{"id":6453,"date":"2013-11-17T16:27:03","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T00:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=6453"},"modified":"2021-12-12T15:29:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T23:29:38","slug":"review-werethemillers-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2013\/11\/review-werethemillers-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re the Millers Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid #2f4f4f;\" title=\"We're the Millers Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/warnerhomevideo2-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><b><i>We\u2019re the Millers<\/i><\/b> as a concept isn\u2019t very good and could\u2019ve easily been destined for direct-to-video hell but thanks to a director who seems to know how to direct comedy and a cast who share some great chemistry with one another, <b><i>Millers<\/i><\/b> is a film that won\u2019t go down as one of the greats but is a more than serviceable comedy with some fun moments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00BEIYN3M\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid blue;\" title=\"Buy We're the Millers on Blu-ray from Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2013\/werethemillers-bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"379\" \/><\/a><strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;re the Millers (2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Genre(s): <\/b>Comedy<br \/>\nWarner Bros. | R \u2013 110 min. \/ 119 min. \u2013 $35.99 | November 19, 2013<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Rawson Marshall Thurber<br \/>\n<b>Writer(s): <\/b>Bob Fisher &amp; Steve Faber (story), Bob Fisher &amp; Steve Faber and Sean Anders &amp; John Morris (screenplay)<br \/>\n<b>Cast: <\/b>Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Ed Helms, Molly Quinn<\/p>\n<p><b>Theatrical Release Date: <\/b>August 7, 2013<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>Featurettes, Outtakes, Gag Reel, Deleted Scenes, DVD Copy, Digital Copy<br \/>\n<b>Number of Discs: <\/b>2<\/p>\n<p><b>Audio: <\/b>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)<br \/>\n<b>Video: <\/b>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40<br \/>\n<b>Subtitles: <\/b>English SDH, French, Spanish<br \/>\n<b>Disc Size: <\/b>36.4 GB<br \/>\n<b>Codec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<b>Region(s): <\/b>A, B, C<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>THE MOVIE<\/strong><strong> \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b><i>We\u2019re the Millers<\/i><\/b>, the pot movie where, oddly enough, not a single character actually lights up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The film centers on drug dealer, with a quirky heart, David Clark (JASON SUDEIKIS) who is robbed of his stash and cash after trying to help neighbor Kenny (WILL POULTER) stop a gang harassing homeless girl Casey (EMMA ROBERTS). Now David is in over his head needing to pay back the $40k+ to supplier Brad Gurdlinger (ED HELMS) who offers to settle the score AND pay David $100k if he would transport a shipment of marijuana from Mexico back to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Initially reluctant to go from drug dealer to drug smuggler, David gets the bright idea as a way to do it: get an RV and assemble a fake family as a disguise to get past the border. With Kenny as his son and Casey as his daughter, he offers his other neighbor, and stripper, Rose (JENNIFER ANISTON) to be his fake wife, who absolutely hates him and turns down the offer although she reconsiders after she quits her job and she\u2019s evicted from her apartment.<\/p>\n<p>So with the fake family together, they receive a big ass and fancy RV and make their way to a small Mexican town. At first, and predictably, the four don\u2019t really get along but we get a neat moment of togetherness when they rock out to TLC\u2019s song, \u201cWaterfalls\u201d. And their initial trip goes basically without a hitch except for the fact what was supposed to be a smidge amount of pot turned into an RV stuffed with pounds of it in every hidden crevice available.<\/p>\n<p>Now the group, of course named the Millers, must get back across the border and while in line meet the overly delightful and buttoned-up Fitzgerald\u2019s: father Don (NICK OFFERMAN), mother Edie (KATHRYN HAHN) and daughter Melissa (MOLLY QUINN) and wouldn\u2019t you know it, the Millers discover that Don is in fact an agent for the DEA! Oh, happenstance, you amuse me!<\/p>\n<p>Hilarity and more troubles follow for the Millers after David discovers that the pot he received to smuggle was actually stolen and now he has a drug lord (TOMER SISLER) and his one-eyed henchman&#8230; well&#8230; One-Eye (MATTHEW WILLIG), are on their tail. Oh, and as it would happen the Fitzgerald\u2019s are not as buttoned-up as presented.<\/p>\n<p>The cast is one of the biggest reasons <b><i>We\u2019re the Millers<\/i> <\/b>succeeds. Jason Sudeikis is an actor I\u2019ve never particularly liked with supporting roles in a variety of comedies over the years like <i>What Happens in Vegas<\/i>, <i>Going the Distance<\/i> and <i>The Campaign<\/i>, but taking the lead, he wasn\u2019t bad especially playing a guy who, albeit merely a pot dealer, isn\u2019t quite scrupulous. For her part, Jennifer Aniston continues to show she can still be funny in a limited role and is in hell good shape culminating with a frivolous strip scene which has been shown in every theatrical and television spot. And Will Poulter and Emma Roberts are fun to watch in roles which mesh nicely with Sudeikis and Aniston in the most insane and dysfunctional family since the Griswolds.<\/p>\n<p>Rawson Marshall Thurber might not be a household, or Internet, name like Judd Apatow and rightfully so with a limited <em>r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/em>, but between <b><i>We\u2019re the Millers<\/i><\/b> and his other $100 million hit, <i>Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story<\/i>, he does seem to have a knack for comedy and utilizing the most out of his cast.