(A) Overall, the picture quality is quite good with only some slight pixelation evident in solid, lighter shaded parts of the picture, but it's neither bad nor terribly distracting. Plenty of detail is present and while the picture's color initially appears somewhat washed out, one quickly realizes this is purposefully done.
As the depressed Senator's world suddenly opens up to him and he finds himself free of the restraints he earlier faced, the bleak, near monotone color scheme -- particularly obvious in his offices -- slowly begins to get ever more colorful. Although at times it goes too far in the other direction -- a nightclub scene features over-saturated redness on character's faces -- the effect works well.
AUDIO:
(A) While mostly a crisp dialogue-based audio track, early scenes featuring church choirs sound great, as do later ones featuring a multitude of rap songs. In particular, a scene set in a club featuring deep, pounding bass, will surely push a home theater's subwoofer to the limit.
EXTRAS:
Scene selection/Jump to any scene.
Cast biographies and filmographies (on-screen text).
Theatrical trailer.
COMMENTS:
About as politically incorrect as one would imagine a mainstream film in today's society could be, or would dare to be, Warren Beatty's "Bulworth" is not only outrageously insensitive, but it's also quite funny. Featuring witty and extremely "blackened" satirical jabs at a wide variety of issues such as politics, racial relations, ethnicity and plenty of other topics sure to offend those who take life a bit too seriously, this film will certainly draw its share of rants and raves from all walks of life.
While I personally could have done without the repetitious rapping that not only gets old after a while, but also (and probably intentionally) shows that Beatty, as an older white man, doesn't have the rhythm to carry off the act. Even so, the film has quite a bit of bite to it, especially when leveling the political playing field, and it should be required viewing for anyone interested in becoming a politician, or for those just interested in the often zany world of politics.
Although the movie's transfer to DVD is quite good, the supplemental materials (a trailer and cast notes) leave a lot to be desired in a field where such materials are often as much fun to peruse as the title itself.
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