Sleepless in Seattle (Collector's Edition) [DVD] [1994]

Sad yet funny

The 1989 and highly successful When Harry Met Sally film firmly established Meg Ryan as the slightly 'dippy' but lovable girl next door engaged in a prolonged relationship which happily ends in her marriage. This 1993 Sleepless in Seattle continued that runaway success with the plot this time revolving, and resolving, around the unlikely prospect of a new relationship blossoming and eventually flowering over the width of the US.As before, there are alternative unlikely contenders vying for romantic status within both key roles as well as a host of other supporting roles which add considerably to the humour of the plot as well as underlining the credentials of the main relationship as it develops. The initial driving force behind this unlikely scenario is Sam Baldwin's young son and his desire to look after his father while at the same time finding a mother figure to replace his own deceased mother. This film is driven by that very understandable desire which also pulls at the heartstrings without being mawkish in any trivial manner.Audience sympathy and commitment is thus established from the very start and never flags - a true Romantic Comedy of epic and lasting proportions is thus assured. The rest is history as they say! Those not in the know will need to buy a copy if they are to find out the details as to what then happens.However, this review is not intended to discuss the actual film as by now it will have both its supporters and detractors. Entering into those conflicts is not the purpose of the review which is aimed squarely at the many supporters of this film.Essentially, for all of those who are keen supporters of this film and who have bought the previous DVD version of this disc, the only issue of vital importance will be whether the Blu-ray offers an improvement technically sufficient to justify the additional expense.For this reviewer the answer is a clear affirmative. The upgrade offers a clear advance on both image and audio quality with the imaging being a marked improvement. The colours are firmer and there is an increase to the perceived depth of the imaging. The whole film simply becomes more 'real.' The film, which is so concerned with close characterisation, benefits considerably from this enhancement of reality.The degree of improvement experienced from this BD will also inevitably depend on the replay equipment used. The following technical information is intended to be a guide to aid in assessment.The screen used for this review is only of moderate dimensions being a 40 inch television screen. However, the television is a high performing 4K unit which delivers a compensating positive effect. The moderate screen size lacks the impact of larger screens but is less critical of film faults.However, the contributing player is, unusually, able to separate the audio and visual HDMI signals before they leave separately to the television and pre-amp. That feature enhances both the visual and audio elements of the output. The audio, not so critical in the case, delivers an unusually wide-ranging and revealing performance. Its precision is equally revealing of film scores.Readers with alternative equipment will have to interpret this review bearing in mind their own equipment and its comparative advantages and disadvantages.The disc offers purchasers with suitable replay equipment a substantial improvement over the previous DVD.In summary this BD is a transfer from good quality 1993 film stock and has responded well to the upgrade and well worth considering. The film's countless followers have no reason to doubt that the BD version is worth every penny (or cent!) on this occasion.

Film was superb. Delivery was excellent

DVD came via post office instead of DHL arrived yesterday thank you

Quick delivery, good condition, very pleased

They don't make em like this anymore! Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in one of the best rom coms where they don't really interact.Cleaverly written, beaurifully acted and a soundtrack with odd but terrific choices. The support cast is excellent especialyl Bill Pullman and David Hyde Pierce (Niles in Frasier).A lovely way to spend a couple of hours in these long winter nights.

Very good film. Worth buying

Parcel arrived very fast and the product was in excellent condition. 5 stars