Review added January 13, 2005.
Me, Myself & Irene
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Studio:
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Equipment |
Video:
1.78:1
(Enhanced for 16:9) |
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Length:
112
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Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 (384kbps) En |
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Subtitles: En |
Video Format:
PAL |
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Disc Format:
DVD-5 |
Layer Change:
NA |
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Disc Capacity Utilised:
X.XXGB |
Average Bit-Rate (A+V):
X.XXMbps |
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Region Coding:
4 |
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:: The Film
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Audio/Video Details
From the brothers that brought us
'Kingpin', 'Dumb and Dumber' and 'There's Something About
Mary' comes Me, Myself & Irene, starring Jim Carrey and
Renee Zellweger. If you've seen the Farrelly brothers'
previous films, you probably have some idea of what to
expect. If you haven't, you may be in for a shock.
Like the Farrelly brothers'
previous films, Me, Myself & Irene stretches the boundaries
of accepted humour (and good taste), and while it isn't
quite as gross as the brothers' previous films, still
contains more than enough politically incorrect and just
plain gross humour to offend virtually anyone. Jim Carrey
stars as Charlie Baileygates, a downtroden Rhode Island
state trooper whose years of accumulated rage finally
manifest themselves in the form of a split personality named
Hank, the aggressive and obnoxious antithesis of meek and
passive Charlie.
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When Charlie's split-personality disorder is diagnosed, he
is assigned the task of returning prisoner Irene Waters
(played by Renee Zellweger) to New York, where a warrant for
her arrest has been issued. His superiors believe the
assignment will be a stress-free break for Charlie. They
couldn't be more wrong. Charlie/Hank is a role the
rubber-faced Canuck seems born to play, and while the film
contains a few too many slow patches and failed gags, enough
spark to make this an entertaining experience for those who
enjoy the farrellys' work.
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This 1.78:1 anamorphically-enhanced transfer looks very
good. The image presented is free of any significant film
artefacts, and is as sharp as the source material will
allow. Aliasing is never a problem, and shimmer is minor
when present (as at 24:08); this is a very smooth looking
transfer. I was unable to detect any obvious use of edge
enhancement, nor was there any significant grain to mar
the transfer.
Shadow detail is good if not exceptional, as
is the transfer's black level, and there are no
compression artefacts to be seen. Colours are vibrant with
several exterior shots quite dazzling, although some
sequences looked slightly oversaturated, and skin tones
sometimes appeared to be a little on the 'hot' side. This
is a very good transfer from 20th Century Fox.
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:: Audio
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Not surprisingly for a dialogue-driven comedy, much of this
Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is rooted firmly in the centre
channel, with only a handful of directional cues and much of
the film's music spread across the front channels. Dialogue is
always easy to understand, but ADR dialogue is poorly recorded
and integrated into the soundtrack.
The surround channels are frequently
silent, but contain subtle ambient effects during several
exterior scenes, as well as several considerably less subtle
surround channel audio pans (as at 27:59 and 84:28). I was
unable to detect any activity from the LFE channel. This
soundtrack won't push your audio system; 'functional' being
the operative word here, but is a little more creative than
the dull efforts mounted for most comedies.
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