UHD Review Matilda UHD Review (1 Viewer)

[Todd Erwin]

The family cult favorite Matilda, based on the children’s book by Roal Dahl, arrives on 4K UHD Blu-ray from Sony with a new transfer and Dolby Atmos mix.



Matilda (1996)



Released: 02 Aug 1996
Rated: PG
Runtime: 102 min




Director: Danny DeVito
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy



Cast: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson
Writer(s): Roald Dahl, Nicholas Kazan, Robin Swicord



Plot: A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to deal with her crude, distant family and free her kind teacher from their sadistic headmistress.



IMDB rating: 7.0
MetaScore: 72





Disc Information



Studio: Sony
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution: 2160p HEVC w/HDR



Aspect Ratio: 2.39.1...

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[titch]

I'll be getting this for the Danny DeVito commentary. They are always enjoyable and worth listening to. Caught Mathilda on the West End in London, pre-pandemic.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Thanks for the review, @Todd! Glad to hear they did right by this one.

I'll be getting this for the Danny DeVito commentary. They are always enjoyable and worth listening to.

I'm happy with my Blu-ray copy, but that might push me over the edge down the road, too.

Looking back, it's insane that Sony allowed the director of Throw Momma from the Train and The War of the Roses to make their kids movie -- and the box office reflected that. But he was the perfect choice for this Americanized adaptation, since Roald Dahl has a nasty streak too.

Caught Mathilda on the West End in London, pre-pandemic.

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Caught it on Broadway myself, back in 2015:

Still haven't seen Matthew Warchus's film adaptation of Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin's musical adaptation, however.

 

[Jake Lipson]

I would get this for the commentary if it was included on the Blu-ray. Since it isn't, I have no reason to buy this again.