The 'Burbs [Blu-ray] [1989]

The Burbs is an awesome film about modern suburbia, with one house on the block where all the neighbors wonder why this one family keeps to them selves. It a must see, the Blue Ray edition released an alternate ending!

I've been waiting forever for The 'Burbs to get a blu-ray release and when I found out Best Buy was the only store to put this out, it was a day one purchase for me!! Good picture and sound quality but it is very bare bones, only bonus features it comes with is an alternate ending and teaser trailer but it's great 80's fun.

This is one of those movies that you'll pop in every now and then but doesn't really stick with you that much. I couldn't tell you any of the lines or plots of the movie. It's not a bad movie by any means. It's just....there. If you're a Tom Hanks fan, you'll probably like this movie. For me, it just....exists.

Joe Dante is always, at least to me, a very underappreciated filmmaker, with his films usually misunderstood and box office disappointments if not outright failures. The 'burbs is Dante's follow up to his Oscar-winning but box-office disappointment Innerspace, tackling a one-location story about paranoid neighbors who band together to see what mysteries lurk with their new neighbors, the Klopeks. Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) is forced to lead fellow neighbors Art (Rick Duccommon) and Rumsfeld (Bruce Dern) to learn why they are so secretive and possibly learn if elderly man named Walter is possibly a victim of the Klopek's. The film was released in February of 1989, and did reasonably well, but didn't do gangbusters as expected, and was a huge critical flop, some even labling the film one of the worst failures in comedy. Luckily, critical and public perception has changed and has become a popular film, developing a strong cult, and I am part of the cult. Funny, witty, some dark-ish humor abound with Dante delivering some of his best work here, complete with his usual filmmaking touch. The cast isnuo to snuff, with Hanks delivering one of his best, and last, major comedy films he has done. The technical work is well done and professional and you can tell it had a good budget to work with. All in all, it is a funny film, a comedy classic that will not satisfy most, but will make new fans out of the film. The Blu-ray specs feature a decent 2k remaster, but compared the the better version from Arrow, it is a bit if a downer. It does feature a sharp image for the most part, with colors and details being well done and grain being well-resolved for the most part, but I suspect part of the problem is sharing 2 versions of the film on one disc. The sound, featuring a DTS-HD 2.0 track is lively and features nice separation of stereo elements, but be reserved since it cannot compare to modern films. The extras are where the disc really shine, leading off with a work print version of the film, loaded with deleted scenes not shown elsewhere, but since it was sourced from VHS elements, keep your expectations in check. There is also a commentary with writer Dana Olsen, an over hour-long documentary carried over from the Arrow bluray, new interviews (38 mins.) with cast and crew specific to this release, an alternate ending, photo and poster galleries and a trailer. The Arrow release also had a 24 min. featurette along with an isolated score and a nice booklet, but this release has a slipcover and reversible artwork. This release is overall recommended, with decent specs and plenty of extras, but is lacking a couple of extras from the Arrow release, still i recommend this one hundred percent. You won't regret it.

The BURB's, This is your standard late 80s movie, I really enjoy this movie it falls in line with money pit and other movies like that might not be the best movie but it's definitely worth watching and looks good on this 4K Blu-ray transfer especially on my Sony $300 4K player that does upscaling

I've seen this film a couple of times before I bought the Blu-ray, but watching this restoration on this disc it was like watching it for the first time. It looks excellent. This is an excellent dark comedy with a killer cast (Tom Hanks, Corey Feldman, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher). Shout Select also includes an hour long doc and a workprint version, both are highly recommended. I love this film. In my opinion, it's a must have. I hope you feel the same.

Rejoice! Rejoice! I've been waiting for a Region 1 Blu-ray release of this for a very long time, and did not want to order any of the Region 2 options available on Amazon. I'm not going to review the movie because it's 27 years old and you should've seen it and fallen in love with it by now. I will only tell you what the disc contains, since there's no information listed on the store page: in addition to the movie, you get an alternate ending and the teaser trailer, both of which can be found on Youtube already. So if you were hoping that the first U.S. Blu-ray release of this masterpiece would feature some decent extras, then hope no more, and let's just be grateful that we finally get any release at all. The picture and sound quality are what you'd expect from a film from 3 decades ago; this is not a remaster or anything like that. But it's The freakin' 'Burbs, and you need it, right now. Additional info Video: 1080p High-Definition Widescreen 1.85:1. Chapter selection: 1-18. Audio options: English 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio and Francais 2.0 DTS Digital Surround. Subtitle options: English SDH (Subtitled for the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing). Case: Standard Blu-ray case (no recycle logo cut-outs or goofy side latches to contend with. Verdict For $9.99 I'm happy to add The 'Burbs to my BR collection at long last, even if it is just a bare-bones release. Cheers.

Nearly thirty years after its theatrical run, The 'Burbs remains a humorous portrait of the growing dissidence in dealing with "different" neighbors within a heterogeneous community. If you own any of the other Blu-rays of the film, I think that Shout Select's Collector's Edition is worth picking up, although look for it on discount. It offers nearly forty minutes of new interviews and has a couple of nice archival image galleries. It definitely vaults ahead of the Universal BD. Shout also duplicates the UK audio commentary, retrospective doc, the complete workprint, and alternate ending. For image quality, I would go with the Arrow (and do note that it also has an exclusive music/effects track and booklet). For fans of Joe Dante, Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, and Bruce Dern, the Shout Select earns a VERY HIGH RECOMMENDATION.