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DVD National Lampoon's Animal House (Widescreen Double Secret Probation Edition)
This is one of those movies that works for all the wrong reasons--disgusting, lowbrow, base humor that we are all far too sophisticated to find amusing. So, just don't tell anyone you still think it's a riot to watch John Belushi as the brutish Bluto slurp Jell-O or terrorize his less-aggressive fellow students. This crude parody of college life in the '60s spawned many imitations, but none could match the fresh-faced talent or bad taste of this huge box office success. (Remember all those toga parties in the '80s?) The first of the National Lampoon movies, this was originally released as National Lampoon's Animal House. Keep an eye out for a very young Kevin Bacon in his first credited screen appearance. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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The Granddaddy Of Them All!
One of my favorite movies of all time, if not my favorite. Unbelievable to me how people get their "shorts in a knot" about the previews. Fast forward through them. Jeez! Don't tell me you can't with your edition. I got this DVD on the day it came out and certainly can. Incredibly screwed up to give a "poor rating" to a great movie, just because of some previews. That's life. While you are forwarding, go get yourself a brew!! Don't cost nothin'!!!!!!
1970s film stock was horrible, and this HD-DVD proves it
Okay, most people realize that 35mm film stock from the 1970s was really rotten, much of it is already fading. So it stands to reason that most movies shot in the 1970s will not fare as well on HD-DVD as newly filmed movies. Animal House is no exception. Universal has done about as well as could be expected with this classic. It has more detail than the standard edition in my side by side comparison. Dean Wormer's face is almost too clear! There is not much difference in the sound. All of the extras from the previous special edition are here AND you even get the movie in standard DVD on the reverse of the HD side. All in all this is a wonderful presentation. If you come to view this HD-DVD, just remember that the 1970s were NOT the golden years for 35mm film stock. Just be glad that this HD-DVD looks as good as it does.
Often imitated....
"Animal House" raised the bar, and set a standard for all comedies that followed. Many have tried to duplicate the originality of this movie, and all have failed to come close.
A classic for the ages.
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Bill Murray was heading toward a career peak on the back of comedies such as this one from 1981, the second film in his ongoing collaboration with director Ivan Reitman (the two went on to make Ghostbusters). Murray plays a chronic loser who joins the army and fails to find a fan for his ironic sensibilities in his by-the-book sergeant (Warren Oates). When push comes to shove, however, the smirking hero takes charge of his ragtag unit and turns them into fighting machines, albeit to the rhythm of hit songs by Manfred Mann and Sly Stone. The film is occasionally funny, but it mostly plays like any one of a dozen underachieving comedies featuring players from Saturday Night Live and SCTV. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Director(s): Ivan Reitman DVD Release Date: Released the 07 June 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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