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Pee-wee’s Broad Adventure is undoubtedly one of the funniest movies ever made. From the Rube Goldberg-esque breakfast machine to the Hollywood re-make of PW’s life myth, the laughs do not halt from launch to accomplish. For months, I counted the days till the release of this DVD, and (with the exception of the cheesy cardboard “snap case”) Warner Bros. has certainly done it apt this time! The anamorphic widescreen describe is perfect; Danny Elfman’s honorable get sounds astounding in Dolby digital stereo; and the extras exceeded my highest expectations. There’s a commentary track with Paul Reubens (Pee-wee himself) and director Tim Burton; a music-only track with commentary by composer, Danny Elfman (timed so as not to interfere with the music) ; and a compilation of sage boards and sketches with yet a third commentary by the production designer! In the deleted scenes, you’ll learn the origin of “Astonishing Larry”, meet Boone the Maintain, and search for Pee-wee prance that (red) boomerang bowtie he bought at the magic shop. This is a disc you’ll recognize over and over again. Order it now…and be certain and vow `em Immense Marge sent ya!
Tim Burton’s directoral debut is so chock pudgy of moving bits and vision that a running commentary by Burton and creator/star Paul Reubens should have resulted in one of the best alternate tracks available on DVD. Unfortunately, their commentary becomes instead The Mutual Admiration Society, with long stories about how they came across each other, how substantial each thinks the other is, and who else was in the room when they met. Reubens and Burton employ too great time telling stories that ramble and don’t go anywhere, and too miniature time commenting on the film itself.
When they DO manage to discuss the film, they are as involving as you would demand, but these instances are few and far between. Burton for the most allotment sounds like he fair woke up, and Reubens spends a lot of the film saying, “Uh-huh, yeah.”
It’s also rather appalling that Reubens can hardly bring himself to say the name of fellow screenwriter Phil Hartman (Reubens early on says “me and the other two guys who wrote the film…”) — in fact, you won’t hear him mention Hartman by name until the very demolish of the film when Hartman makes his cameo.
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Some gentle prodding during the taping of this sequence would have produced something that I consider more fans were looking for and expecting.
Like some other reviewers, I too couldn’t earn some of the knick-knacks promised in the pre-release. However, the one accurate prize on this disc is the alternate track isolating the music, with commentary by Danny Elfman. Elfman’s insights into the film and its music are agreeable, and while I’m blissful Elfman does NOT talk over his music, it might have made it even more challenging had he discussed some of the nuances of his work while the tracks were playing.
The film quality on the DVD is obliging, and the menu screens are clever (when you effect a selection, Pee-wee goes speeding over to the modern menu on his bike) . The film itself is shimmering — no need on my piece to give you a summary — and the widescreen format and current sound for this film alone would gain the DVD worth owning. But with the exception of the Elfman alternative track, many of the pleasant extras viewers are coming to inquire in these packages are, sadly, missing here.
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Five stars for the film itself, but a coarse two for the extras, bringing this one to a soft three. Darn it.
