Who
Framed Roger Rabbit (Vista Series)
(Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
DVD
Release Date:
March
25, 2003
Length:
104 mins.
Rated:
PG
Format:
Widescreen (1.85:1), Full Screen (1.33:1)
Audio:
English
Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS 5.1 (Widescreen version only),
French Dolby Surround, Spanish Dolby Surround
Subtitles:
English, Closed-Captioned
Extras:
Disc
One: Three Roger Rabbit Shorts, "Who Made Roger
Rabbit" Mini-Documentary, "Trouble In Toontown"
Set-Top DVD Game, THX Optimizer, Sneak Peeks Disc Two:
Audio Commentary, "Toontown Confidential" Trivia
Track, Deleted Scene. "Before and After" Split-Screen
Animation Comparison, "Behind the Ears: The True Story of
Roger Rabbit" Documentary, "Toon Stand-Ins"
Featurette, "On Set! Benny the Cab" Featurette,
"The Valiant Files" Interactive Set-Top Gallery, THX
Optimizer, Companion Booklet, Collectible Glossies
Splendidly put together, this classic
again brought about some laughs. The clever storyline itself was well
formed and unraveled the mystery nicely. Added to that was the magic
of animation, which for the most part felt natural, not being at all
too distracting. And while a cursory glance may only reveal
kid-friendly hijinks, the true genius of the film was the execution of
another layer to the humor, a finely walked satirical one. Though this
subtle edge was more complex, it's apprehension wasn't crucial for
overall enjoyment. A perfect device to produce entertainment for the
whole family.
This movie was smartly presented on two DVDs. Disc one was
"family friendly" and held a full screen version of the film
along with three fun animated shorts, a bland for-the-kids documentary
on how the film was made and a DVD based game. The second disc for the
"enthusiast" contained the widescreen version of the film,
an interesting deleted scene with an introduction discussing it's
absence, a wonderful in-depth making-of featurette, an option for
informative anecdotes subtitled with the film, a before and after
animation comparison, video of stand-in utilization, clips of Benny
The Cab scenes being filmed and a section full of conceptual material.
Worth mentioning as well were several detailed and amusing interactive
menus. Disc two also contained an insightful commentary with director
Robert Zemeckis, producer Frank Marshall, screenwriters Jeffrey Price
and Peter Seaman, associate producer Steve Starkey and visual effects
supervisor Ken Ralston.
