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 Movie
B+ |
Video A | Audio A
| Extras A
Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander,
Joe Vitterelli, Susan Ward
directors Bobby & Peter Farrelly
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
2002 | Romance - Comedy | PG-13 | 113 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-9
anamorphic
widescreen
1.85:1 aspect ratio
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Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: "Beauty is in the eye of the
beholder." The statement couldn't be more true in this hilarious
comedy Shallow Hal in which a boy, Hal (Jack Black), is traumatized by his dying
father's last words and grows up to think the most important thing in the world
is to score with beautiful women. Hal is a superficial skirt chaser
who wonders why he is shallow after comments from his coworkers about his
dating habits. When he is accidentally stuck in the elevator with a
self-help guru, Hal asks what he can do to get past superficial
beauty. The
guru helps Hal see the inner beauty in the women he meets. So when
he meets and falls head over heels with his gorgeous girlfriend (Paltrow)
he doesn't understands why she doesn't take his compliments well or that
his best friend (Alexander) cannot appreciate her beauty. The
difference in perspectives creates non-stop fun and the biggest laughs.
Special Features: audio commentary with directors
Bobby & Peter Farrelly; 11 deleted scenes with optional Farrelly
brothers commentary, HBO "Making Of" special, Comedy Central's
Reel comedy: Shallow Hal, music video: "Wall In Your
Heart" by Shelby Lynne, "Seeing Through The Layers" makeup
featurette, "In At The Deep End With Shallow Hall" stunts
featurette, original theatrical trailer, cast, filmmakers, and production
notes
DVD released on 7/2/2002 | Reviewed 7/16/2002
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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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