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With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we thought it appropriated to nominate our selections for the best Romantic/Romantic comedies available in the Blu-ray DVD format. There are a few favourites missing, such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Breakfast at Tiffany's, An Affair to Remember, When Harry Met Sally, just to name a few, but they have yet to get the Blu-ray treatment. So here's Cybershack's 10 greatest romantic movies on Blu-ray..
10: The Graduate (1967)
A must see for every adolescent male whose ever had a fantasy about being seduced by an older woman. Part straight comedy, part black comedy, The Graduate was arguably Mike Nichols's best work and put an otherwise awkward looking Dustin Hoffman on the road to super stardom. Much kudos has to go to Anne Bancroft laying the subtle, but caustic, Mrs Robinson, who seduces a naïve Hoffman, who ends up falling in love with her daughter. Nichols managed to get believable performances out of both his leads, that in other hands, could have gone disastrously wrong.
Famous Quote: Dustin Hoffman: "Mrs. Robinson, if you don't mind my saying so, this conversation is getting a little strange."
Blu-ray Content
Video: Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Extras: Commentaries by director Mike Nichols and actors Dustin Hoffman and Katherine Ross. Four featurettes; plus original screen trailer. 9: Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Jane Austin was born over 200 years ago, yet her stories are still popular fare amongst film makers and playwrights with a plethora of them committed to celluloid over the past 20 years. This is one of the better ones, and garnered an Academy Award for Emma Thompson for her screenplay, and high praise for director Ang Lee. At just over two hours long, it tells the tale of the Dashwood sisters, who have been left in much reduced circumstances when their father dies and leaves his estate to his son by his first marriage. The other son is not in a sharing mood, so it is up to the sisters to marry into money so their ambitions can be realised. What follows is an exploration of early 19th century mores and values told in a funny, yet enchanting manner.
Famous Quote: Elizabeth Spriggs: "If I do not have the three of you married before michaelmas, it will not be my fault."
Blu-ray Content
Video: 11.85:1
Audio: English PCM 5.1
Extras: Audio commentary by Actress/Screenwriter Emma Thompson; deleted scenes; photo gallery; trailers 8: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
A strange one to include, but at its heart a romance, albeit under unusual circumstances. Arguably this movie started the New Hollywood director-driven movies by the likes of Mssers Coppola, Spielberg, Scorsese, Bogdanovich and Lucas. It tells the story of 1920's gangsters Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, and while the story might be about how they robbed banks, it's theme is a love story. Both Faye Dunaway's sassy Bonnie Parker, and Warren Beatty's take on Clyde Barrow, are outstanding, as the hapless pair of robbers criss cross over the American mid-west looking for the perfect score. Of course, we all know how it ends, but the getting there is what makes this movie. Michael Pollard and Gene Hackman are also exemplary in supporting roles.
Famous Quote: Faye Dunaway: "Well, um, would you know what kind of car this is?"
Michael Pollard: "This is a 4-Cylinder Ford Coupe."
Faye Dunaway: "No, this is a stolen 4-Cylinder Ford Coupe." Blu-ray Content
Video: aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and encoded in VC-1
Audio: monaural, 192Kbps Dolby Digital soundtrack
Extras: Doco on the real Bonnie and Clyde; audio commentary; deleted scenes; featurettes 7: The Princess Bride (1987)
Based on the book of the same name, this movie has a cult following amongst cinephiles who like their movies and bit left of centre. Technically a romantic comedy – but more in the Monty Python variety as opposed to Benny Hill slapstick – this movie is full of smart witticisms and sharp dialogue. Robin Wright plays Princess Buttercup who after losing his first love to pirates is kidnapped by a bunch of misfits just after she has agreed to marry the horrible Prince Humperdinck. What follows is a rollicking yarn that only the likes of director Rob Reiner could pull off with the help of screenwriter (and author of the book of the same name) William Goldman. All actors deliver their lines with aplomb and if you think this is some soppy love story deigned for the romantic at heart, you'll be sorely disappointed.
