Plot: What’s it about?
The movie is about a the most popular guy in the Senior Class Zach, Freddie Prinze Jr., who gets dumped the day school resumes after spring break by his girlfriend Taylor, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe. She also happens to be the most popular girl in the Senior class. Taylor met her new boyfriend Brock Hudson, Matthew Lillard, over Spring break at the MTV beach house. He is one of the funnier characters with his egotistical off the wall personality. When he gets Jiggy wit’ it at the party it is nothing short of hilarious.
Zach makes a bet with his friend that he could pick out any girl in High school and Zach could make her the prom queen. Zach has six weeks to do make this miracle work. That girl turns out to be Laney, Rachel Leigh Cook, the Art class loner. Laney looks pretty good as the ugly duckling even before the makeup and haircut. Laney’s little brother has some funny lines and adds a little to the movie with his nerdiness (As only a little brother could add).
You will recognize the young actors by their faces and not really by their names in the rolling credits. (If you even watch the credits?) This movie was aimed at the teenager and it succeeded in that matter because my little sister enjoyed it. All in all it is worth renting and if you get a great deal it may be worth buying. This was a somewhat entertaining movie with some laughs and one particular stomach turning scene that stands out in my mind. (I wish it didn’t though) You will know what I am talking about if and when you see it. The ending at graduation is a bit funny and surprising.
Video: How does it look?
Very Good. No signs of noise or layer transition pauses. The resolution is sharp and the colors are vibrant (when your not in the dark prison setting). Overall, a great transfer.
Audio: How does it sound?
The keep case displays that this should be in 5.1 sound, but unfortunately Disney left that off of their transfer for some reason. I heard that they will be re-releasing this movie with the correct 5.1 sound sometime soon. If you must buy it now though their is only the 2.0 Dolby surround sound. You should be able to exchange the faulty copy with the new transfer when it comes out. Check your DVD sites for updates on that matter.
Editor’s note: Disney is doing a repressing of this disc with the correct 5.1 soundtrack. When it’s available, take your “old” copy back to where you got it and get the remastered version
Supplements: What are the extras?
A video for the song “Kiss Me” by Sixpence None the Richer which is in 5.1 sound, go figure?
