La Donna Esplosiva (Blu-Ray)

Avendo già una numerosa collezione di film in dvd, ho rimandato gli acquisti di tutti i bluray di quelli che già possedevo nel formato inferiore.
Solo che alcuni titoli, tomo tomo quatti quatti, sono andati fuori catalogo. Per fortuna che in questo caso viene in "soccorso" la versione UK che ha il bluray con anche audio italiano. Preso prima che vada fuori catalogo anche questo.
Film imprescindibile per chi è stato adolescente negli anni 80!

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Salvatore Manzi

La donna esplosiva !

Recensito in Italia il 6 aprile 2016

Un film di quando ero ragazzino !
Ha accompagnato la mia infanzia con le sue battute, e con il sogno che il computer potesse fare davvero di tutto !
Sono felice di aver ritrovato un pezzo della mia storia !
Il film è arrivato come da programma ! Usato, ma tenuto bene. Anche se è la versione inglese ci sono le piste audio italiane, e cmq i sottotitoli come in ogni dvd che si rispetti !
5 Stelle meritate al venditore !

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Cliente

Vecchi ricordi

Recensito in Italia il 6 dicembre 2018

Non vado a spiegare il film, x chi lo conosce sa bene che gioiellino ha acquistato! È un film delli anni 90, divertente, comico e con un po' di stoffa da riflettere! Difficile da trovare in dvd e lingua italiana

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giorgio

Recensito in Italia il 9 ottobre 2021

Recensito in Italia il 10 settembre 2018

Acquistato in formato DVD. Film di altri tempi! Difficile da reperire sul mercato, ma ne vale la pena, da acquistare per chi era adolescente negli anni 90!

Film anni 80 molto carino!

T. Gabriele

Recensito in Italia il 11 settembre 2014

Commedia molto fantasiosa in cui due teenager riescono a "creare" una donna perfetta facendo elaborare il tutto ad un computer che, al giorno d'oggi, non riuscirebbe a competere neanche con il più orribile degli smartphone!!! Imperdibile, comunque, consiglio questo film come consiglierei i Goonies o Licenza di guida.... Unica pecca: non ci sono contenuti extra ed è un vero peccato... prezzo fantastico per un bluray, consegna perfetta, come sempre!

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Massimo

Film Culto

Recensito in Italia il 6 maggio 2019

Da avere ASSOLUTAMENTE!!

Recensito in Italia il 7 maggio 2016

Una commedia fantastica del 1985 che non ebbe molto successo, personalmente mi è risultata sempre simpatica con alcune gag divertenti

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Quique Torres

Love the movie

Recensito in Messico il 6 settembre 2023

What can I say from this movie that hasn’t been said yet. Awesome and crazy-funny. Love the 80s.

Paul hooker

Great movie

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 19 aprile 2024

Still makes me laugh

Amazon Kunde

Weird Science

Recensito in Germania il 4 febbraio 2024

Der Artikel kam gut an. Ist ein Sammler Stück für mich.

Pablo Fernández Luna

Buena película de los 80

Recensito in Spagna il 15 gennaio 2023

Buena película que fue el origen de una serie de mi infancia. Película de los 80

Kevin Dudley

This review pertains to the special edition blu-ray by Arrow Video

Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 28 luglio 2019

The 1985 PG-13 teen comedy "Weird Science" followed on the heels of writer/director John Hughes' acclaimed directorial efforts "Sixteen Candles" (1984) and "The Breakfast Club" which were big successes both critically and financially. "Weird Science" did well at the box office but at the time received a more mixed critical reception than his prior two films. It is definitely nowhere near as thematically serious as "Sixteen Candles" or "The Breakfast Club" were. "Weird Scrience" did show a different side of John Hughes in that he was not afraid to just kick back and have zany fun. The cast is excellent with the sadly deceased Bill Paxton in my opinion stealing the movie with a scene chewing performance as Chet. Kelly LeBrock as the dream woman created in a computer by the two male teen leads is positively gorgeous, luminous and incredibly sexy while also delivering an excellent performance in her own right. Anthony Michael Hall is just as good as he was in John Hughes' previous two films and he is matched step for step by Ilan Michael-Smith. "Weird Science" is definitely a product of its time but has aged well in terms of its overall comedy and approach in my opinion.