Famous Quote: Mandy Patinkin: "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
Blu-ray Content
Video: 1.85:1 aspect ratio
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless soundtrack
Extras: Directors' commentary by director Rob Reiner and writer William Goldman; featurettes; trailer Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next page
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we thought it appropriated to nominate our selections for the best Romantic/Romantic comedies available in the Blu-ray DVD format. There are a few favourites missing, such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Breakfast at Tiffany's, An Affair to Remember, When Harry Met Sally, just to name a few, but they have yet to get the Blu-ray treatment. So here's Cybershack's 10 greatest romantic movies on Blu-ray..
10: The Graduate (1967)A must see for every adolescent male whose ever had a fantasy about being seduced by an older woman. Part straight comedy, part black comedy, The Graduate was arguably Mike Nichols's best work and put an otherwise awkward looking Dustin Hoffman on the road to super stardom. Much kudos has to go to Anne Bancroft laying the subtle, but caustic, Mrs Robinson, who seduces a naïve Hoffman, who ends up falling in love with her daughter. Nichols managed to get believable performances out of both his leads, that in other hands, could have gone disastrously wrong.
Famous Quote: Dustin Hoffman: "Mrs. Robinson, if you don't mind my saying so, this conversation is getting a little strange."
Blu-ray ContentVideo: Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Extras: Commentaries by director Mike Nichols and actors Dustin Hoffman and Katherine Ross. Four featurettes; plus original screen trailer. 9: Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Jane Austin was born over 200 years ago, yet her stories are still popular fare amongst film makers and playwrights with a plethora of them committed to celluloid over the past 20 years. This is one of the better ones, and garnered an Academy Award for Emma Thompson for her screenplay, and high praise for director Ang Lee. At just over two hours long, it tells the tale of the Dashwood sisters, who have been left in much reduced circumstances when their father dies and leaves his estate to his son by his first marriage. The other son is not in a sharing mood, so it is up to the sisters to marry into money so their ambitions can be realised. What follows is an exploration of early 19th century mores and values told in a funny, yet enchanting manner.
Famous Quote: Elizabeth Spriggs: "If I do not have the three of you married before michaelmas, it will not be my fault."
Blu-ray ContentVideo: 11.85:1
Audio: English PCM 5.1
Extras: Audio commentary by Actress/Screenwriter Emma Thompson; deleted scenes; photo gallery; trailers 8: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
A strange one to include, but at its heart a romance, albeit under unusual circumstances. Arguably this movie started the New Hollywood director-driven movies by the likes of Mssers Coppola, Spielberg, Scorsese, Bogdanovich and Lucas. It tells the story of 1920's gangsters Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, and while the story might be about how they robbed banks, it's theme is a love story. Both Faye Dunaway's sassy Bonnie Parker, and Warren Beatty's take on Clyde Barrow, are outstanding, as the hapless pair of robbers criss cross over the American mid-west looking for the perfect score. Of course, we all know how it ends, but the getting there is what makes this movie. Michael Pollard and Gene Hackman are also exemplary in supporting roles.
Famous Quote: Faye Dunaway: "Well, um, would you know what kind of car this is?"Michael Pollard: "This is a 4-Cylinder Ford Coupe."
Faye Dunaway: "No, this is a stolen 4-Cylinder Ford Coupe." Blu-ray Content
Video: aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and encoded in VC-1
Audio: monaural, 192Kbps Dolby Digital soundtrack
Extras: Doco on the real Bonnie and Clyde; audio commentary; deleted scenes; featurettes 7: The Princess Bride (1987)
Based on the book of the same name, this movie has a cult following amongst cinephiles who like their movies and bit left of centre. Technically a romantic comedy – but more in the Monty Python variety as opposed to Benny Hill slapstick – this movie is full of smart witticisms and sharp dialogue. Robin Wright plays Princess Buttercup who after losing his first love to pirates is kidnapped by a bunch of misfits just after she has agreed to marry the horrible Prince Humperdinck. What follows is a rollicking yarn that only the likes of director Rob Reiner could pull off with the help of screenwriter (and author of the book of the same name) William Goldman. All actors deliver their lines with aplomb and if you think this is some soppy love story deigned for the romantic at heart, you'll be sorely disappointed.
Famous Quote: Mandy Patinkin: "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
Blu-ray ContentVideo: 1.85:1 aspect ratio
Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless soundtrack
Extras: Directors' commentary by director Rob Reiner and writer William Goldman; featurettes; trailer Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next page
