{"id":9229,"date":"2015-03-23T10:09:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T17:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=9229"},"modified":"2015-03-23T10:11:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T17:11:15","slug":"review-betterangels-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/03\/review-betterangels-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Better Angels DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>After watching The Better Angels<\/em><\/strong>, it comes to no surprise this not only was produced by Terrence Malick but was written and directed by his editor of To the Wonder<\/em> and Knight of Cups<\/em>, A.J. Edwards. Full disclosure, I am not a Malick fan and Edwards more or less copies his mentor\u2019s style making for a downright dull and boring film.<\/p>\n

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The Better Angels<\/span>
\n(2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama
\nAnchor Bay | PG \u2013 95 min. \u2013 $22.98 | March 3, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nMOVIE INFO:
\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/strong>A.J. Edwards
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>A.J. Edwards
\nCast: <\/strong>Jason Clarke, Diane Kruger, Brit Marling, Wes Bentley, Braydon Denney<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/strong>None
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nRegion(s):\u00a0<\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\n** Click Here to PurchaseThe Better Angels<\/em> on DVD from Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong> **<\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong>
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Plot Outline (from DVD back cover): <\/strong>From producer Terrence Malick The Better Angels<\/em><\/strong> looks at the childhood of Abraham Lincoln (BRAYDON DENNEY) like you\u2019ve never experienced before. In this intimate story of a harsh rural land, a family facing hardship and tragedy, the power of a mother\u2019s love, and a boy who would grow to be the man who changed our nation forever.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

No features were included.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5 | AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5
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The Better Angels<\/em><\/strong> is presented with a 16×9 enhanced 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and shown in stark black & white. The Dolby Digital 5.1 track is fairly standard showcasing the mostly dialogue-driven film with a minimalistic soundtrack.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After watching The Better Angels<\/em><\/strong>, it comes to no surprise this not only was produced by Terrence Malick but was written and directed by his editor of To the Wonder<\/em> and Knight of Cups<\/em>, A.J. Edwards. Full disclosure, I am not a Malick fan and Edwards more or less copies his mentor\u2019s style making for a downright dull and boring film that, in spite of a short 95-minute running time, felt far longer than that. This DVD release is pretty basic with no features and standard video and audio transfers.<\/p>\n

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Published: <\/strong>03\/23\/2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After watching The Better Angels, it comes to no surprise this not only was produced by Terrence Malick but was written and directed by his editor of To the Wonder and Knight of Cups, A.J. Edwards. Full disclosure, I am not a Malick fan and Edwards more or less copies his mentor\u2019s style making for … Continue reading “Review: The Better Angels DVD”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,970],"tags":[3629,3630,819,1297,1174],"class_list":["post-9229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dvd-reviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-better-angels","tag-brit-marling","tag-diane-kruger","tag-jason-clarke","tag-wes-bentley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9229","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=9229"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9233,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9229\/revisions\/9233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}