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Brand New & Factory Sealed in a SLIM case. Region 2 PAL (UK & Europe). IMPORTANT: This is the official Czech release. The front cover is exactly as pictured and the back cover has Czech text. The film itself has optional Czech sound & subtitles on/off. ORIGINAL ENGLISH SOUNDTRACK - GUARANTEED > > > > > Steve Buscemi's directorial debut is an acclaimed, often-comic examination of an unemployed barfly auto mechanic (Buscemi) and his pathetic non-existence. After being fired from his job, this Long Island loser spends his days and nights in the titular watering hole (when he's not out driving an ice-cream truck), not realizing that talking about life isn't the same as living it. Buscemi's film features an all-star supporting cast that includes Seymour Cassel, Anthony LaPaglia, Debi Mazar, Daniel Baldwin and Samuel L. Jackson...
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
an utter gem. this is touching, funny and sad with buscemi on top form (unsuprisingly) as tommy, a 30something drifter/dreamer/slacker/drinker/out of work machanic. chloe sevigny is perfect as the knowingly sexy teenage love interest. it really hits on issues about living, losing and loving in a small town and is suffused with a dark sense of humour ensuring that whilst sad, its acute observations render if from being a mawkish and trite affair. then again, we'd expect nothing less from buscemi. a perfect summer time blues picture.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Virago
Format:DVD
This is one of my favourite Steve Buscemi films, I am a huge fan of his and it's not often he is even in a lead role so this is already special purely for that reason! It also stars a relatively young Chloe Sevigny who is her usual kitsch, slightly sinister self. The plot is quite disturbing at times and if you're a fan of mainstream Hollwood blockbusters this may not be your cup of tea but if you're a fan of Steve or Chloe then chances are you'll enjoy of this quirky, creepy, clever movie.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Stay well clear of this release. It is one of the poorest DVD authoring jobs I've seen. Firstly, the stated widescreen aspect ratio of 1.77:1 is wrong--the film is in standard 4:3.
Secondly, and most importantly, the sound has a quite audible background hiss throughout the entire feature; which gets very prominent during quiet passages. It seems the people responsible for "authoring" this disc boosted the volume to compensate for an inferior audio track (or perhaps wanted to ensure deaf people heard every line spoken)
Either way, you are better off with the region 1 release (although that is far from great also)
(I probably needn't say there is nothing in the way of extras or alternate audio tracks either. Not even a booklet with a chapter list)
Secondly, and most importantly, the sound has a quite audible background hiss throughout the entire feature; which gets very prominent during quiet passages. It seems the people responsible for "authoring" this disc boosted the volume to compensate for an inferior audio track (or perhaps wanted to ensure deaf people heard every line spoken)
Either way, you are better off with the region 1 release (although that is far from great also)
(I probably needn't say there is nothing in the way of extras or alternate audio tracks either. Not even a booklet with a chapter list)
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