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| Spencer
Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Tom Ewell, Judy Holliday, Jean
Hagen, David Wayne |
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Anamorphic
widescreen |
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Dolby Digital
5.1 |
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DTS |
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Trailer(s) |
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Featurette(s) |
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Documentary |
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Audio commentary
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Deleted scenes
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Concept art
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Multi-angle
feature |
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Kip Lurie (David Wayne):
Lawyers should never marry other lawyers. This is called "inbreeding," from
which comes idiot children and more lawyers.
A woman accused of murdering her
husband is defended in court by the wife of
the prosecutor.
 Of
the nine films that the longstanding husband-wife team of Spencer
Tracy and Katharine Hepburn made together, this sixth effort remains
the freshest. Few screen couples have been able to match their
unique on-screen chemistry to this day, thought the urbane thematics
of their comedies now do come across as rather dated.
Much about Adam's
Rib has failed to dodge the bullets of time either, but the
main couple is bolstered here by a supporting cast that is - for
once - up to the task of holding their own while sharing the screen
with the formidable Tracy/Hepburn duo. The film's handling of its
main theme, concerning the battle of the sexes, may have seemed
daring
at the
time, but its underlying conservative values are never at doubt:
at the end, the wife must admit that the husband does know best,
even as they celebrate their differences. |
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First released for Region 1
by MGM/UA, and later re-released by Warner with identical
features. Now also available in an identical edition for
Region 2.
The fullscreen
image is framed at its original aspect ratio of approx. 1.33:1. Even
without an extensive restoration effort, the source print
used for this transfer offers an excellent visual presentation
of the film, with pleasant shades of grey and only the occasional
minor bit of print damage to distract from what is otherwise
a perfectly competent image.
The monaural sound mix is rendered in Dolby Digital 1.0,
and sounds uncluttered and free of hiss or distortion. The
Cole Porter tunes sound surprisingly good, with excellent
fidelity and a nice sparkle to them, and the dialogues are
crystal clear.
Only the theatrical
trailer has been included in the way of extras. A
single static image offers access to the discs's limited features.
Dan
Hassler-Forest
Reviewed:
June 18, 2003
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