The Sixth Sense begs to be seen again.
Video:
In addition to providing excellent picture and sound, Buena Vista furnish the most watchable set of bonus materials I've seen in a long time. The screen size is 1.77:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions. The image quality is very sharp, although it is slightly glossy and a bit too pink in the face.
Audio:
The Dolby Digital 5.1 sound doesn't have much to do in the surround channels, but it conveys a requisite spookiness at the right times. It also does justice to James Newton Howard's background score, which lends a properly eerie, low-key mood to the proceedings.
Extras:
Among the bonus items, I recommend starting with the deleted scenes. They are introduced by the director, and we see at once how good they are yet why they had to be cut. Then go on to the "Rules and Clues" section, but by no means view this segment if you haven't already watched the film. "Rules and Clues" will give you some idea just how intricately designed and well executed the movie is. Then there are storyboard-to-film comparisons, music and sound analyses, interviews with the cast, a conversation with Mr. Shyamalan, filmmaker bios, English and French spoken language choices, English captions, scene selections, a theatrical trailer, and several TV spots. Finally, I have to mention one major concern with the presentation, namely, Buena Vista's continued practice of piling on a series of warnings and ads before the movie starts. This barrage of commercials cannot be bypassed, and I had to push my remote control's "Next" button fully ten times before arriving at the Main Menu. Shameless and uncalled-for.
Parting Thoughts:
"The Sixth Sense" begs to be seen again. My wife had already seen it and claims it was better the second time around. Just going back to study each scene is a pleasure; there is much we think we saw the first time that we didn't, as well as much we didn't see at all. One final plaudit: The film is comparatively short at 107 minutes, and its very conciseness works in its favor. Films don't have to be two-and-a-half hours long to be effective. A ghost story like "Lady in White" was made more tedious in its lengthier Director's Cut, but "The Sixth Sense" benefits from the exclusion of redundant or blatantly sentimental material. The result involves us intellectually, to be sure, but more important, emotionally.
"The Sixth Sense" is an unconventional and rewarding look at the unknown.
In addition to providing excellent picture and sound, Buena Vista furnish the most watchable set of bonus materials I've seen in a long time. The screen size is 1.77:1, enhanced for 16x9 televisions. The image quality is very sharp, although it is slightly glossy and a bit too pink in the face.
Audio:
The Dolby Digital 5.1 sound doesn't have much to do in the surround channels, but it conveys a requisite spookiness at the right times. It also does justice to James Newton Howard's background score, which lends a properly eerie, low-key mood to the proceedings.
Extras:
Among the bonus items, I recommend starting with the deleted scenes. They are introduced by the director, and we see at once how good they are yet why they had to be cut. Then go on to the "Rules and Clues" section, but by no means view this segment if you haven't already watched the film. "Rules and Clues" will give you some idea just how intricately designed and well executed the movie is. Then there are storyboard-to-film comparisons, music and sound analyses, interviews with the cast, a conversation with Mr. Shyamalan, filmmaker bios, English and French spoken language choices, English captions, scene selections, a theatrical trailer, and several TV spots. Finally, I have to mention one major concern with the presentation, namely, Buena Vista's continued practice of piling on a series of warnings and ads before the movie starts. This barrage of commercials cannot be bypassed, and I had to push my remote control's "Next" button fully ten times before arriving at the Main Menu. Shameless and uncalled-for.
Parting Thoughts:
"The Sixth Sense" begs to be seen again. My wife had already seen it and claims it was better the second time around. Just going back to study each scene is a pleasure; there is much we think we saw the first time that we didn't, as well as much we didn't see at all. One final plaudit: The film is comparatively short at 107 minutes, and its very conciseness works in its favor. Films don't have to be two-and-a-half hours long to be effective. A ghost story like "Lady in White" was made more tedious in its lengthier Director's Cut, but "The Sixth Sense" benefits from the exclusion of redundant or blatantly sentimental material. The result involves us intellectually, to be sure, but more important, emotionally.
"The Sixth Sense" is an unconventional and rewarding look at the unknown.
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