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The Hot Chick (2003)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
104 mins. · Rated: PG-13 · 16x9 · 1.85:1
Audio: E - DD 5.1 / F - DD 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Extras: Commentary Track, Deleted Scenes, Music Video
Starring Rob Schneider, Anna Faris, Matthew Lawrence, Michael O’Keefe |
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Rob Schneider is back with another comedy that involves a lot of women… actually girls this time. In ’The Hot Chick’ a pair of mythical earrings causes two people to switch bodies and all of a sudden a high school girl finds herself trapped in the body of a 30-year old bum. The rest is typical off-the-mill fare that generates the occasional laugh. Fortunately the movie never goes into the gross-out corner that is all too popular these days in this sort of films.
While ’The Hot Chick’ isn’t the worst movie, it is not a very good one either. The spoiled-brat girls are just so annoying and brain-dead that it hurts, and the situations not really new, so ultimately it is only Rob Schneider’s wacky performance – and Adam Sandler’s occasional cameo – that lift this film above the forgettable.
Buena Vista Home Entertainment is presenting the movie in a near-pristine transfer on this DVD in its 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio. The transfer is enhanced for 16x9 TV sets and absolutely clean. Colors are bold and free of noise or bleeding, and blacks are solid, creating deep shadows. No edge-enhancement is noticeable and the compression also without flaws.
The audio comes as a solid 5.1 channel Dolby Digital mix that is well presented with a wide frequency response and good dynamic range. A commentary track by director Tom Brady can also be found on the release, that offers some interesting tidbits on the movie and the cast.
A series of deleted scenes, a yearbook that takes you directly to selected highlights from the film and the ’Starlight’ music video are also included on this DVD.
Clearly, this is not a movie for everyone, but if you are looking for a silly little teenage flick that will put a smile on your face, ’The Hot Chick’ may be the one to look for.
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Guido Henkel |
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