Blu-Ray – Comedy Movies

Maid in Manhattan [Blu-ray]

March 6, 2010

Mar 06, 2010 23:50:12

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Product Overviews

Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son (Tyler Posey). One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa’s true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after? From acclaimed director Wayne Wang (Anywhere But Here) and co-starring Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci and Bob Hoskins, Maid in Manhattan is “Romantic! Funny! Uplifting!” (Neil Rosen, NY1).

Maid in Manhattan [Blu-ray] Reviews By Customers

I thoroughly enjoyed both movies, I had seen Fools Rush in many years ago, but had never seen Maid in America. I would highly recommend this combo to anyone, both movies are very good in my opinion.

Great Love stories !! – M. Olson – Kenya
Great Price on these two Love Story classics. Jennifer Lopez is superb !!!

Double DVD – N. D. Nobbs – Columbia, SC USA
Two movies I enjoy very much and how can you beat getting 2 for 1?

Blu-ray: Delightful! “Maid in Manhattan” is a feel-good romantic comedy that still manages to entertain you years later! – Dennis A. Amith (kndy) – California
In 2002, the romantic comedy “Maid in Manhattan” was a box office success. #1 in the box office and earning over a 4 million worldwide.

The film was directed by Wayne Wang (“The Joy Luck Club”, “Last Holiday”, “The Center of the World”) and a screenplay by Kevin Wade (“Meet Joe Black”, “Working Girl”, “Mr. Baseball”). The film would feature cinematography by Karl Walter Lindenlaub (“Georgia Rule”, “Ninja Assasin”, “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”) and music by Alan Silvestri (“Beowulf”, “Night at the Museum”, “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra” and “The Mummy” films).

VIDEO:

“Maid in Manhattan” is featured in 1080p High Definition (2:40:1 aspect ratio). Having seen this film several times on DVD, I can tell you that the film looks vibrant on Blu-ray. The New York City skyline looks absolutely beautiful in the background and with many colors throughout the film, once again Sony Pictures Home Entertainment does a great job with the transfer. Skin tones are natural and Jennifer Lopez looks absolute beautiful. Detail is much more evident during the hotel sequences but it’s the scenes when they are outdoor and you see New York City, which I found to be beautiful. It definitely caught my attention when I saw it on Blu-ray.

AUDIO & SUBTITLES:

Also, catching my attention this time around is the lossless audio. The film is presented in English, French and Portuguese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and Thai and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital. Although the film is dialogue driven and audio is primarily front and center channel, I felt the music was really lively this time around. Simon and Garfunkel’s “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” sounded pristine in lossless. As for surround channel, there was not much being used (or was there a need for it) but did notice certain crowd scenes (primarily when Ty was giving his speech) and the reverb from the mic of the host of the speech night being heard through the surround channels.

But for the most part, the lossless audio is satisfactory for this type of film. Again, I found the lossless audio much more apparent now than I have ever experienced watching this film prior on DVD.

Subtitles are in English, English SDH, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Korean, Thai, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified).

SPECIAL FEATURES:

“Maid in Manhattan” comes with a single special feature in standard definition and in English stereo with Spanish, Chinese, Thai and Portuguese subtitles.

* Blooper Reel – (7:31) Bloopers from “Maid in Manhattan”
* Trailers – Upcoming or available films on Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

JUDGMENT CALL:

“Maid in Manhattan”is a delightful romantic comedy. It’s also my favorite film to feature Jennifer Lopez, who had come a long way since her appearance on “Selena” and “Anaconda”. But most importantly, I felt that the film was good timing at the theaters. I remember watching this film (which went up against another romantic comedy “Two Weeks Notice” with Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock and also shot in NYC) a year after 9/11 and thinking how beautiful New York City looked and how appropriate it was to bring the NYC romantic comedy back on the big screen.

I enjoyed the film for its lightheartedness and although not necessarily complex, just a fun romantic comedy to sit back, watch and enjoy. Although, in a sense it is a fairytale romantic comedy along the same vein as “Pretty Woman”, where Julia Roberts and Richard Gere had magnificent chemistry, although Lopez and Fiennes worked well together, I felt that the two didn’t have the same type of magic.

Overall, “Maid in Manhattan” is a simple but fun romantic comedy and for those who enjoyed the film on DVD, the beautiful visuals of the New York City skyline and hearing that Simon and Garfunkel music, all so clearly in lossless audio may be enough for you to upgrade. The original DVD was a bit lackluster in special features, so at least people can see the blooper reel included. It would have been nice to have an audio commentary or featurette to be included but at least there is something and it’s not another barebones release.

If you are looking for a romantic comedy film just in time for Valentines Day or just a big fan of the film or J.Lo, then “Maid in Manhattan” is definitely worth picking up on Blu-ray!

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