Universal initially brought "Weird Science" to DVD back in 2008 in a decent special edition. The film made its blu-ray debut back in 2013 which mirrored the DVD release's special features but upgrading the picture quality to HD of course. Sadly though the HD transfer done for the DVD release is what was used for the first blu-ray which by 2013 was sorely lacking and had huge room for improvement. Arrow Video in 2019 came to the rescue with a new special edition blu-ray release of the film which presents it in style with a huge upgrade in picture quality over the original blu-ray.

Arrow Video for their edition oversaw a brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative in the film's theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 utilizing the AVC codec at a very high bit rate staying in the mid to upper 30's for the most part. Simply put the film looks amazing on this new blu-ray. Detail is markedly increased and colors look fantastic and natural. Contrast and black levels look close to perfect. No digital tinkering was done so the film retains its natural grain structure. Arrow Video's transfer blows away Universal's initial blu-ray without breaking a sweat.

Audio is presented in 2 channel master audio sounding clear and punchy with dialogue levels coming through very clear. English subtitles are included for the hearing impaired.

As far as extra content goes, the new disc offers 3 different cuts of the film including the theatrical cut (94 min.), an extended cut (96 min. 36 sec.) and the television cut (94 min. 6 sec.). Both the theatrical and extended cuts are from the 4K restoration and presented in widescreen whereas the television cut is in 1.33:1 standard definition full frame. The extended cut consists of 2 extra scenes which I am not sure why they were cut out other than to perhaps tighten the movie up a bit more. The television cut also can be watched using a picture in picture option to see how alternate lines of dialogue and censoring techniques were used to make the PG-13 teen sex comedy conform to at the time more restrictive television standards.

The rest of the extraa are as follows:
- Additional Scenes (2m 45s, HD) These are the two scenes that are found in the extended version of the film.
- Casting Weird Science (6m 3s, HD) A all-new interview with casting director Jackie Burch, explaining how the film’s ensemble cast was assembled.
- Dino the Greek (6m 55s, HD) A newly filmed interview with actor John Kapelos on his experience playing Dino in the film.
- Chet Happens (19m 38s, HD) A newly filmed interview with special makeup effects creator Craig Reardon on how the infamous “Chet-blob” was created.
- Fantasy and Microchips (10m 46s, HD) A newly filmed interview with editor Chris Lebenzon on his experience cutting the film together.
- Ira Newborn Makes the Score (13m 43s, HD) A newly filmed interview with composer Ira Newborn on his experiences working with director John Hughes and producer Joel Silver.
- It’s Alive! Resurrecting Weird Science (16m 41s, SD) An archival featurette produced for the film’s 2008 DVD release, featuring interviews with cast, crew, and admirers, including Anthony Michael Hall.
- Theatrical Teaser (2m 37s, HD, 1.33:1)
- Theatrical Trailer (1m 34s, SD, 1.33:1)
- TV Spots (1m 1s, SD, 1.33:1)
- Radio Spots (4m 50s, SD)
- Image Galleries
Shooting Script (133 images)
Production Stills (119 images)
Poster and Video Art (22 images)

The film comes in a slip case featuring newly commissioned cover art. The actual sleeve can be flipped around to have the original poster art too. Lastly a 43 page booklet is also included with additional critical insight into the film as well as its production.

While the lack of any commentary tracks is a little bit disappointing, Arrow Video's special edition of "Weird Science" is superb in every way. The new 4K restoration is a thing of beauty and the new extras are plentiful and informative with the prior DVD and blu-ray extras being ported over too. Fans should pick this new blu-ray edition up without any hesitation.

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