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Road Trip
(Rated Version)
review by James S.
Rated R
Studio: Dreamworks
Running Time: 94 minutes
Starring Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Amy
Smart, Rachel Blanchard, Fred War, Tom Green
Written by Todd Phillips and Scott Armstrong
Directed by Todd Phillips
Retail Price: $26.99
Features: Theatrical Trailers, Production Notes, Cast
and Crew Bios, Delted Scenes, Eels Music Video, Making Of
Featurette, DVD-ROM: Trivia, Screensaver
Specs: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, English 5.1 Dolby
Digital, English DTS 5.1, English Dolby Surround, English
Subtitles, Chapter Search (24 Chapters)
Josh and Tiffany have been friends for almost their
entire lives. They've been together forever, turning from
friends to lovers. But a kink has been thrown into their
relationship; Josh is attending school in upstate New York
while Tiffany is down in Austin, Texas. The long distance
relationship is working well until one night when Josh has a
one-night fling with the beautiful Beth, who with Josh's
approval records the event. It's not so much the guilt that
is eating at Josh but the video of the affair that has been
mistakenly sent to Tiffany.
In a panic, Josh and a few college buddies have the
weekend to make the cross country trip to the Lone Star
State. Their goal - get the tape. Along the way they hit
some bumps in the road to make for a hilarious adventure.
Back home, Barry Manilow (not that Barry), played by Tom
Green, adds his own comedy to this raunchy tale. Road Trip
is a movie worth some laughs, but if you're the type to be
easily offended stay away.
Road Trip doesn't tax the DVD medium and as such this DVD
provides excellent playback. The film quality is superb with
no noticeable tape artifacts, giving it an almost straight
to digital look. The anamporphic transfer presents the movie
in its original format with balanced color and nice
lighting.
Equally lenient on home theater systems is the audio
portion of Road Trip. Despite the inclusion of 5.1 Dolby
Digital and DTS tracks, Road Trip's sound effects don't
require the technology. The movie is just as enjoyable in
even two channel stereo as it is with full surround sound.
Irregardless of the track chosen, you'll be treated to a
nice sound track that never overshadows the clear dialogue.
The DVD ships with about a half dozen deleted scenes,
which upon viewing you'll agree the decision to leave them
on the cutting room floor was the right one. A short and
unforgettable behind-the-scenes featurette hosted by Tom
Green is also included, as is an Eels video. Static features
include the obligatory cast and crew bios and production
notes. All told, the extra DVD features add about 30 minutes
more to the movie. As mentioned earlier, the DVD lacks a
commentary track. To extend the value somewhat, some a
couple of DVD-ROM features have been added. A short trivia
game and a screensaver are included. One disappointment is
the lack of a commentary track.
The Road Trip DVD provides the bare minimum for DVDs
these days. While it contains some deleted scenes and even a
short five-minute featurette, the special features are not
the reason to buy this DVD. This is a DVD to buy for the
movie, which does provide 90 minutes of crudeness and cheap
laughs.
Editor's Note: For more "Road Trip" fun be sure to
check out the review of the
unrated
version.
 (3.5/5, NOT included in
final score)
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