DVD
REVIEW: DEAR JOHN
05/23/10
OVERVIEW: From Nicholas Sparks, best-selling author of The Notebook, comes the unforgettable love story DEAR JOHN, available on Blu-ray™ and DVD this May 25, 2010, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Two of Hollywood’s hottest young actors, Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Step Up) and Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, TV’s “Big Love”), star in this touching romantic drama about a conservative college student (Seyfried) and a soldier on leave (Tatum) who fall in love, only to be separated by years of war. Co-starring Richard Jenkins (The Visitor, TV’s “Six Feet Under”), DEAR JOHN is a beautifully acted, uplifting film about the power of love from director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape). After earning over $75 million at the U.S. box office, this hit is ready to win viewers hearts like never before on Blu-ray™ and DVD, featuring stunning picture and sound clarity and bonus features fans will love.
SYNOPSIS: It was two weeks that would change their lives forever. Soon after John (Tatum) and Savannah (Seyfried) fall madly in love, their relationship is put on hold. With one leaving to complete his service, and the other to complete her college education, they pass the time by exchanging a continuous stream of love letters, until they can be reunited permanently a year later. But when war breaks out, their separation is extended indefinitely. Will their relationship survive the greatest test of all: the test of time? Based on the bestselling novel from the author of “The Notebook,” DEAR JOHN is a timeless romance that will warm your heart.
DVD: The film is presented in widescreen with a
2.40:1 aspect ration preserving its theatrical
format. Looks clean, images without any types of color
saturation. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has done pretty
good job with this transfer. Not only the picture looks
good in this version of the film, also the sound it is
good. A Dolby Digital English providing a nice complement to the picture. It also includes
English subtitles. Unfortunately the DVD doesn't include
French and Spanish subtitles, which I found to be
considering the big Hispanic population in the USA.
In terms of special features
the DVD includes including an alternate ending, alternate and deleted scenes, outtakes and featurettes: “A Conversation with Channing
Tatum, Amanda Seyfried and Lasse Hallström,” “Transforming Charleston,” “Military in Movies: Dear John's Military Advisors,” “Mr. Tyree, The Mule, and Benny Dietz” and “The Story of Braeden Reed.”
VIDEO:
Anamorphic Widescreen (2.40:1)
AUDIO:
Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround English
Subtitles - English
BONUS FEATURES:
Deleted and Alternate Scenes
Alternate Ending
Outtakes
A Conversation with Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried and Lasse Hallstrom
Transforming Charleston
Military in Movies: Dear John's Military Advisors
Mr. Tyree, The Mule, and Benny Dietz
The Story of Braeden Reed
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