Shawshank Redemption DVD Review

Weighing in with three different versions, the Shawshank Redemption DVD is one that seeks to do the movie proper justice by delivering the same quality in the extras provided as was the quality delivered by the movie itself. Shawshank Redemption can be purchased as a standard, Deluxe Limited, and as a Special Edition. Although the Deluxe Limited and Special Edition's offer notable extra features, each delivers the powerful movie as it was intended.

Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins deliver powerful roles in this prison film. Tim Robbins plays Andy Dufresne, a man convicted of killing his wife and her lover. He is sent to prison on a life term and there meets up with Red, played by Morgan Freeman. The chemistry between the two characters is simply unmatched by most other prison films and the movie delivers a powerful performance fueled by the superb acting jobs of these two fine actors.

The DVD's deliver the movie in great clarity and quality. The film has been sharpened and refined when transferred to DVD version and this results in a very high quality film with bright, vibrant colors, great detail, and proper light and shadow settings. Although the movie contains no option for fullscreen viewing, the widescreen presentation was done wonderfully and really delivers the movie superbly.

The sound is delivered in crisp, clear Dolby 5.1. Although the movie was never really epic in terms of its audio component, the music matches the film but doesn't really leave any lasting impressions, the dialogue is delivered very clearly and the interaction between the two stars is brought even more to life.

In terms of extras, the standard version is pretty light and contains almost nothing in terms of actual package extras. However, the other edition's are packaged with a lot of extras that are worth a look for fans of Shawshank Redemption. Commentaries, interviews, documentaries, and other special features are all smartly done and worth watching.

The Shawshank Redemption DVD's present the movie with high quality and the transfer over to DVD format was done very well. Although the standard DVD doesn't contain many extras, all versions are worth a look and each delivers its own money's worth. The Shawshank Redemption is an epic film and the DVD's capture that very well and deliver the movie as it should be seen.

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