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Tom Cruise stars in A Few Good Men as Lt. Daniel Caffee, an arrogant Navy attorney with a reputation for settling cases and never setting foot in the courtroom. When Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) brings a shocking murder case to the attention of Navy brass, Caffee is selected to, hopefully, dispense with the case as quickly as possible. With two Marines’ lives on the line, it is up to Caffee to change his ways and to give these two Marines a fighting chance in court.

While the premise of A Few Good Men is nothing groundbreaking, the film succeeds spectacularly through acting prowess alone. Aaron Sorkin’s script is chocked full of delicious dialogue and each and every actor in the film revels in this outstanding banter. Jack Nicholson, of course, steals each and every scene he is present in as the disgustingly barbaric, yet proud Col. Nathan R. Jessep. I can’t imagine that many viewers haven’t yet seen A Few Good Men, but for the few who might not have had the pleasure are in for a real treat. Of course, the legendary “you can’t handle the truth” scene is still as effective as ever. I challenge each and every viewer, even after all these years and repeated viewings, to not get caught up in the moment of that scene. A Few Good Men is a truly great film that has a place in each and every permanent Blu-Ray collection.

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Presented in Mpeg-2 video on a 50GB Blu-ray disc, A Few Good Men has never looked better on home video. The most startling aspect of this Blu-ray presentation is the film’s incredible amount of fine detail. Every last thread of the immaculate military uniforms in the film vividly springs from the screen. Colour reproduction is also wonderfully saturated with naturally eye-popping hues rendered precisely and consistently throughout the film. Black levels are extremely deep and shadow details are expertly reproduced without the slightest bit of crushing. If there is any fault at all in the transfer, it would be in a slight amount of shakiness present in the opening scene where soldiers are performing rifle drills. I’m not really sure what to make of this phenomenon, as it is very slight, but definitely noticeable.

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From a sound standpoint, there really isn’t much to A Few Good Men. The film features PCM audio and it does an outstanding job of clearly and accurately presenting the film’s remarkable dialogue. For a film that is really all about dialogue, what more could one possibly ask for? There are a few occasional surround flourishes throughout the film, but the soundstage is predominantly front heavy. Mark Shaiman’s musical score is also nicely represented and is impeccably balanced within the overall mix. Ultimately, A Few Good Men’s PCM soundtrack does exactly what it needs to do, and it does it very well.

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