Reviewed by Keith Hurst, 9th November 2009
It's a Wonderful Life really is a wonderful way to spend two hours of your time and I for one amongst many are happy to give it a whirl during the run up to Christmas, it just gets you in the right frame of mind. It's overly sugary sweet for my liking but I do enjoy every last frame. It's a smouldering release which garnered the favour it enjoys today due to lapses in copyright renewal, it has brought unbridled joy to countless people and so it should.
The video is so far ahead of any DVD release that an upgrade is a no brainer. If you enjoy this film then you really must go out an add this one to your collection. Don't be throwing away your DVD yet though because you might still want to eyeball the extras included there but disgracefully omitted here. This locked Region B release includes the colourised version like the US Blu-ray, however across the pond they were graced with two discs, one containing the original, the other the coloured version, if this results in different image quality then I cannot say because I have yet to see the US release. One would have to suppose that this is potentially the case though. The US disc also includes the short Tom Bosley documentary. As such the UK release is a little of a let down by comparison and I would suggest that if the US edition is unlocked or you're able to play multi region then that's the one to go for.
That being said though this is still a very fine feature and for many that will be all they are concerned about. I do wish it was a little more substantial but I'm just very pleased that the image quality is now something I can watch without my heart sinking a little. One to purchase and keep, after all so many of us watch this time and time again.
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09-11-2009, 12:20 PM
(well bar Live and Let Die anyway)
E. & O.E.
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