The
Bucket List (2007/Warner Bros. Blu-ray +
DVD-Video)
Picture:
B+/B- Sound: B+/B- Extras: C+ Film: B-
One of
2007’s more underrated films is Rob Reiner’s The Bucket List, with two fine performances between Jack Nicholson
and Morgan Freeman, one which we covered at the time in one of our Theatrical
Film Reviews. You can read all about the
film at this link in a review I strongly agree with:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/6408/The+Bucket+List+(Theatrical+Film
When any
good film comes to home video, I am always hoping they will get it right and I
can enjoy the film over and over, made easier by the advanced fidelity of
Blu-ray. The good news is that the 1080p
1.85 X 1 digital High Definition image is pretty good, has limited softness and
sometimes even delivers some fine shots thanks to the top cinematography by
Director of Photography John Schwartzman, A.S.C., giving the picture an A-movie
sheen throughout. We get a good balance
of natural locales and ones that big money brings, balancing the narrative
seamlessly and the anamorphically enhanced DVD is one of the better looking new
releases in that format we have seen in a while. Sadly, only Dolby Digital 5.1 mixes are
available on both formats, but it is a decent soundmix for the dated codec.
Extras
are the same for both formats except for a trivia track on available on
Blu-ray. Both also have two separate
interviews by Reiner of the leads, Writing
a Bucket List featurette with writer Justin Zackham, a Music Video for Say by the underrated John Mayer and a
making of featurette.
- Nicholas Sheffo
