JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK Review
JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK arrives on Blu-ray with little fan fare. Still Kevin Smith's most successful theatrical opening to date, this 1080p release in bare bones. For what amounts to one of the better shot films on Smith's resume the HD presentation here isn't perfect. Details don't pop. But one thing that Disney does well on most of their discs is color. The colors are rich and the blacks are deep. As for the sound, the 5.1 Dolby Digital track was disappointing. Of all of Smith's films, this should have been the one that could have best utilized the 5.1. Instead the track is front speaker heavy like CLERKS and CHASING AMY. The directionality is decent and the LFE track does resonate at times though.
As for the special features, you might actually miss them. The disc doesn't even have a main menu. The only feature is a commentary from Smith, producer Scott Moiser and star Jason Mewes, who sounds drugged throughout and who actually gets up to leave and go to the bathroom at one section. It's not even new, but leftover from the DVD release so some of it is dated. It reveals some nice trivia and feelings about the production and as usual it's funny, but it's nothing spectacular. What really doesn't make any sense is that the CLERKS Blu-ray includes a new making of doc of this film, but this disc doesn't. And that doc is great. Oh yeah, the disc also includes "Movie Showcase," which allows you to instantly jump to three scenes that show off the HD picture and sound. That must have been a joke, right?
In the end, the picture is better than the DVD, but the Collector's Edition had way more bonus material to offer fans. And let's face it — this movie was made for View Askew fans. This release really feels like a last minute production just to include a third movie in the Kevin Smith Blu-ray box set.
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