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Title: Charlie's Angels
Region: One
Genre: Action
Stars: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Crispin Glover, Tim Curry, Kelly Lynch, Luke Wilson, Matt Le Blanc, Tom Green, L.L. Cool J., and John Forsythe as the voice of Charlie
Writers: Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, and John August
Director: Joseph McGinty aka McG
Feature length: 99 minutes
Extras: Previews
Languages: English and French Stereo Sound
Subtitles: English and Korean Language Subtitles
Packaging: Keep Case
Chapter Stops: 28
Sound: Stereo Sound
Year of Theatrical Release: 2000/UMD Release: 2005
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Home Video Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Reviewer: Mark A. Rivera
My brother once told me that every studio wants to be Disney in terms of animation. I am now adding my own little spin to this by stating that I think every studio wants to be MGM in terms of having a James Bond like action film franchise. In fact now that Sony has acquired MGM, they literally now have access to the James Bond fanchise. Yet before this, other studios dabbled in the genre with Paramount producing "Mission Impossible" films and Fox had "True Lies" and now Sony also has "Charlie's Angels." The feature film is girl power times ten! The film is absolutely fabulous and fun. Since the TV series debut in 1976, Charlie (voiced by John Forsythe) has had a trio of super women detectives that have changed over the decades and fight crime through a combination disguise, espionage, and martial arts. Our new Angels played by Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu must defeat a devious mastermind that wants to destroy the world's individual privacy through technology. Bill Murray is Bosley and the cast includes a buffed Kelly Lynch, Tim Curry, Sam Rockwell, and Crispin Glover as one of the screen's most memorable villains since Darth Maul as the silent and deadly "Thin Man."
The transfer for the UMD edition has been altered from the anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) aspect ratio to a (1.78:1) aspect ratio for the PSP. At times one can see a bit of compression artifact during the fast action sequences, but it is extremely minimal and goes by so fast that if you blink, you could miss it. The music and sound effects sound positively fantastic with a choice of UMD Soundtrack options that include English and French Language Stereo Sound. English and Korean Language Subtitles are also encoded onto the UMD. There are no extra value features related directly to the film, but there are preview trailers for “Hellboy”, “Spider-Man 2”, and “xXx.” The interactive menus are beautifully animated and easy to navigate. “Charlie’s Angels” is available on UMD now at retailers on and offline courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
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