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Thanks for Sharing
R2 - United Kingdom - Koch Media Review written by and copyright: Samuel Scott (16th January 2014). |
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The Film
 ***This is an A/V and extras review only. For reviews on the movie from various critics, we recommend visiting HERE.*** Comedy drama starring Mark Ruffalo and Gwyneth Paltrow. Adam (Ruffalo) takes his sex addiction rehabilitation one day at a time, and this is the same advice he offers to his friends Mike (Tim Robbins) and Neil (Josh Gad) who are also battling similar dependency issues. When Adam meets and falls for Phoebe (Paltrow) she tells him due to a past relationship gone sour she has vowed never to date another addict and Adam is then forced to keep his troubles a secret. But as Phoebe begins making advances on Adam will he be able to continue keeping his secret under wraps or can he finally turn sex into a meaningful aspect of his life and save their relationship?
Video
Koch Media have released the dramedy "Thanks for Sharing" onto DVD in the United Kingdom at an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 (original aspect ratio is 1.85:1). The transfer has been anamorphically enhanced, and isn't quite as good as I had hoped. For the most part, the transfer is solid, but there are a couple of flaws. For me, skin tones appeared to be a little hot at times, and although for the majority they looked fine, in some scenes, there was an orange tinge which didn't look natural. The other flaw, was that there was a small amount of aliasing during the scene in which Neil (Josh Gad) is cycling through the city. As it was filmed on digital, the transfer shows good clarity, with a decent level of detail for DVD, especially during facial close-ups. The palette changes throughout the feature in accordance to the moods of the characters, and this seems to have been well represented here. There's no noticeable signs of damage such as scratches, and no other blemishes, but that is par for the course on such a new movie. It's a solid presentation, but nowhere near reference quality. The disc is PAL, and the feature runs 107:35.
Audio
Koch Media have provided just a single audio track here; English Dolby Digital 5.1. The feature itself is very much dialogue orientated, and doesn't offer too many opportunities to make full use of the LFE or the surrounds. However, there is some good low-level environmental noises that show good directionality and channel separation. The scene in which Josh Gad and Pink are dancing makes good use of the surrounds, but is never overpowering. Dialogue is clean and clear at all times, and I noticed no damage to the track such as dropouts or scratches. There was also no sign of background hiss. Unfortunately, no subtitles have been provided.
Extras
Start-up Trailers: - "Parkland" (2:22) - "Stuck in Love" (1:28) - "The Frozen Ground" (1:38)
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