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The Ugly Truth (Widescreen Edition) List Price: $28.96 Sale Price: $15.49 Used From: $12.02 Average Rating:

Description

Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler star in this wildly funny battle of the sexes. Abby (Heigl), a successful morning show producer, is looking for a lot in a man. Mike (Butler), her obnoxious TV star, knows men only want one thing. Determined to prove that she's not romantically challenged, Abby takes Mike's advice during a promising new romance, but the unexpected results will stun everyone.

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DVD Information

Binding: DVD
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Brand:
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Original Release Date: 2009-01-01
Actors:

• Gerard Butler
• Katherine Heigl

Reviews

It's not the first time the North American comedy has dealt with this genre of opposite's comedy. People likes and adores this genre without distinction of fashions or age. Literally you wil find there's no decade this idea makes its appearance on the great stages. If not, think about films like It happened one night, Pygmalion, The woman of the year, Adam's Rib, The apartment, Annie Hall, Educating Rita, The woman in red, When Harry met Sally, What women like, I sent you an e-mail, As good as it gets and Laws of attraction to understand why this genre has been so succesful through more than seven decades. Mike is a smart guy who likes to disturb most of peopple due his irreverent poses and chalenging assertions about love, sex and how to face the eternal feminine. He explores the whole situation from a acidic perspective. And like the new kid in the town, he has many admirers and fans through his TV show. His new producer, on the contrary is a succesful executive who has never had a real and serious affair. As it may be expected both world swill collide until the force of attraction of opposite poles makes its appearance. Gerald Butler is Mike (a curious blend of Mel Gibson with Bily Cristal), clever, irreverent and very funny due its mental agility. Katherine Heigl is Abby (the perfect mix between Meg Ryan and Kathleen Turner). Both star this original comedy with the well expected results. A funny and amusing movie.

I went with 5 on this for the overall product as the Blu clarity was not that impressive, but everything else added up to make the package appealing. The film was enjoyable to watch and it plays well in the store as no one that saw it prior has said bad things (albeit this definitely plays during later hours as it is a solid R). The picture was without a doubt over-saturated when it was brought to Blu. I had to actually reset both of my displays to lower color/tint/bright and change the black setting. The interior shots at night and in the news station had so much green screen presence that maybe it explains the clarity lines being so blurry looking (not all the time). The sound was a decent DTS with the music giving it the best treatment (especially the road trip date with Pocketful of Sunshine playing). The supplements give this four star comedy another bump and include: * 16:22 minutes of deleted scenes. In watching these with large groups most agreed they should have been left in; they explained quite a few gaps - why she showed up at home with the ripped dress, how he acquired an agent, etc. * 5:12 minutes of alternate endings. One of them was dramatically different than what was seen in theaters - worth the watch. * 10:22 minute gag reel. Hilarious at times, a lot of ad-libs cut out. * 12:48 minute Truth is ugly. The writing/production crew's take on men and women regarding relationships. Some honest R-rated input on life. * 15:53 minute making of. Fluffy and reminiscent of how great it is to work with everyone. * Movie IQ. My PS3 took only a few seconds to load it up, but I am really under the impression it makes the pic go to a lower definition while it is on. Someone might prove me wrong but any time it was activated, the picture quality was way lower. It is still fun to use it though - especially if you are into music soundtracks, trivia and filming location material. It can either be selected each time it blinks or left on for the entire film (even while fast forwarding). The pop-up menu cannot work while this is activated so you have to re-boot the film to kill it. * BD Live. Nothing specific to this film yet, you just get the 100 points for registering the disc in Sony land. A funny movie with some great wit and truth about the genders, just not the best Blu for clarity - especially the balloon sequence at the end - the whole sequence looked so fake in hidef, yech. But overall the entire package is a worthy investment if you liked the film.

I know ladies ... you saw the ads for this movie and thought this would be a fun night out with the gals. It's got that Katherine Heigl lady playing yet another variation on the uptight, annoying, overeducated, overachieving shrew she plays on "Gray's Anatomy." It's also got the "alternative lifestyle" beefcake pinup from "300" portraying some Cro-Magnon "real man" who grunts, drags his knuckles, and totally annoys the Heigl character with "the ugly truth" that all guys want is a woman to do is to shut up, spread her legs, serve him a cheeseburger and beer...oh...and scrub the toilet too while you're at it, hon. Gee, do you think they'll wind up together? What a remarkably original premise for a film. I think I saw that premise in pretty much every Doris Day-Rock Hudson movie 50 years ago. Oh, except this one is different because there's all kind of naughty words sprinkled in. How innovative. OK, ladies, you want the REAL ugly truth? The fact that you ladies flock to movies like this is the reason you don't earn as much as men, why many of the men you date and marry are jerks and never "relate" to you, why these same men don't help you with cleaning the house or taking care of your kids, and why those same men will dump you for a younger version when you get a little less firm. To steal Chuck Klosterman's assessment of "The Man Show," a movie like this is socially negative because "it actively tries to prove an inaccurate hypothesis that too many women already believe." The inaccurate hypothesis here is that all women who have a hint of intelligence are uptight shrews who need a good stiff one and that all "real" guys are selfish 5-year olds who just want a woman to shut up and bend over. The fact that "Ugly Truth" was written by three women only proves my point further. If this is your ugly truth gals, then have fun. It's a lot easier to live an outdated stereotype. Sure the ending sucks, but isn't it always more comforting to know how things will end up?

If Gerard Butler is in it, a movie has to be pretty bad for me not to like it. This ridiculous piece of fluff is such a disappointment...could have been very witty but it wasn't even funny. Have to say it was so dumb it wasn't even offensive. Tried too hard, maybe. Doris Day and Rock Hudson meet the 21st century. Pretty bad the first time around, even worse with this duo.

This is one of four movies I caught flying to and from Europe. Of them all, this one was so charming that I watched it three times, the second two on background while reading. Right up front, this movie makes movie history with best public orgasm acting, directing, and screenplay, but mostly acting. Phenomenal. It buries the previous champion (IMHO), Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. Katherine Heigl deserves a great deal more respect in billing. If she was the supporting actress then she's earned an Oscar in my view. I first encountered her in Love Comes Softly but not to remember as an actress. That DVD earned a very good review and for a Christian values film, was pretty phenomenal. I have not seen any of her other movies, a few listed below that I might pick up, but I have the feeling she is ready to move out of the "chick flick" genre and up to the full enchilada. Wish Upon a Star Love's Enduring Promise My Father the Hero with Gérard Depardieu Side Effects 27 Dresses (Full Screen Edition)

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