Sideways [Blu-ray]Sideways [Blu-ray]
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY WINNER OF 2 GOLDEN GLOBES, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE (COMEDY / MUSICAL) In this intoxicating, intelligent comedy, director Alexander Payne (Election, About Schmidt) serves up “one of the best movies of the year” (Entertainment Weekly) about the ups, downs and sideways journeys of life. A wine-tasting road trip through California’s famed Central Coast takes an unexpected detour as Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas Haden Church) hit the g
Rating:  List Price: $ 29.99 Price: $ 11.99 |
(out of 8 reviews)
Review by Photoman2010 for Sideways [Blu-ray]
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First and foremost; I want everybody to know that I absolutely love the movie “Sideways.” That being said, do not waste your money on the Blu-ray edition of this particular film. When I dropped the cash for Sideways Blu-ray edition I was expecting to see sharp, crisp, and beautiful scenes of the Southern California vineyards as well as better sound quality. I didn’t get either. What I got instead was a lesson that “NOT” all Blu-ray DVD’s are created equal. There is absolutely “ZERO” difference between my standard DVD version and the Blu-ray version of the movie.
If I had to guess, it may very well go all the way back to the film equipment that was used to film the movie on set and location. Lesson learned for me
Review by I. Toivanen for Sideways [Blu-ray]
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Great movie, which I had in DVD. Bought this as BluRay version, but was very disappointed about the very small image improvement over DVD quality.
Review by Alex Malinovich for Sideways [Blu-ray]
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This is, far and away, my favorite movie of all time. The first time I saw it, I watched it 3 times back to back. The Blu-Ray release, while not stunning, is definitely worth buying. A few notes, however:
The video quality really is about on par with the DVD release. I’m willing to bet that this was due to the equipment that this was originally filmed with. This is an independent movie filmed on a relatively small budget, so the quality is about as good as it’s likely to get.
But, the commentary is fantastic and well worth the price. And the price, for a Blu Ray disc, is definitely right. Good luck finding another movie, let alone a good one, on Blu Ray, for about $10.
Review by K. Oppegaard for Sideways [Blu-ray]
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This has become one of my all-time favourite films. I have caught myself watching it a couple of times a year on DVD since I saw it theatrically and even bought Rolfe Kent’s superb soundtrack to liven up my Cheval Blanc and hamburgers too. The self-deprecating commentary track alone is worth the price of the disc. It’s just like listening to Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church in the film – it must be the funniest and most entertaining commentary track I’ve heard in years. The transfer is identical to the theatrical experience; the whole film is shot with a soft filter in front of the lens, but the film grain is visible and there is none of that digital noise reduction nonsense. The audio is pretty similar to the DVD, which was very good. I suppose Fox could’ve thrown in a theatrical trailer but they’ve ported over the deleted scenes and rather vapid featurette from the DVD. The film was such a low profile, low budget production; I don’t think the producers thought to make more extensive supplements for posterity. I wish they had made a documentary about the Californian wine district! The disc is region free, by the way.
Review by LGANS316 for Sideways [Blu-ray]
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Version: U.S.A / FOX / Region A, B, C(?)
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / BD+ / High Profile 4.1
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Running time: 2:07:00
Movie size: 40,01 GB
Disc size: 45,31 GB
Total bit rate: 42 Mbps
Average video bit 33.08 Mbps
Number of chapters: 32
Subtitles: English SDH / Chinese (Traditional & Simplified) / French / Korean / Portuguese / Spanish
DTS-HD Master Audio English 3661 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3661 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
DTS Audio Portuguese 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps
#Audio Commentary by Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church
#7 Deleted Scenes (17m:14s)
#Notes From Alexander Payne (2m:10s)
#Behind the Scenes (14m:06s)
#Project Searchlight (6m:34s)