG13 \u2013 109 min. \u2013 $20.00 | November 6, 2012<\/p>\n

MOVIE INFO:<\/span>
\nDirected by: <\/strong>Andy Tennant
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Douglas J. Eboch (story), C. Jay Cox (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Fred Ward, Mary Kay Place, Jean Smart, Candice Bergen<\/p>\n

Theatrical Release Date: <\/strong>September 27, 2002<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:<\/span>
\nFeatures: <\/strong>Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Music Video
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>28.5 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Plot Outline: <\/strong>When sophisticated New York clothing designer Melanie Carmichael (REESE WITHERSPOON) gets engaged to the city\u2019s most eligible bachelor (PATRICK DEMPSEY), she soon discovers it\u2019s no fairy tale romance. Melanie has skeletons in her fashion-filled closet that involve Jake (JOSH LUCAS) \u2013 the \u201cdown-home\u201d husband she married in high school who refuses to divorce her. Determined to cut ties with her past, Melanie returns to Alabama, but when home tugs at her heartstrings she is forced to decide what she really wants after all.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Feature Commentary<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Director Andy Tennant supplies an informative track providing anecdotal stories on filming and working with the different actors.<\/p>\n

Off the Cutting Room Floor (17:55; SD)<\/span><\/strong> is a collection 8 deleted scenes that failed to make the final cut for one reason or another as explained in introductions by the director.<\/p>\n

Alternate Ending (2:24; SD)<\/span><\/strong> isn\u2019t a whole lot different but as the director explained, he wanted to bookend the film with a lightning strike. He didn\u2019t have to explain why it was scrapped because, well, it was horribly acted.<\/p>\n

\u201cMine All Mine\u201d Music Video (3:51; SD)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Buena Vista releases Sweet Home Alabama<\/em><\/strong> on Blu-ray presented in 1080p high-definition and its original 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio. The picture here is a mixed bag because although the detail clarity isn\u2019t bad, there are heavy levels of noise beyond the norm, and at times it\u2019s a dirty quality. Even so, I didn\u2019t notice any signs of pixilation or artifacting and on the whole, it\u2019s an improvement over the DVD.
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AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track doesn\u2019t have a wide range but is serviceable for a comedy. Dialogue sounds clear enough and things do pick up whenever there\u2019s music but it\u2019s fairly minimal. This is a fine lossless track but hardly dynamic.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Sweet Home Alabama<\/em><\/strong> is a fine romantic comedy that at least at times breaks the genre mold. Reese Witherspoon plays her usual role as a sassy character but she\u2019s still charming and for his part, Josh Lucas serves as a suitable love interest. The Blu-ray is average fare for a catalogue title with some basic features and adequate audio and video transfers. At a low $20 MSRP, this would probably would be worth picking up at the sub $10 price range.<\/p>\n

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The Movieman<\/em>
\nPublished: <\/strong>11\/08\/2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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