Heart and Souls Blu-Ray Review (Retro VHS Style)
By Paul Rudoff on Jun. 19, 2022 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
Heart and Souls (1993) arrives on Blu-ray as part of Mill Creek Entertainment's Retro VHS Style series, with packaging designed to look like the VHS videocassettes of the 1980s and 1990s. Several other titles in the series have already been reviewed on The Corner Penthouse, and I'm always excited when Mill Creek announces more. It's fun to see if it's a title I used to own on VHS, or one whose trailer I remember seeing at the start of some other VHS tape, or even some obscure movie I've never heard of before.
[ SYNOPSIS ]
Harrison (Charles Grodin), Penny (Alfre Woodard), Julia (Kyra Sedgwick) and Milo (Tom Sizemore) die in 1959 when the bus they are riding crashes. The four continue as ghosts, guardians to the child born at the moment of their deaths. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman (Robert Downey Jr.) who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on, they decide to make an appearance once more.
[ SPECIFICATIONS ]
The movie is presented in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:43:16. The movie has been rated PG-13 for some sensuality. Audio languages include English. Subtitle languages include English.
[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]
Here is a list of the special features that are included on the disc. I'm utterly surprised to see that Mill Creek included NEW material, since they usually don't include any, even if a previous DVD had some.
- Driven by Destiny: Making Heart & Souls (37:15) - A new interview with director Ron Underwood.
- Writing Heart & Souls (12:07) - A new interview with screenwriter S.S. Wilson.
- Designing Heart & Souls (2:58) - A new interview with production designer John Muto.
- Theatrical Trailer (2:18)
The real "bonus feature" here is the vintage-looking VHS-inspired slipcover, with faux wear and tear, and fake "rental stickers" on it, while giving the appearance of a videocassette being pulled out from the right side, complete with tape label side on the right spine. The VHS-style artwork may be based on the original U.S. or U.K. VHS box art, or bear a similarity to it, using the same or similar photos, but in a different orientation. The case artwork underneath is different, either made in a modern style, or perhaps sticking closer to the original theatrical movie poster. The VHS-style slipcover may only be available for a limited time.
No Digital Copy code is included.
[ NOTES ]
Just like King Ralph, which I reviewed yesterday, Heart and Souls is another film that my family owned on VHS. Looking at the cover of this Blu-ray brings back so many memories. That's why I love this Retro VHS series. On top of that, Mill Creek Entertainment is a budget company, so these releases are not expensive. Go grab Heart and Souls on Amazon for a great low price right now.
The "Retro VHS Style" series includes the following Blu-ray releases, which are being listed in the order they were released onto Blu-ray.
- Happy Birthday To Me (1981) (January 15, 2019)
- Hardbodies (1984) (January 15, 2019)
- Krull (1983) (January 15, 2019)
- Last Action Hero (1993) (January 15, 2019)
- Silent Rage (1982) (January 15, 2019)
- Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) (January 15, 2019)
- The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) (February 19, 2019)
- Neighbors (1981) (March 12, 2019)
- Sheena (1984) (March 26, 2019)
- Songwriter (1984) (March 26, 2019)
- Double Team (1997) [I Heart 90s] (June 4, 2019)
- Excess Baggage (1997) [I Heart 90s] (June 4, 2019)
- Jury Duty (1995) [I Heart 90s] (June 4, 2019)
- Opportunity Knocks (1990) [I Heart 90s] (June 4, 2019)
- The New Kids (1985) (August 13, 2019)
- True Believer (1989) (August 13, 2019)
- White Line Fever (1975) (August 13, 2019)
- Hudson Hawk (1991) (February 11, 2020)
- No Mercy (1986) (February 11, 2020)
- Roxanne (1987) (February 11, 2020)
- Vibes (1988) (February 11, 2020)
- When A Stranger Calls (1979) (February 11, 2020)
- Blind Fury (1989) (January 12, 2021)
- Crossroads (1986) (January 12, 2021)
- The Freshman (1990) (January 12, 2021)
- Like Father Like Son (1987) (January 12, 2021)
- The Babe (1992) (March 9, 2021)
- Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995) (March 9, 2021)
- Gorillas In The Mist (1988) (March 9, 2021)
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) (March 9, 2021)
- Casual Sex? (1988) (October 19, 2021)
- Kull the Conqueror (1997) (October 19, 2021)
- Renegades (1989) (October 19, 2021)
- Splitting Heirs (1993) (October 19, 2021)
- Side Out (1990) (February 22, 2022)
- Heart and Souls (1993) (June 21, 2022)
- King Ralph (1991) (June 21, 2022)
This item has been provided by Mill Creek Entertainment for review on this site.
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