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Being There [Blu-ray]
 
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Being There [Blu-ray] (1979)

Starring: Peter Sellers Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: Blu-ray
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Peter Sellers
  • Format: Color, Original recording remastered, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: February 3, 2009
  • Run Time: 130 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001IHJ974
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,615 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2009 Run time: 130 minutes

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Deluxe Edition? Bluff package!, May 20, 2009
This review is from: Being There (Deluxe Edition) (DVD)
I don't intend to question the movie, which is excellent indeed. My rating is based on the fact, that this so-called "Deluxe Edition" is only a hoax, a bluff package.

The only bonus material are the recollections of Melvyn Douglas' granddaughter (16 minutes runtime, intercut with scenes from the movie) and the trailer.

Sorry, that's not luxurious, but simply ridiculous. Thanks Warner Bros. for another rip-off.
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Still great after 30 years..., January 18, 2009
This is a wonderful film that I saw theatrically some 30 years ago. This blu-ray is sharp and film like, with muted colors appropriate to the story, but still very nice to finally watch in hi def. Don't expect it to look like a modern day film. I saw several subtle things I hadn't noticed before, because of the sharp resolution.

The extras are nice, but brief. One short scene and one 'extension' plus the alternate (original) ending. Also, there's a promo piece for distributors with Peter and Hal Ashby. Nice to have these, but I'm wondering what happened to all those hours of videotapes of alternates of the whole film that I read about before. Were they poor quality or impossible to find? I heard some crumbled into dust when played back so perhaps they're gone for good.

The making of only has Illana Douglas (granddaughter of Melvyn)who was on set as a youngster. (Where is Shirley Maclaine? Most of the others are, of course, no longer with us.)

A no brainer buy for fans and if you haven't seen it - rent it!
A great performance from Peter Sellers and all involved.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great film; mediocre Blu-ray, February 10, 2009
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This is a comedy classic. It is arguably the best film about television ever made. And it is clearly the best film about "the suit makes the man" to the extreme.

And it looks better than it ever has before.

But it could look better. Black levels are poor, with murky grays everywhere, and noise reduction has been over-used. One professional review notes: "the studio applied some aggressive Digital Noise Reduction. The problem is quite severe in some scenes, especially the opening. Film grain freezes in place while the action of the scene moves around it. Detail is mushy, and objects smear when in motion."

The sound is good. You really get the clear-but-clanky presentation of the TV shows that form the backgroun or foreground of many scenes. But beware, for some bizarre reason, the default soundtrack is not the lossless track, but the DD1.0 track. Whose silly idea was that?
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