Taking 5 (2007/Sony Wonder DVD)
Picture: C+
Sound: C+ Extras: D Main Program: D
The new
wave of boring tween boy bands with next to no talent is sadly upon us (New
Kids On The Block are even back!) and in Andrew Waller’s remarkably awful Taking
5 (2007) has one such pseudo band (supposedly a real one, but we’ll see if
we ever hear from them again) kidnapped by a pair of female fans who need them
so bad they kidnap them. Sadly, this did
not end the trend.
The idea
has comedy potential, but this train wreck buys the idea that having such a
band is a good idea and that shallow success is normal. Instead, it is as plastic and processed as
the world it portrays and after any five minutes a viewer takes in of this
disaster and you too will be puzzled as to the point. There is none!
The anamorphically
enhanced 1.85 x 1 image is lame, with dull color and softness that makes watching
this mess worse. The Dolby Digital 5.1
mix is very weak and lame, like the music and script itself, has no character. Extras include an alternate opening sequence,
obligatory Music Video, two featurettes and an interview piece.
- Nicholas Sheffo
