Tyler Perry’s Diary Of A Mad Black Woman – The Movie (2-Disc Special Edition Widescreen DVD-Video)

 

Picture: B-     Sound: B     Extras: B     Film: B-

 

 

When we last looked at the theatrical film version of Tyler Perry’s Diary Of A Mad Black Woman (2005) in its regular Widescreen DVD edition, Perry was on the rise as a producer, writer and star.  I thought it would do well on home video after being a sleeper hit.  Now, it is so popular that Lionsgate has produced a new double DVD upgrade that is nicer and offers some new goods.  For more on the older DVD, read about the film at the following link:

 

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/2353/Diary+Of+A+Mad+Black+Woman

 

 

That leaves the performance and new extras here.  The anamorphically enhanced 1.85 X 1 image often, if not always, looks good and is pretty much the same transfer as the original disc.  A Blu-ray is inevitable and will make for an interesting comparison.  The sound on the older DVD was Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0, but the Dolby has been expanded to EX and the even better, we get the hoped-for DTS and it is DTS 6.1 ES.  Though the dialogue can sound limited, the DTS in particular is richer and the best way to hear the film.  It makes the humor more pronounced too.

 

Extras for the older DVD included four featurettes, a trailer for the Tyler Perry Collection, commentary track by Perry and two outtakes.  This new Diary comes in a really nice case and adds deleted scenes, stills, Tyler Perry Spotlight, second new commentary by director Darren Grant & Kimberly Elise, making of featurette and a Who’s Tyler Perry piece.  Can’t wait to see how far he gets in a few more years!

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo