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My Best Friend's Wedding (Ws Dub Sub Ac3 Dol) [Blu-ray] [US Import]

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  • Format: AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Dubbed: Portuguese, Spanish
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001CY5MXI

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One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, My Best Friend's Wedding not only gave Julia Roberts a delightful vehicle for her crowd-pleasing comeback, but it further distinguished itself by avoiding the conventional plotting of the genre. Julia plays a prominent Chicago restaurant critic whose best friend (Dermot Mulroney) is a former lover from her college days with whom she'd made a binding pact: if neither of them were married by the age of 28, they'd marry each other. Just when they're about to reach the deadline of their agreement, Mulroney arrives in Chicago to introduce Roberts to his seemingly perfect fiancée (Cameron Diaz) and announce their wedding in just three days. That leaves the shocked Julia with just three short days to sabotage the wedding and marry the man she now realises she's loved all along. With potential heartbreak waiting in the wings, she'll either get what she wants or pay the price for her selfish behaviour, and Ronald Bass's cleverly constructed screenplay keeps us guessing to the very end. Rupert Everett scored rave reviews for his scene-stealing performance as Robert's gay friend who goes along with her scheming (but only so far), and even as she makes her character's needy desperation disarmingly appealing, Roberts wisely allows Diaz to capitalise on her charming time in the spotlight. As the romantic outcome remains uncertain, the viewer is held in a state of giddy suspense, and director PJ Hogan pulls off some hilarious scenes (like a restaurant full of people singing the Dionne Warwick hit "I Say a Little Prayer") that could easily have fallen flat in the hands of a less talented filmmaker. It's no surprise that this was one of the box-office smashes of 1997. --Jeff Shannon

Synopsis

In My Best Friend's Wedding, Julianne "Jules" Potter (Julia Roberts) finds out that her best friend, Michael (Dermot Mulroney), is getting married: something that makes her realise that she's been in love with him all along. As jealousy rears its ugly head, Jules embarks on a mission to stop the seemingly perfect bride-to-be, Kimmy (Cameron Diaz), from marrying Michael. And when Jules' boss, George (Rupert Everett), arrives on the scene, the hijinks really begin....

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars the film to watch 2 Mar 2004
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
julia roberts is the queen of chick flicks and this film is no exception. If your having a day where all you want to do is put ya feet up and have a good giggle with the girls or even if you are in a sentimental mood and need a good romantic comedy this film has all the right ingrediants: A women hopeless at love, falling in love with her best friend ( on his wedding week) and being rescued by her larger than life openly gay friend.
it is an hilarous film with many fantastic scenes with side splitting comedy. the actors have all develeloped thier characters to a wonderfall level making you fall in love with them all, a partically good perfomance from careron diaz ( kimmy).
no matter your mood this is an excellent, simple film.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Blu-ray review: a step up in quality... 3 Feb 2010
Format:Blu-ray
I purchased this for wife but I enjoy watching it on occasion mainly for Rupert Everett's humorous turn as Julia Robert's (gay) publisher. There is good chemistry among the actors and after watching the extras I can see why - they had a great time filming this. I won't bother reviewing the film, most likely you know the plot already. My review is geared toward how this Blu-ray compares to the DVD version. While the quality is not 'heads and shoulders' above the DVD it is certainly an improvement. After watching this Blu-ray I compared a few scenes to the DVD, but this was not a direct apples to oranges comparison since my Sony BDP-350 player was up-scaling the DVD video to 1080p. But even on that basis the Blu-ray version was clearly superior. I could not see any DNR or EE in the mastering to Blu-ray, if it was there I could detect it on my 120" front projection screen. I was hoping for a snappier picture with more color pop but the general quality was somewhat flat. Close-ups showed good details such as complexions and other facial features. Objects in the background were better resolved with the Blu-ray versus the up-scaled DVD. Although the Dolby TrueHD soundtrack is mainly across the front, since this film is dialogue driven, there were a few good surround sound scenes like the baseball park, train station, etc. I found I had to set my volume on my Denon receiver several notches higher than usual for a TrueHD soundtrack, but the dialogue easy to discern.

