BLU-RAY
REVIEW:
THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY
GREEN
12/03/12
OVERVIEW: Disney’s
“The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” one of the year’s most
uplifting and enchanting family films, springs up on Blu-ray™
Combo Pack, DVD, High Definition Digital and On-Demand platforms
on December 4, 2012. It’s the perfect, must-own family-film
for audiences of all ages to enjoy and snuggle up to this coming
holiday season.
“The Odd Life of Timothy Green” Blu-ray Combo Pack provides
viewers with the chance to delve deeper into this captivating
movie experience through never-before-seen bonus features,
including the documentary “Family Roots: Bringing ‘The Odd
Life of Timothy Green’ to the Screen,” which looks at this
unique family story and the creative team that brought it to
life; “Glen Hansard: Behind ‘This Gift” - the Academy
Award® winning songwriter tells how he and Marketa Irglova
crafted the moving end-credits song; “This Gift” Music Video
by Glen Hansard; Five all-new deleted scenes; and a director
audio-commentary.
SYNOPSIS: From
Academy Award-nominated writer/director Peter Hedges (Dan in
Real Life, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape), and starring Golden
Globe® winner Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, Oscar® winner
Dianne Wiest and CJ Adams as Timothy Green, comes this highly
imaginative story about a happily married couple who can’t
wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child
would be like. Then one stormy night young Timothy shows up on
their doorstep. Soon they and the small town in which they live
learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life’s
greatest gifts. The story is written by Ahmet Zappa (“American
Gangster,” “Changeling”).
BLU-RAY:
The film is presented in 1080P
widescreen in a 1.85:1 aspect ration preserving its
theatrical format. The picture of both films is just
flawless, bringing to perfection the excitement of the races
and the richness of the special effects. Not only the
picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is
good, a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (48kHz/24bit) in English,
Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital that provides a good
complement to the picture. It also includes
English Spanish French
subtitles.
VIDEO:
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen 1080P
AUDIO:
English
5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English DVS 2.0 Dolby Digital, French
7.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles -
English, French & Spanish English
SDH
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Documentary—“Family
Roots: Bringing ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’ to the
Screen” A look at the telling of this unique family
story and the team that made it happen.
“Glen Hansard: Behind ‘This Gift.’” A look
at the Oscar winner and the creation of the poignant end-credits
song.
“This Gift” Music Video by Glen Hansard
Deleted Scenes:
Remembering Bubbles
Neighbor
Discovery
You’re a Fichus
A Mess
Director Audio Commentary
DVD Copy
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