Rating: NR
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 01/13/2004
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 2
Run Time: 360 min
Distributor/Studio: HBO Home Video
Seinfeld co-creator
Larry David's hit
HBO comedy series finds its way to DVD courtesy of
HBO Video. Presented in its original 1.33:1 full-frame aspect ratio, the image sports even colors and skin tones with solid blacks and no obvious edge enhancement. Audio is offered in both English and French Dolby Digital Stereo and rings through with solid clarity. In addition to innovative packaging, the menu design of the set makes for both intuitive navigation and some interesting features. In addition to getting a quick summary of each episode, viewers also have the opportunity to preview each episode on the menu screen -- a minor feature, but also an innovative one that certainly makes sense. Though the disc isn't exactly brimming with extra features, the ones that are offered are both informative and entertaining. Commentary is only provided for the first episode, entitled "
The Pants Tent"; it features
Robert Weide,
Jeff Garlin,
Larry David, and
Cheryl Hines, who offer an interesting look at the relationships behind the scenes while explaining the benefits of the series' handheld aesthetic and praising their ability to "phone act." Slightly more revealing is a 30-minute
Bob Costas interview with
David. As the two men discuss the motivations behind the original one-hour special,
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (also included in its entirety), the improvisational method that has become the staple of the series, inspiration, and music, viewers are offered a rare look at the
Larry David behind the hapless curmudgeon of
Curb Your Enthusiasm.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
;)
