Semi-Pro (Blu-ray Review)
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Semi-Pro (Blu-ray Review)
To dream the impossible dream, Love me sexy.
A comedy about the ABA
Semi Pro, the debut film of director Kent Alterman, starring Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson is a
comedy about the last days of the American Basketball Association, set during the colorful disco
lighted years of the 70′s. The story follows Tropics’ basketball team player, coach, promoter, owner,
and one time hit wonder Jackie Moon (Will Ferrell) as he tries to get his team to win enough games
to reach 4th place to qualify for a merger that will absorb the best 4 teams of the ABA int…
Video
New Line’s Semi Pro Blu-ray Disc comes as a two disc edition with the movie having a disc
to
itself. The Super 35 photography is presented in 1080p high bit VC-1 video of 2.35 aspect ratio.
This is another transfer that looks fine enough thrown onto a Constant Image Height scope
screen. Grainy throughout most of the movie, the cinematography brings the 70′s looks of
glittering dense colors almost to a fine art. The basketball game sections seem to been purposely
given that look o…
Audio
As customary with New Line releases the Semi-Pro Blu-ray comes with DTS HD MA 7.1
Lossless sound. It has a couple of directional surround sequences, and the 70′s music, including
the new 70′s hit Love Me Sexy, sung by Jackie Moon and produced by Nile Rodgers, sound
from
very good to excellent considering their vintage sound. During the games you get crowd effects
and
the bouncing dribble of the ball, while main dialogue is reproduced cleanly and you can understand
ever…
Supplements
New Line, true to form, brings Semi-Pro with its also customary second disc dedicated to extras.
Inside the BD case, you’ll find the 2 disc’s labels reproduce basketballs in a color style similar to
the ABA basketball, a nice touch.
Also inside: a one sheet ad for the Semi-Pro soundtrack CD of the songs in
the movie, and in keeping with the Sweaty edition theme, limited time .00 off coupons for
Old Spice deodorant and body wash.
The extras include:
Final Words
If you like all these: Will Ferrell comedies, basketball, and the liberated outrageous 70′s, you’ll
probably like this movie. If some or none of those things appeal to you then the movie might not
be
as atractive. Presented in a good looking, accurate to the era Scope transfer – which you can
see on the screen captures- and fine sounding if not spectacular lossless multichannel audio with
some nice nice disco era songs thrown in, I found myself enjoying the movie more than I thought I……
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