Tsargrad
09-04-2003, 07:52 PM
<I><B>Roadshow Entertainment</I>
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<h2>The Martins</h2>
Release Date: March 19, 2003
Rating: M 15+
RRP: Rental Only
<UL>DISC FEATURES AND SPECS:</b></center>
<li>Theatrical Trailer
<LI>Scene Access
<LI>Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1
<LI>Subtitles: English For The Hearing Impaired
<LI>Aspect: 1.85:1 Widescreen, 16:9 enhanced
<LI>Running Time: 83:09 minutes</UL>
<center><b>CAST:</b></center>
Lee Evans, Kathy Burke & Linda Bassett
<b>DIRECTED BY: </b> Tony Grounds
<center><B>FROM THE BACK COVER: </b></center>
<i>From the makers of “Billy Elliot” and “Kevin & Perry Go Large” comes a savagely brilliant comedy about getting ahead – even if it kills you! Comic actor LEE EVANS (There’s Something About Mary, Mouse Hunt) is compelling as Robert Martin, an unemployed dreamer who just decided to make everyone else’s life a nightmare,
When he fails to win a sweepstake ‘dream holiday’ , Martin sets out to claim what he thinks is rightfully his – even if it is a cottage on the Isle of Man. And it doesn’t matter who stands in his way – his son’s schoolteachers, the local newspaper and even the unsuspecting couple who actually won!
Everyone gets theirs and more in this highly original story of comic revenge.</i>
<center><b>AUDIO/VISUAL:</b></center>
Audio:
The Martins is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 in the native English audio.
Apart from the slight difficulties with the accents, all the dialogue was clear – which is good considering this is a dialogue based film.
Surround speakers and the sub woofer do get a small amount of use, mainly in the soundtrack, but in particular very early on in the film. As the film progresses it does seem to become more front speaker orientated.
This audio track does the job which is needed for this type of film, but in saying so it isn’t go to blow anybody’s mind.
Video:
Considering this is a recently released film I was expecting a decent transfer. Then when I saw in the opening credits the film was financed by the Isle Of Man film commission, low budget popped into mind.
There was grain present, and in one scene it was very disturbing – but it was only on one camera angle in the scene, which leads me back to the small budget, and the grain being from the original source.
Some aliasing occurred in small levels in particular on garage doors. I really did not expect to see any aliasing on these scenes.
The Martins is presented in an anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, although the first few scenes are presented in a 2.35:1 ratio. The change was quite annoying I must admit.
<center><B>EXTRA FEATURES:</b></center>
Theatrical Trailer-
A fairly standard feature on a rental only title. This trailer runs for 2:12 minutes and is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, in the same aspect ratio of the film
<center><B>MY MEMORABLE MOMENT FROM THIS DVD:</b></center>
My most memorable moment would have to be the scene involving Little Bob’s head and a fast moving soccer ball.
<center><B>OVERALL:</b></center>
The audio and video quality of The Martins is good, but nothing special and the extra features are limited to a single trailer.
The Martins is currently available as a rental title only.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" ALIGN="center" BORDER="1">
<tr><td><B><center>Rating out of 5</b></center> </b> </td>
<tr><td><B>VIDEO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>3.5</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>AUDIO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>3.5</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>EXTRAS</b> </td><td><B>0.5</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>THE MOVIE</b> </td><td><B>2 </b></td></tr>
<tr><td><B>OVERALL</B> </td><td><B>2.5</b></td></tr></table>
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<h2>The Martins</h2>
Release Date: March 19, 2003
Rating: M 15+
RRP: Rental Only
<UL>DISC FEATURES AND SPECS:</b></center>
<li>Theatrical Trailer
<LI>Scene Access
<LI>Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1
<LI>Subtitles: English For The Hearing Impaired
<LI>Aspect: 1.85:1 Widescreen, 16:9 enhanced
<LI>Running Time: 83:09 minutes</UL>
<center><b>CAST:</b></center>
Lee Evans, Kathy Burke & Linda Bassett
<b>DIRECTED BY: </b> Tony Grounds
<center><B>FROM THE BACK COVER: </b></center>
<i>From the makers of “Billy Elliot” and “Kevin & Perry Go Large” comes a savagely brilliant comedy about getting ahead – even if it kills you! Comic actor LEE EVANS (There’s Something About Mary, Mouse Hunt) is compelling as Robert Martin, an unemployed dreamer who just decided to make everyone else’s life a nightmare,
When he fails to win a sweepstake ‘dream holiday’ , Martin sets out to claim what he thinks is rightfully his – even if it is a cottage on the Isle of Man. And it doesn’t matter who stands in his way – his son’s schoolteachers, the local newspaper and even the unsuspecting couple who actually won!
Everyone gets theirs and more in this highly original story of comic revenge.</i>
<center><b>AUDIO/VISUAL:</b></center>
Audio:
The Martins is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 in the native English audio.
Apart from the slight difficulties with the accents, all the dialogue was clear – which is good considering this is a dialogue based film.
Surround speakers and the sub woofer do get a small amount of use, mainly in the soundtrack, but in particular very early on in the film. As the film progresses it does seem to become more front speaker orientated.
This audio track does the job which is needed for this type of film, but in saying so it isn’t go to blow anybody’s mind.
Video:
Considering this is a recently released film I was expecting a decent transfer. Then when I saw in the opening credits the film was financed by the Isle Of Man film commission, low budget popped into mind.
There was grain present, and in one scene it was very disturbing – but it was only on one camera angle in the scene, which leads me back to the small budget, and the grain being from the original source.
Some aliasing occurred in small levels in particular on garage doors. I really did not expect to see any aliasing on these scenes.
The Martins is presented in an anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, although the first few scenes are presented in a 2.35:1 ratio. The change was quite annoying I must admit.
<center><B>EXTRA FEATURES:</b></center>
Theatrical Trailer-
A fairly standard feature on a rental only title. This trailer runs for 2:12 minutes and is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, in the same aspect ratio of the film
<center><B>MY MEMORABLE MOMENT FROM THIS DVD:</b></center>
My most memorable moment would have to be the scene involving Little Bob’s head and a fast moving soccer ball.
<center><B>OVERALL:</b></center>
The audio and video quality of The Martins is good, but nothing special and the extra features are limited to a single trailer.
The Martins is currently available as a rental title only.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" ALIGN="center" BORDER="1">
<tr><td><B><center>Rating out of 5</b></center> </b> </td>
<tr><td><B>VIDEO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>3.5</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>AUDIO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>3.5</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>EXTRAS</b> </td><td><B>0.5</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>THE MOVIE</b> </td><td><B>2 </b></td></tr>
<tr><td><B>OVERALL</B> </td><td><B>2.5</b></td></tr></table>