I imported this Blu-ray to the USA since the release in my country has been delayed since September 2008. For the price (including delivery) this was a easy decision to make and I suspect that the eventual USA release will be an almost exact copy of this Blu-ray version but for more money. This is a region-free (ABC) Blu-ray. The extras on the BD are in standard definition and although there is some minor repetition between the different featurettes they were informative and enjoyable. Here are some additional specs:

Region : 0
Country : UK
Certificate : 12
Number of discs : 1
Media Format : Blu-ray
Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date : 29th September, 2008
Running time : 104 minutes
Chapters : 16
Sound : English Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1
Russian Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1
Subtitles : Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, English, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hindi, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish, Russian
Picture : Widescreen 2.40:1 1080p MPEG-4/AVC
Extras (SD) :
On the Set: My Best Friend's Wedding.
My Best Friend's Wedding Album.
Wedding Dos and Don'ts.
Unveiled: My Best Friend's Wedding.
Say a Little Prayer Sing-Along.
Trailers.
BD-Live.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Philoctetes TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
I've seen more rom-coms than I care to admit to, and provided you don't make a habit of watching this one on a weekly or even a monthly basis, I think My Best Friend's Wedding is one to place in your top ten. Obviously it's no When Harry Met Sally, but it's still way better than one of those Californian airhead movies.

Roberts' character has a prior claim on the affections of her old friend Mulroney, who shocks her into action when he announces he's marrying THE ONE. Roberts' knows she's the one and plots to steal Mulroney away from Cameron Diaz before the wedding. Rupert Everett plays the gay pal who is the voice of reason.

For all that this is a mainstream movie sometimes sickly sweet and silly, it also has many poignant and tender scenes - for example, when Mulroney and Roberts are on the ferry and again she misses her chance to claim him with a romantic gesture. Love is a competition where the boldest, the uninhibited win and no matter how deep the feelings of the others, they remain also-rans. What prevents this movie being too icky is Roberts' agreeably nasty attempts to undermine the almost cloying (but not quite) affection of Mulroney and Diaz. For all that Diaz's character is sweet like icing sugar, she still demonstrates a toughness and her determination to befriend her rival is clearly a maniuplative strategy to keep the "big-haired food critic" from becoming a threat. The showdown in the ladies' room was a late addition after focus groups complained Roberts was too evil to be sympathetic.

Everett is superb as Roberts' editor, very funny and very camp. Mulroney is also successful at conveying his character's inner turmoil and burgeoning jealousy. It's also nice to see a rom-com where instead of being reliant upon a pop soundtrack, the cast perform the songs themselves, admittedly in rather contrived circumstances.

Just FF the opening titles and you'll love this more than you might anticipate.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars not seen
no idea what this is like - bought it for my 89 year mother and I will not be watching it!
Published 16 days ago by Lesley Hayes
5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS FILM!
This is such a fab film! Really funny and really sweet! I would definitely recommend it :) Good to have on DVD too, as it is one you can easily watch over and over again :)
Published 1 month ago by Lady of the Woods
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Classic
This for me is a classic film. I have watch it a million times and probably watch it a million times more.
Its definitely one of Roberts best films. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality
This is one of my favourite films of all time so to buy the DVD (still replacing VHS!!!) and have it be in such amazing condition was really wonderful. Thanks!
Published 4 months ago by Bel
5.0 out of 5 stars great
Brilliant film one to watch again and again a real feel good film with great actors/actresses and a very good storyline, definitely one to buy you won't be dissapointed.
Published 4 months ago by cas
5.0 out of 5 stars Xmas present for husband
My husband is a great Julia Roberts fan and so I was surprised to find this film wasn't in the DVD collection. Read more
Published 4 months ago by TTinFrance
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie for my wife
Bought this for an anniversary present for my wife. She loves the film! For me it's ok! But it made my wife happy, she loves it, so five stars for that!
Published 5 months ago by M.
4.0 out of 5 stars Girly chick flick
A good film for the ladies, a nice chick flick, Julia Roberts's best friend (I can't remember his name) is good looking!
Published 5 months ago by Louise
4.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT
A really feelgood film and highly recommended. The plot is far fetched and at times predictable but it made me smile throughout and the happy ending didnt disapoint. Read more
Published 7 months ago by chelseavic
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
A fantastic love story which avoids all the sex and love scenes, just a girl who is simply in love with her best friend. Read more
Published 8 months ago by natalie92
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