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Drumline


DrumlineMovie A- | Video  A- | Audio B+ | Extras B | Recommended!

Nick Cannon, Zoë Saldana, Orlando Jones
director Charles Stone III | Fox Home Entertainment
2002 | Sports (Team Competition) - Comedy | PG-13 | 118 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-9
anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio Dolby Digital 5.1

Summary: Drumline is a story about a very talented snare drum musician, Devon Miles (Nick Cannon), who is at the top of his game in high school.  For his talent, he is awarded a full scholarship to Atlanta's A&T University (fictional).  There, Devon is treated as a freshman (rightfully so, perhaps), but his big ego and unrelenting high self confidence frequently get the better of him, as he uninhibitedly shows off his sheer talent to make the band, and then some.  The band director and his section leader both realize that Devon is a loose cannon and that he needs to learn to play with the show-style marching band.

"One band, one sound."

Will they be able to tame him?  Or is Devon's talent and uncontrollable ego just too raw to be of any use in the band?

The band practice and competition sequences are delightful and entertaining.  You've gotta love the showmanship of these bands.  I simply could not get enough.  Drumline is a fun movie for older teenagers as well as adults.  (In case you're wondering, I consider myself one of the latter.)  In more ways than one, it's quite an inspirational film with its upbeat and uplifting messages on team work, dedication, determination, education, friendship, and love.

Special Features: audio commentary with director Charles Stone III; 10 deleted scenes with optional director commentary; "Half Time is Game Time: The Making of Drumline" BET Special featurette; music video "I Want a Girl Like You" with Joe featuring Jadakiss; music video "Blowing' Me Up (With Her Love)" by JC Chasez; soundtrack promo; Antwone Fisher theatrical trailer

DVD released on 4/15/2003 | Reviewed 3/17/2003

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Additional Notes: Unless we specify otherwise, the video and audio quality are very good when their grades are "A-" or better.  Only the highest number of channels of surround sound format is listed (e.g., Dolby Digital 5.1).  If there are both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 soundtracks, then both are listed.  All DVD-Video discs are backwards compatible with stereo-only playback systems.

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Associated equipment used in evaluation: Sony DVP-S7700 reference DVD player, Sony KP-61V45 61" rear projection TV (4:3 screen aspect ratio), Sony ES STR-V444ES A/V receiver, four B&W CDM 9NTs as left/right main speakers and left/right surrounds, B&W CDM CNT center channel speaker, Monster Cable M-series S-Video cable MSV-500, Monster Cable Interlink LightSpeed 100 (Toslink) optical cable, Monster Cable Interlink 400 MKII interconnects, Monster Cable Original speaker cables in bi-wire configuration with Monster Cable twist-on gold-plated banana plug connectors, Lovan Sovereign T HiFi audio rack, and Sony MDR-V600 studio monitor headphones.  Our home theater equipment was calibrated with the Video Essentials DVD.

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