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Chicago (Special Edition) [DVD] [2002]
enlarge	Director: Rob Marshall Actors: Renee Zellweger, Dominic West, Chita Rivera, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Category: DVD List Price: ~~£17.99~~ Buy New: £2.99 as of 23/11/2009 12:16 GMT details You Save: £15.00 (83%) New (11) Used (5) from £2.99 Seller: morediscsltd Rating: 5 reviews Sales Rank: 12710 Format: Box set, PAL, Special Edition Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 113 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 EAN: 8717418056377 ASIN: B0009YVD5S Theatrical Release Date: 2002 Release Date: September 12, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: chicago May 30, 2009 P. V. Heeley delivered promptly and in first class condition,what more can i say.what i ordered is what i got. very, very good ; but not inspired April 28, 2007 Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane (Fife, Scotland) 17 out of 18 found this review helpful I enjoyed this set, with the substantial extra material, a lot of which is very interesting, particularly the extended version of particular numbers, in which you get some ides of how they were prepared and rehearsed. It's an excellent show anyway, with a lovely, quick paced seedy atmosphere, and it is very, very professionally done. Why not 5 stars? Well, I enjoy the work of Renee Zelwegger, Catherine Zeta Jones and Richard Gere - they are all very skilled, very professional and very, very good, and their performances give a lot of pleasure, but I never feel that any one of them is a died-in-the-wool vaudeville performer, a true music hall artiste. At its worst (and this impression is only very occasional) it just seems a little too much like hard work. It is a very carping criticism, but whereas, say, Liza Minelli in 'Cabaret' seemed born to the role, these three are more like fine professionals who won it at audition and have done a fine, conscientious job. But no-one should hesitate from buying the set. It does pretty good justice to a very good show and is very good value for money. Layer Transition January 5, 2007 Mr. Michael James Payne (Leamington, UK) 9 out of 12 found this review helpful Layer transition should only happen once during the movie, usually about halfway through, this effectively allows the dvd to hold twice as much data. The laser refocuses to pass through the first layer to focus on the second, this should last much less than a second and should appear as at worst a slight blip. Nearly every DVD released now uses this technology, much better than the old days of DVD-5 discs which you had to flip halfway through the movie (such a pain in the a@@). If you are having this much problem with the movie you most likely have a mispressed faulty disc, this would not be indicative of the entire batch release or they would have a major problem. br / br /As for the movie great fun, well choreographed and well acted. A great screen production of the musical. Excellent for a double dip - and no disc faults January 1, 2007 Mr. J. C. Gross (Israel) 4 out of 6 found this review helpful As a closet fan of musicals, I had never really had the chnce to see Chicago on the stage, but with this movie you get the idea. 'And then some.' br / br /For a double dip, the second DVD release since it's original DVD release in 2003, you'd think that this'd be a money grabbing ploy by the studio. Not so. The crime was the original release. Sparse with a fairly entertaining doc that only really skimmed the surface, albeit with some great behind the scenes rehearsal footage. br / br /On this release we get the history of Chicago stage and screen, extended performances and a couple of extra docs. Some nice insight in there. Perhaps worth a double dipping if your original cpy is scratched or wearing out - or any other way you want to justify it to yourself! The picture is roughly the same, bright, vivid colours with a little grain here and there, but they're not going to remaster a film that came out in 2002. br / br /One last thing, to address the 'disc glitch' issue brought forth by another customer. Dual layer format is common in DVD production. In fact practically every DVD you pick up will have that disclaimer on the box. It's so that they can cram all that info onto one disc and the pause is something that one never notices. I found only one other dissatisfied customer on the entire web. It's possible that a few discs were glitchy, but the studio normally catches it after a few complaints and they get recalled, a whole new batch comes off the production line and onto the shelves. Example: the new Superman box set. There was an outcry on the web about the faulty discs, now they've been recalled. br / br /So, my copy is fine and so should all newer copies of this DVD. To the disgruntled customer: try again, and don't be put off by dual layer DVD's!! br / br /A great special edition and the price amazon are selling it for is a steal! Shoot the Disc Compiler September 4, 2006 J. Modlin 81 out of 98 found this review helpful I saw this version of 'Chicago' on television about a year ago and thought it was sensational, as a film I would give it a hundred stars if I could. My 'one star' rating is a reflection of how enraged I was at the way this DVD has been produced. The box says "Dual Layer Format. Layer transition may trigger a slight pause." Well, nice of them to warn us but what an understatement that turned out to be. The first 50 minutes or so were fine but after that the picture continually 'froze' for a few seconds before resuming. This was disruptive enough during 'conversational' scenes but when musical numbers (including my favourite song, 'Razle Dazzle' which I had been waiting for) were interrupted like this I found it impossible to watch. I know nothing about 'layer transition' and the rest of the technicalities but I think it is unforgivable to put such a flawed product on the market and to ruin a wonderful film such as this in this dreadful way. I urge you not to buy this edition. Don't even think about it.

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