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Studio and Year: Fox 2000 Pictures- 2011<\/strong> Disc Format: BD-50<\/strong> Audio Format(s): English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French\/Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1<\/strong> Blu-ray Disc release Date: October 18, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n [singlepic id=37 w=252 h=316 float=left]Synopsis (courtesy of imdb.com):<\/strong> My Take:<\/strong> What I wasn’t prepared for is the weird colour scheme of overly warm palette with weirdly boosted secondary colours. A movie that should at least be good as a mini-travelogue is tarnished with the choice of colour timing. Picture is also somewhat un-sharp and looking low-budget. Which is a pity since the movie is filled with potential to be glamorous and eye-candy for videophiles.<\/p>\n Sound design is actually pretty good although surround channel opportunities have been wasted.<\/p>\n Overall, this is a case of “could’ve, would’ve”. It could’ve been a gem and would’ve been if just the director of photography can act more professionally (heck, the DP didn’t even bother using proper Polarizer or ND filters when needed), or if Selena Gomez can even bother trying to study the British accent with any care whatsoever, or if the sound design have been designed more professionally, or… Sigh… The list goes on \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n All in all, however, the movie still have its merits regardless the insurmountable of flaws.<\/p>\n Equipment used for this review:<\/strong> Audio:<\/strong> 6\/10
\nMPAA Rating: G<\/strong>
\nFeature running time: 109 minutes<\/strong>
\nGenre: Drama \/ Comedy<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nEncoding: AVC (MPEG-4)<\/strong>
\nVideo Aspect: 1.85:1<\/strong>
\nResolution: 1080p\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSubtitles: English SDH, Spanish<\/strong>
\nStarring: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy<\/strong>
\nDirected by: Thomas Bezucha<\/strong>
\nMusic by: Various Artists<\/strong>
\nWritten by: Thomas Bezucha, April Blair, Maria Maggenti, Kelly Bowe, Jules Bass<\/strong>
\nRegion Code: A<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA young woman, her uptight step sister and her best friend use their savings for a long anticipated dream trip to Paris, which turns out to be a big disappointment. When they decide to take a break from their lousy tour and duck into the lobby of a luxury hotel, one of them is mistaken for a spoiled British heiress. Before they get the chance to reveal their true identities they are wrapped up in misadventures during a vacation to Monte Carlo instead.<\/p>\n
\nWell, let’s start by saying that I know what I’m getting into before reviewing this movie. It’s a simple-premise movie with one implausible scene after another implausible scene. The overall story is cute, a good fare for the target demographic and Selena Gomez fans alike.<\/p>\n
\nAnthem MRX-700 Receiver
\nDSPeaker Anti-Mode 8033s IIR Subwoofer EQ
\nGrandviewscreen 96\u201d 21:9 matte-white 1.0-gain screen
\nPSB Century 300i (front and surround speakers)
\nPSB Image C5 (centre speaker)
\nPSB Subseries 300 (subwoofer)
\nPanasonic PT-AE4000U projector
\nPioneer BDP-LX55 BD player
\nUltralink Ambiance MKII speaker wires
\nViewing room is as per THX and SMPTE recommendation with 45-degree Field of View<\/p>\n
\nVideo: <\/strong>6\/10 (due to production faults, not the fault of the disc)<\/em>
\nStoryline:<\/strong> 5\/10<\/p>\n