“Clueless” is a picture of an era with a solid, entertaining story at its core.
Video:
The 1.78:1 Anamorphic video makes the movie look as good as it ever has. Slightly soft, the colors are vivid and the lines are solid. The grain on the video does create some aberrations and compression but none are distracting.
Audio
The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track is a clear representation of the original theatrical presentation. It´s clear and bright with some nice bass response. It´s nothing spectacular but another solid entry from the Paramount crazy-named double-dip series.
Extras:
Clocking in at just 97 minutes, there is plenty of space on this DVD to pack some extra features. Or "Bling" as the front cover proclaims. Talk about mixing era´s metaphors. Oye.
The DVD set starts off with those lovely forced promos for the new DVD of "Airplane," "Charmed: Season One," "Mad Hot Ballroom" (Which looks fabulous, in the same vein as "Spellbound"), among others.
"Class of ´95" goes into the casting of the film, one of its strongest aspects. Heckerling talks about working with teenagers and how she got involved in the picture and discovered Alicia Silverstone. The documentary explores how the character of Cher developed and how Brittany Murphy became Tai.
"Creative Writing" delves into the creation of the movie. Though this would have been better put first, Heckerling talks about the mission she was put on to create a teenage film… and how she made it her own by making it a mocking of the modern SoCal teen. And the long rumored connections to Emma are confirmed as Heckerling explains her influences and where the characters came from.
The costumes in "Clueless" were some of the most amazingly unique in cinema in the 1990s, both reflecting current trends and creating its own hyper-real style. "Fashion 101" talks about the style of the film with the movie´s fashion designer.
As much as the fashion made the movie work… the dialogue made it memorable. "Language Arts" goes into the nifty slang that´s brought up, like Barneys and Bettys. Heckerling says she compiled lists of colloquial phrases that were incorporated into the movie. Everything from so simple from "Outie" to "a full on Monet."
And just in case you ever need a tutorial… there is a tutorial on how to play "Suck and Blow." They also go through the pains of using a true credit card in the game and the lengths that had to be gone to complete the scene.
"Driver´s Ed" goes through the frightening freeway scene and what had to be done to complete it. It´s slightly surprising what went into such a brief scene in the movie.
"We´re History" talks about the cultural impact that "Clueless" had on the cinematic public as well as the people who viewed it. The actors reflect on the film along with the director and what she did for them.
The Teaser and Theatrical trailers are included for posterity.
Film Value:
"Clueless" is cute, sweet, and has a real heart. It´s dated, to be sure, but in a way that makes it more quaint and wonderful. I´ll be mocked for having it in my collection, but won´t regret it for a moment.
The 1.78:1 Anamorphic video makes the movie look as good as it ever has. Slightly soft, the colors are vivid and the lines are solid. The grain on the video does create some aberrations and compression but none are distracting.
Audio
The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track is a clear representation of the original theatrical presentation. It´s clear and bright with some nice bass response. It´s nothing spectacular but another solid entry from the Paramount crazy-named double-dip series.
Extras:
Clocking in at just 97 minutes, there is plenty of space on this DVD to pack some extra features. Or "Bling" as the front cover proclaims. Talk about mixing era´s metaphors. Oye.
The DVD set starts off with those lovely forced promos for the new DVD of "Airplane," "Charmed: Season One," "Mad Hot Ballroom" (Which looks fabulous, in the same vein as "Spellbound"), among others.
"Class of ´95" goes into the casting of the film, one of its strongest aspects. Heckerling talks about working with teenagers and how she got involved in the picture and discovered Alicia Silverstone. The documentary explores how the character of Cher developed and how Brittany Murphy became Tai.
"Creative Writing" delves into the creation of the movie. Though this would have been better put first, Heckerling talks about the mission she was put on to create a teenage film… and how she made it her own by making it a mocking of the modern SoCal teen. And the long rumored connections to Emma are confirmed as Heckerling explains her influences and where the characters came from.
The costumes in "Clueless" were some of the most amazingly unique in cinema in the 1990s, both reflecting current trends and creating its own hyper-real style. "Fashion 101" talks about the style of the film with the movie´s fashion designer.
As much as the fashion made the movie work… the dialogue made it memorable. "Language Arts" goes into the nifty slang that´s brought up, like Barneys and Bettys. Heckerling says she compiled lists of colloquial phrases that were incorporated into the movie. Everything from so simple from "Outie" to "a full on Monet."
And just in case you ever need a tutorial… there is a tutorial on how to play "Suck and Blow." They also go through the pains of using a true credit card in the game and the lengths that had to be gone to complete the scene.
"Driver´s Ed" goes through the frightening freeway scene and what had to be done to complete it. It´s slightly surprising what went into such a brief scene in the movie.
"We´re History" talks about the cultural impact that "Clueless" had on the cinematic public as well as the people who viewed it. The actors reflect on the film along with the director and what she did for them.
The Teaser and Theatrical trailers are included for posterity.
Film Value:
"Clueless" is cute, sweet, and has a real heart. It´s dated, to be sure, but in a way that makes it more quaint and wonderful. I´ll be mocked for having it in my collection, but won´t regret it for a moment.
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