Without a Paddle (BLU-RAY)

>> Without a Paddle (BLU-RAY) (2009)

Submitted by Peter Oberth on Monday, May 11, 2009 - 11:42AM

Title: Without a Paddle

Genre: Comedy

Starring: Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Dax Shepard, Matthew Price, Andrew Hampton

Director: Ellory Elkayem, Steven Brill

Studio: Paramount

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Release Date: May 12, 2009

Format: BLU-RAY

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Rating: 3.45 (out of 4.00)

Grade: B+

WHAT A DEAL!

This movie is the first to qualify for the New Zealand Government's "Large Budget Grants Scheme" where the film-makers will receive up to 12.5% of their production budget back.

The movie aside, the case is an incredible collection of underrated comedic actors. Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard have all nailed roles in previous movies but have never really gained the commercial success deserved by each.

QUALITY:
Great. Amazingly great. The picture is crystal clear and really shines in a lot of the natural settings.

BONUS FEATURES:
Featurettes, Trailer, Deleted Scenes, Commentary, Makin-Of

Matthew Lillard and Seth Green are both actors that I can watch in just about anything, even a ridiculously premised movie like Without a Paddle. As stated above, the picture is surprisingly crisp, with little to no blemishes at all. Some of the dialogue tends to get a little drowned out by the natural sounds around the actors but, for the most part, is good enough for what it is. One complaint? The straight-to-DVD sequel to this movie included a digital copy but the original doesn't? What's up with that?