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Extras - The Special [Blu-ray]
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Unlike the finale of The Office, this super-duper-sized episode really has no loose ends to tie up. In Andy's humiliating comeuppance (he sinks to portraying an alien on Dr. Who and joins the desperate housemates on Celebrity Big Brother), Gervais has the perfect vessel with which to rail against soul-sucking celebrity, degrading tabloid culture, and "the gutter press." As for Andy and Maggie, those longing for some kind of Tim/Dawn hookup may not get exactly what they want, but they will get what they need in the lovely final scenes. A-listers having a laugh at their own images have always been one of Extras' special treats. The finale features jaw-dropping cameos by Clive Owen and George Michael, performing community service yet again. --Donald Liebenson
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown of celebrity. Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais) is back and more miserable than ever in this darker and devastatingly funny finale to the Emmy-winning series. Though his sitcom When the Whistle Blows rates six million viewers, he is, as ever, mindful of the critics' barbs and jealous of colleagues landing the prestige film roles he covets. "I'm not proud of having Britain's No. 1 catchphrase," he grouses (actually, he has sunk to No. 3, now trailing "You are the weakest link, goodbye"). Worse, he has become a right bastard, arrogantly treating crewmembers and his one true friend, Maggie (a heartbreaking Ashley Jensen), like dirt. Andy finally drops his clueless and incompetent agent (series co-creator Stephen Merchant) and quits the show. "Don't worry about me," he proclaims. "The phone won't stop ringing."
Sound formats not all there
Review date: 2008-11-14 Rating: 6 out of 10
This is a brilliant, funny special from Christmas 2007, my player states it is 1080P but I can't find the DTS-HD sound only standard DD5.1, also had some playback issues on the Samsung BD-P1500, it would freeze my player after the Universal logo.
Managed to get round this by pressing stop twice and then disc menu, I had the same problem on two discs.
5/5 for the comedy, 3/5 for the disc it's self the cover doesn't appear to be telling the truth.
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Reviews
Almost perfect
Review date: 2008-11-03 Rating: 6 out of 10
I couldn't wait to get my hands on this Blu-ray. Content-wise, pure brilliance. It's a really great show, and this TV film in particular shows off both Ricky & Steve's talents as writers & actors.
My only drawback from it, while it says on the cover "Video: 1080p", it is actually mastered in 1080i. Quite unfortunate as the movement isn't too great because of this.
Other than that, fantastic.
Adam
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Ashley Jensen
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant
Creators:
Ricky Gervais (Primary Contributor)
Stephen Merchant (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Universal Pictures UK
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures UK
EAN: 5050582589139
Binding: Blu-ray
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-11-03
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Running time: 84 minutes