Ten Things I Hate About You (UK)

This is amongst the best of last year`s "teen" movies. It`s a perfectly conceived, very charming and nicely acted remake of The Taming Of The Shrew. You already know the story so the plot holds no surprises and you know you won`t be getting a brain workout but you`ll still enjoy every second - and that`s quite an achievement.

Ten Things is never less than thoroughly entertaining and is blessed with a foot-tapping soundtrack which is a perfect match for the on-screen action. To resurrect a cliche, a great night out - or in!

All of which makes the quality of the picture on this DVD a disgrace. Why "a disgrace" rather than just the usual "disappointing" or "not up there with the best"? Because Buena Vista, the company that can`t spell anamorphic has decided that, on this transfer at least, punters will be just as happy with a huge dose of digital enhancement. You know what happens when you hit the sharpen button just once too often on a picture that you`ve just scanned in? Well that`s what we`ve been given here. In a sad and cynical attempt to fool people into thinking that this is a high quality transfer while saving a few dollars (and we really are talking a few dollars here), Buena Vista has produced a DVD which will have projector owners and anyone with a halfway decent RPTV reaching for the screwdriver. On the other hand, you won`t be taking your audio system to bits because the DD sound is just fine.

Come on Buena Vista, wake up! This and many of your other titles deserve better than this. So do we, the people that buy the discs. Other companies can make decent transfers, why can`t you? This looks like it`s been done by a myopic ten year old.

You know the really sad thing? It breaks my heart to say this but if you haven`t already seen Ten Things, you`re just going to have to go out and rent it. It`s worth it.

Great film, but seriously lacking in features :-(

I agree with JohnK this is a good teen comedy, possibly the best in the last few years. Though not in the same league as the Breakfast club or Ferris Bueller...

I disagree with JohnK about the picture quality. I think he`s talking about the R1 disc which is NOT anamorphic. The R2 disc IS anamorphic and the picture quality is just fine.

The sound quality is pretty good (particularly the music) but there`s nothing here to show off your surround sound.

The features are poor, just the basic scene access.

A silly (yet original) growing up movie.
Although it is labeled as a comedy, there`s hardly anything funny in it.
The video transfer is ok. Flesh tones look natural and there are no compressions signs.
The DD 5.1 includes a couple of songs, but that`s about it. I did not notice any usage of the surrounds.
The menus are still and dull.
There are no extras at all, but if you watch the end credit you could see a couple of funny outtakes.
Bottom line - rent this movie only if you are really bored, or if your friends want to come over and watch a silly little growing up movie.