Breakfast At Tiffany’s (Paramount Centennial
Collection DVD Set)
Picture:
B Sound: B Extras: B Film:
B
While we
already covered the Anniversary Edition of Breakfast
at Tiffany’s here,
we are back with the Paramount Centennial Collection edition DVD, which is a
2-disc edition that has a new transfer to boot.
The big question on most peoples mind though would be whether the
upgrade from previous DVD versions is worth it.
Well, the short answer is that if you own any DVD except the Anniversary
Edition, than the answer is yes, but if you own the Anniversary Edition, than you really won’t notice much improvement
with this new edition.
The
transfer is new for this Centennial Collection, which is only slightly stronger
and much of this is due to the fact that the entire film exists on disc one,
while the supplements are on the second disc.
There are moments where color is a little more dynamic, but overall the
subtleties are so small that you won’t really notice without doing a
side-by-side comparison. The transfer is
still framed at an anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 with Dolby Digital 5.1 and
2.0 mixes that are also equal to the previous Anniversary Edition, but perhaps
a bit more refinement, which is partially due to less compression as the disc
is dedicated to the film, not the supplements.
Then
there are the extras, which include commentary by producer Richard Shepherd, a
making of segment, an Audrey featurette, a behind the scenes tour, plus several
production featurettes, a segment on Henry Mancini and the memorable score,
plus an 8-page liner notes. Always a
great film to recommend and until the Blu-ray arrives this version OR the
Anniversary are both worthy of ownership.
- Nate Goss
