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The film is presented in the original 1.85:1 widescreen ratio and in 1080p high definition and it looks absolutely stunning, perfectly showing off the wonderful world of the WABAC, and does full credit to the movie, especially on my Panasonic 50″ Plasma TV.
The sound is in DTS HD 7.1 and great use is made of the aural soundscape, with a lot of split-surround action.
The extras are as follows:
- Rocky and Bullwinkle & Friends: The premiere episode (22:53) and five excerpts with Mr Peabody and Sherman (25:48). These look quite fantastic, given their age.
- A Tour of the WABAC Machine (2:51): Mostly a snippet straight from the film, this is short but sweet. But too short.
- Time Travel: Mad Science (5:58): Two real physicists talk about time travel. Again, this featurette links in plenty of clips from the film.
- Mr Peabody and Sherman: A Journey WABAC (21:50): A more substantial extra, as Patrick Warburton (Agamemnon, and best known as wheelchair-bound Joe in Family Guy) taks you on a look through the inception of Peabody’s Improbable History, and where it went from there.
This feature contains chat with cast and crew members, all saying to where they’d take the WABAC. It also heads generally along the lines of a standard making-of.
- History’s Greatest Mystery: A Dog and his Boy (2:33): Very much like the first extra.
- Peaboy’s Paw Print on History (3:52): Footage of Mr Peabody putting his paws in cement.
- The WABAC Jigsaw Puzzle: This is good for kids and will keep them amused for a while. Four jigsaws, each being stills from the film, which can be put together. I didn’t go through all of them but they look to contain 28 pieces each.
- Time Travel Memory Match: A game of Pelmanism, with a board that looks a bit Blockbusters-like. But no Bob Holness, obviously.
- Gallery (2:03): 24 images.
- Theatrical trailer (2:26): In 16:9.
- Holiday favourites (5:34): You know that thing we call Christmas? The Americans call it the ‘Holiday Season’, and this is a series of trailers for Christmas-related offshoots like Shrek The Halls and Merry Madagascar.
- World of Dreamworks Animation: A few short pieces like Shrek’s Donkey singing “I’m a Believer”, and Magagascar’s “I Like To Move It”, and these tend to be excerpts, not the full thing, which seems rather a cheat.
There are subtitles and languages in a fair few apiece, all listed at the bottom of the review. Oddly, the box erroneously states English-only. This will put some people off if they don’t know, 20th Century Fox.
Chapters are a decent number, here, with 28 across the 92-minute running time.
The 3D Blu-ray version of Mr Peabody and Sherman, which I’ve reviewed here, is presented in a gorgeous embossed sleeve.
Mr Peabody and Sherman is available now on 3D Blu-ray, 2D Blu-ray and DVD.
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FILM CONTENT PICTURE QUALITY SOUND QUALITY EXTRAS |
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| OVERALL | 8 |
Detailed specs:
Cert: 
Running time: 93 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Video
Cat.no.: 5689715044
Year: 2014
Released: October 6th 2014
Chapters: 28
Picture: 1080p High Definition
Sound: DTS HD Master Audio 7.1, DTS* 5.1, Dolby Digital** 5.1
Languages: English (7.1), French*, Dutch*, German*, Italian*, Zho**(?), Croatian**, Cestian**, Slovakian**, Slovenian**
Subtitles: English, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Zho(?), Croatian, Cestian, Slovakian, Slovenian
Widescreen: 1.85:1 (Digital 3-D)
Disc Format: 2*BD50
Director: Rob Minkoff
Producers: Denise Nolan Cascino and Alex Schwartz
Screenplay: Craig Wright (based on the series produced by Jay Ward)
Music: Danny Elfman
Cast :
Mr. Peabody: Ty Burrell
Sherman: Max Charles
Penny Peterson: Ariel Winter
Leonardo da Vinci: Stanley Tucci
Agamemnon: Patrick Warburton
Marie Antoinette/Egyptian Woman: Lauri Fraser
Robespierre: Guillaume Aretos
Ms. Grunion: Allison Janney
Teacher: Patrice A. Musick
Mason: Karan Brar
Carl: Josh Rush
Principal Purdy: Stephen Tobolowsky
Judge: Dennis Haysbert
Paul Peterson: Stephen Colbert
Patty Peterson: Leslie Mann
King Tut: Zach Callison
WABAC Machine: Leila Birch
Ay: Steve Valentine
Mona Lisa: Lake Bell
Odysseus: Tom McGrath
Albert Einstein: Mel Brooks
Baby Sherman: Jasper Johannes Andrews
Abraham Lincoln / George Washington / Bill Clinton / Isaac Newton / New York City Cop: Jess Harnell
Creepy Boy: Rob Minkoff
Sherman: Leonardo Della Bianca (uncredited)
Penny Peterson: Jenna Hukkinen (uncredited)
Penny Peterson: Luisa Wietzorek (uncredited)
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