Customer Reviews

Funny Farm / Spies Like Us (Double Feature) [Blu-ray]

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While not classic comedies, "Funny Farm" and "Spies Like Us" have their funny moments. Both are very enjoyable Chevy Chase movies with his usual relaxed style, a combination of straight man and funny guy. He's teamed with equally funny Dan Aykroyd in the John Landis directed "Spies" which is sprinkled with some very funny cameos. The very good news about this new BD release is that both movies are presented in widescreen for the first time on home video.

Update on 11/12/11: There is a comment posted to this review that explains that this Disc is actually the correct version of the movie. Please read it if this issue concerns you.

'Spies Like Us' is a great movie. I bought this version thinking that it would have a wider view than my already purchased dvd which I could only find in full frame. I just compared it to my dvd. For this blu ray, all they did was chop some off from the top and bottom to give it the widescreen look. I thought people might to like to know.

I love this movie simply because there aren't any movies I can think of that share the same concept. To me, it's refreshing & light. Chevy Chase was the perfect choice to play the lead. The couple who wanted to buy their house ctacked me up too. Especially when they were trying to leave & were accosted by carolers!! I've got to disagree with anyone who didn't give this movie 4-5 stars. It's just one of those "relax & have a laugh" kind of movies.

Noticed that someone else had a problem with this disc. My problem was a bit different however ... the disc menus and programs move fine, however my discs have NO SOUND. You have to turn your volume all the way to the max to even hear the soundtrack faintly. Will try returning this product for another and leave a followup review when the replacement has been received. At least the 'widescreen' picture quality looks to be OK.

I've gone through 2 different discs of this blu-ray and both have been defective. The menus work just fine, but as soon as you start either movie, it slows down to a snail's pace, taking about 30 seconds to get through just 1 second of the movie. I've watched other blu-ray discs on my player, old and new, and no issues, so it's clearly an issue with the discs. Bummer - really looking forward to seeing these classics on blu-ray!

I was thinking of buying the regular dvds but with them on the same disc in a higher transfer I couldnt lose. If you havent seen these movies you should definitely consider it. Very funny and classics that will last a long time compared to other movies.