Video:
Each episode is presented full frame, which makes sense as they were broadcast on regular TV. The video transfers are fine, but you can tell that Miramax didn't bother to give them that extra polish. Then again, part of the appeal of "Clerks" is its intentional "low-budget" feel.
Audio:
The audio is presented in Dolby Surround, and the bass extensions are surprisingly deep. Everything is front-biased, as expected of a TV show, and dialogue and sound effects are mixed well without any interference or distortion.
Extras:
The supplemental features are a high point as the filmmakers obviously logged massive man-hours to explain their quirky vision. However, this presentation of "Clerks: Uncensored" gets minus points for having the EXACT SAME extras on both discs except for their cartoon episodes (disc 1 has episodes 1-3; disc 2 has episodes 4-6). Why the duplication of materials, Kevin Smith?
On the discs, Jay and Silent Bob introduce each episode in newly-filmed clips, and a whole bunch of producers and actors bothered to record audio commentaries for every episode as well. You can view the full animatics for each episode (animatics are basically storyboards presented along with the completed audio as the dialogue and music are recorded before the cartoons are drawn). In a nice touch, Miramax has encoded the DVDs so that you can use the multi-angle button as well as the audio button to switch between the finished product, the rough sketches, and the commentary, giving you a total of four ways to view each episode.
The animators occupy center stage in two featurettes that explain how they created a distinctive "Clerks" look for the cartoons. There is a "film festival trailer" and a Super Bowl TV spot, and DVD-ROM (PC platform) users get to access the usual links and script/storyboard comparison viewers.
Entertainment Value:
There really was no point in releasing "Clerks: Uncensored" as a two-disc set. Popping the discs into my laptop, I found out that each dual-layer disc took up around 5.5 gigs, far short of the 8.7 gigs available. As the extras are identical on both discs, Miramax could've made this a cheaper one-disc release. With a list price of $29.99, "Clerks: Uncensored" is strictly for die-hard fans.
Each episode is presented full frame, which makes sense as they were broadcast on regular TV. The video transfers are fine, but you can tell that Miramax didn't bother to give them that extra polish. Then again, part of the appeal of "Clerks" is its intentional "low-budget" feel.
Audio:
The audio is presented in Dolby Surround, and the bass extensions are surprisingly deep. Everything is front-biased, as expected of a TV show, and dialogue and sound effects are mixed well without any interference or distortion.
Extras:
The supplemental features are a high point as the filmmakers obviously logged massive man-hours to explain their quirky vision. However, this presentation of "Clerks: Uncensored" gets minus points for having the EXACT SAME extras on both discs except for their cartoon episodes (disc 1 has episodes 1-3; disc 2 has episodes 4-6). Why the duplication of materials, Kevin Smith?
On the discs, Jay and Silent Bob introduce each episode in newly-filmed clips, and a whole bunch of producers and actors bothered to record audio commentaries for every episode as well. You can view the full animatics for each episode (animatics are basically storyboards presented along with the completed audio as the dialogue and music are recorded before the cartoons are drawn). In a nice touch, Miramax has encoded the DVDs so that you can use the multi-angle button as well as the audio button to switch between the finished product, the rough sketches, and the commentary, giving you a total of four ways to view each episode.
The animators occupy center stage in two featurettes that explain how they created a distinctive "Clerks" look for the cartoons. There is a "film festival trailer" and a Super Bowl TV spot, and DVD-ROM (PC platform) users get to access the usual links and script/storyboard comparison viewers.
Entertainment Value:
There really was no point in releasing "Clerks: Uncensored" as a two-disc set. Popping the discs into my laptop, I found out that each dual-layer disc took up around 5.5 gigs, far short of the 8.7 gigs available. As the extras are identical on both discs, Miramax could've made this a cheaper one-disc release. With a list price of $29.99, "Clerks: Uncensored" is strictly for die-hard fans.
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