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Chasing Amy: The Criterion Collection |  | Director: Kevin Smith
Actors: Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Jason Lee, Matt Damon
Studio: Miramax
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  406 reviews
Sales Rank: 3489
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 17244
ISBN: 0788815482
UPC: 071795100237
EAN: 9780788815485
ASIN: B00003CX9D
Theatrical Release Date: 1997
Release Date: June 13, 2000
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Amazon.com
Writer-director Kevin Smith (Clerks) makes a huge leap in sophistication with this strong story about a comic-book artist (Ben Affleck) who falls in love with a lesbian (Joey Lauren Adams) and actually gets his wish that she love him, too. Their relationship is attacked, however, by his business partner (Jason Lee), who pulls a very unsubtle Iago act to cast doubt over the whole affair. The film has the same sense of insiderness as Clerks--this time, Smith takes us within the arcane, funny world of comic-book cultism--but the themes of jealousy, deceit, and the high price of growing up enough to truly care for someone make this a very satisfying movie. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
CHASING AMY (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
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| Customer Reviews:
 No disappointment here! February 15, 2010
Coop's Mommy (Lincoln, NE)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Quick shipping just in time for Christmas, and a great price on a harder to find movie.
A must see, If you seen Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back January 4, 2010
C. Williams (North Carolina United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is another Jay and Silent Bob series. If you seen Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and never seen Chasing Amy. Then this is a must. This is the begining of "Bluntman & Chronic". See why Jay and Silent Bob Strike back.
 Overpriced Blu-Ray, but the best version available December 14, 2009
Matt Stevens (NYC)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Blu-Ray, done right, will show all the warts of a film. In this case, CHASING AMY was shot on a larger 16mm format called Super16 and then blown up to 35mm. The natural grain of Super16 will be even larger blown up to 35mm and no doubt that some of that natural grain is apparent on this new Blu-Ray. However, Miramax has seen fit to noise reduce the image a bit in an effort to please people who have no clue what grain is and why it is important. The result is a slightly softened look, but one that is noticeably superior to the older DVD releases. I think Miramax would have served this film better had they stayed away from filtering the grain, but at least they didn't overdue it (examples of that are releases such as PATTON, ZULU, PAN'S LABYRINTH, HAIRSPRAY).
That being said, the Canadian release is grainy and looks sharper, but the compression methods are inferior, so grain is reduced to mpeg artifacting and that results in an artificially sharper image. In the end, the Miramax release is the one to buy and we know it won't have a re-release any time soon as this is from a new 2k master supervised by the cinematographer (who admits he has not seen the actual Blu-Ray release. Directors and cinematographers typically approve a transfer, but that transfer can then have the grain reduced or filtered for BD without their knowledge and that happens a lot).
Fans of the film who already own the DVD should upgrade if they have the spare cash and they can get it at the 35%+ discounted price. If money is tight, hold off until the price comes back down. Waiting pays off. Sometimes staying away from a favorite film for a few years and then going back to it results in a wonderful viewing experience. I stopped viewing HIGHLANDER on DVD years ago, knowing it would hit Blu-Ray at some point. It did (in England) and when I sat down to watch it in HD on a 71 inch screen I was blown away. What a revelation. It was like coming home again.
In the case of CHASING AMY, it had been five or more years for me. It was a wait that made viewing the film again all the more enjoyable.
Smith's best film November 21, 2009
Jerry Jancarik Jr. (Pacific Northwest)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've always felt (and still do) that Chasing Amy is Smith's best film. The writing is fantastic, the performances engaging and the story adheres closer to reality than any of his other films. Certain cinephiles are known for disparaging Smith for his rudimentary camera set-ups. In reality, his work is all about the writing and those who obsess over camera angles and visual style are missing the point.
I was a little hesitant to pick this release up after reading the review on [...] that quibbled with the visual quality and transfer. We'll, I put the disc on back to back with the Criterion regular DVD and the Blu-ray is far, far superior in every way. The film was shot on 16mm and so it's never going to look as sharp as other films like Mallrats that had larger budgets. Perhaps without the DVD as reference I would have quibbled too, but clearly this is a HUGE improvement. Perhaps still a little softer than necessary due to grain reduction or whatever but I can live with it.
Schindler's Pissed November 15, 2009
Eric Thomas Craven (Horseheads, NY)
8 out of 21 found this review helpful
"Hey, gang! Check this out!! Kevin Smith shot this in 16mm but *I* review stuff on Amazon...stuff that hasn't even been released yet! Kevin Smith, you used sucky sixteen millisuckymeter but *I* can see the future! You suck! I WIN!!"
Schindler, Chasing Amy is a great flick, but that 5 star review is for you, grumpy baby.
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