Clerks 2 HD DVD
There's a point in time when you could have
called me a bona fide View Askew fanatic. However, I
didn't warm up to Clerks 2 when I first saw it in the
theater. Watching Clerks 2, initially, I didn't know
if I simply grew out of Kevin Smith's usual bag of
tricks, or if he lost his touch and was simply trying
too hard this time. Maybe, I thought to myself, the
answer lies somewhere in between.
It was with a measure of indifference, then, that I
picked up the Clerks 2 HD DVD. I didn't
hate
the movie, and I was curious how it would look in
high definition.
Boy am I glad I did!
First of all, Clerks 2 is a better movie than my
initial impression of it. I would disagree with Kevin
Smith's constant assertions that this is the best
movie he's ever made, but it does hold its own. The
jokes get very sketchy, but this is a View Askew
flick, and this is why we keep visiting our portly
New Jersey-an, cash in hand.
The picture quality on this one really made me
smile. Most people seem to enjoy high definition to
experience explosive action scenes. I'm more into it
for
texture, and this title delivers texture
in spades. It just provides that extra level of
detail and color separation that sucks you in to the
picture. I am not talking about realism, because the
picture is clearly overblown, often oversaturated and
overexposed. This is simply exactly how I remember
seeing it in the theater, and this is something I had
never experienced with SD DVD.
