The brand-new anamorphic transfer is nice, yes, but the true worth is in the bonus materials. Also included are a trio of screen tests, one focusing on Robin Wright, one focusing on the kids cast as young Forrest and young Jenny, and one focusing on Forrest's son featuring an actor who's gone on to bigger things, Haley Joel Osment. Also included are the films' theatrical trailers and a photo gallery. Ben Kingsley's portrayal of the slain icon is spot-on evoking a fierce serenity. And, despite my editorial concerns, it is an extremely beautiful film which is why I'm quite pleased with the print used in theis anamorphic transfer.
Colors are vibrant and the picture is relatively blemish free.
The biggest problem with today's teen comedy in the wake of American Pie is the horrible overwrought, overthought feeling they have. Sadly, that's the case here. To be honest, that's what made this watchable. When it comes to analyzing the human face and all of the emotional, literal, and visceral responses I can think of no better presenter than John Cleese. Through numerous Monty Python sketches and a mercurially volcanic turn as innkeeper Basil Fawlty, Cleese has run the gamut of visual cues and the responses they engender.