<\/p>\n<p>On the surface, <b><i>Millers<\/i><\/b> is a simple plot and it is pretty predictable of where the story was headed from the hate-love relationship between David and Rose, the fight towards the latter half before ultimately finding friendship at the end. It\u2019s formulaic for sure, but the jokes mostly land and the film on the whole is enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This release comes with a lenticular <b>slip cover<\/b>. Inside are the standard <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DVD Copy<\/span><\/b> and a download code for the <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UltraViolet Digital Copy<\/span><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Extended Cut (1:58:43; HD)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Approximately 8:50 longer than the theatrical version, the disc also includes an extended cut which, from what I could tell, just some longer takes. Both versions are rated \u201cR\u201d and aren\u2019t significantly different.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Millers Unleashed: Outtakes Overload (7:38; HD)<\/span><\/b> is a featurette about how the actors go through and use alternate takes.<\/p>\n<p><b>Stories from the Road (TRT 17:23)<\/b> are a collection 7 short featurettes: <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Extreme Aniston (2:20; HD)<\/span><\/b> which is about star Jennifer Aniston and what she brings to the project; <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Miller Makeovers (3:44; HD)<\/span><\/b> on changing the actors into their Miller personas; <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Road Trippin\u2019 with the Millers (2:48; HD)<\/span><\/b> is about shooting on an RV set; <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Don\u2019t Suck Venom (2:18; HD)<\/span><\/b> on the most disgusting scene in the film (i.e. Kenny\u2019s balls); <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Getting Out of a Sticky Situation (2:42; HD)<\/span><\/b> covers Luis Guzman\u2019s short scene; <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I Am Pablo Chacon (1:38; HD)<\/span><\/b> introduces us to the mysterious Pablo Chacon; and <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rollin\u2019 in the RV (1:53; HD)<\/span><\/b> is solely about the pimped out RV.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Livin\u2019 It Up with Brad (3:46; HD)<\/span><\/b> is a featurette on Ed Helms\u2019 douche bag character, Brad Gurdlinger.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">When Paranoia Sets In (3:16; HD)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 This is a silly mock-featurette on how the cast and crew were paranoid with what was really in the RV.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Deleted Scenes (16:18; HD)<\/span><\/b> offers few scenes, mostly with the Mexican cop bribe scene, which were removed or trimmed probably due to pacing and such.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly are a set of <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gags &amp; More Outtakes (3:01; HD)<\/span><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b><i>We\u2019re the Millers<\/i><\/b> roll into town with presented in its original 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and a clear 1080p (MPEG-4 AVC codec) high-definition transfer. Colors are bright and vibrant as one would expect from a straight-up comedy and detail levels are nicely sharp. The picture appears to be clean and free of artifacts and\/or pixilation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track offered isn\u2019t anything amazing. The dialogue levels are nice and clear coming from the center channel and ambient noises come through the front and rear speakers, but otherwise it\u2019s an unremarkable lossless track where even the choice music and score seems a bit weak and the depth isn\u2019t really there. Still, it is a comedy and save for a couple \u201caction\u201d scenes, there\u2019s nothing to judge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Overall, <b><i>We\u2019re the Millers<\/i><\/b> as a concept isn\u2019t very good and could\u2019ve easily been destined for direct-to-video hell but thanks to a director who seems to know how to direct comedy and a cast who share some great chemistry with one another, <b><i>Millers<\/i><\/b> is a film that won\u2019t go down as one of the greats but is a more than serviceable comedy with some fun moments. The Blu-ray released by Warner Bros. has good video\/audio transfers and a fair selection of bonus material.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>The Movieman<br \/>\n<\/i><b>Published: <\/b>11\/17\/2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re the Millers as a concept isn\u2019t very good and could\u2019ve easily been destined for direct-to-video hell but thanks to a director who seems to know how to direct comedy and a cast who share some great chemistry with one another, Millers is a film that won\u2019t go down as one of the greats but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2013\/11\/review-werethemillers-bd\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;We&#8217;re the Millers Blu-ray Review&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[455,573,546,345,2467,2468,2466,2464,2465],"class_list":["post-6453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","tag-ed-helms","tag-emma-roberts","tag-jason-sudeikis","tag-jennifer-aniston","tag-kathryn-hahn","tag-molly-quinn","tag-nick-offerman","tag-were-the-millers","tag-will-poulter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6453"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27486,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6453\/revisions\/27486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}