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    Tooth Fairy, The

    Featured In Issue 149, July/August/September 2010

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    (Studio/Distributor):
    20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number):
    2265575
    (MPAA Rating):
    PG
    (Rating Reason):
    Mild language, some rude humor, and sports action
    (Retail Price):
    $39.99
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    101
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A
    (Theatrical Year):
    2010
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    05/04/10
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Michael Lembeck
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    Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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    Derek Thompson (Johnson) is a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his ability to knock out other players' teeth. After discouraging a youngster's hopes, he is ordered to one week's hard labor as the real "Tooth Fairy," complete with the requisite tutu, wings, and magic wand. At first he "can't handle the tooth," but eventually learns how to adapt to his new position and finds himself rediscovering his own forgotten dreams. (Gary Reber)

    Special features on the Blu-ray Disc™ One include an introduction and commentary with Director Michael Lembeck, the featurette "Tooth Fairy Training Center" (HD 20:31), a "Fairyoke" sing along (HD 03:50), a gag reel (HD 02:34), six deleted scenes (HD 08:23), a behind-the-scenes featurette (HD 38:55), the theatrical trailer, and up-front previews. Disc Two is the DVD release, and Disc Three is a digital copy of the film.

    The 1080p AVC picture is terrific, with a warmly colorful palette that exhibits a perfectly natural look. Resolution is excellent, with sharp and clear imagery, especially during facial and object texture close-ups. The two worlds are contrasted in color rendering. The real world is naturally hued with impressive saturation, while fairyland is hued in pastels. Fleshtones are well balanced and naturally hued, with a slight tannish tone in the real world and a bit pale in fairyland. Contrast is good, with solid blacks and revealing shadow delineation. Dimensionality is excellent as well. This is a very pleasing picture that is colorful and finely resolved. (Gary Reber)

    The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel soundtrack is nicely produced, with a lively music score that wraps into the surround channels with an aggressive presence. Various scenes, including hockey skating and transformations to fairyland, deliver aggressive sound effects in the surrounds with, at times, effective panning and directionalization. The music is nicely recorded with a cartoonish pace. The .1 LFE channel is effective for brief moments. Dialogue is always intelligible and while production and ADR derived, sounds reasonably integrated spatially. Overall, this is a pleasing soundtrack that works well. (Gary Reber)

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