Adam Hills-Live in the Suburbs (2006)

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General		Extras
Category	Comedy	Menu Animation Featurette-Farmers Markets, Packenham Upper Interviews-Character Featurette-Terminator(Glass House) Easter Egg
Rating
Year Of Production	2006
Running Time	70:24 (Case: 86)
RSDL / Flipper	No/No	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Menu
Region Coding	2,4	Directed By	Jordan Robinson
Studio Distributor	Roadshow Home Entertainment	Starring	Adam Hill
Case	Amaray-Transparent-Secure Clip
RPI	$29.95	Music	None Given

Video		Audio
Pan & Scan/Full Frame	None	English Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s)
Widescreen Aspect Ratio	1.75:1
16x9 Enhancement
Video Format	576i (PAL)
Original Aspect Ratio	1.78:1	Miscellaneous
Jacket Pictures	No
Subtitles	English for the Hearing Impaired	Smoking	No
		Annoying Product Placement	No
		Action In or After Credits	No

The show is very interactive with the audience and he is relaxed and comfortable with them. His opening stunt is a bit underwhelming but after than he warms up and delivers a very funny show covers topics as diverse as terrorism, disabilities (including his own missing leg), Australians, Steve Irwin, travelling, other cultures and accents and making fun of the local suburb names especially Pakenham Upper. Some may be surprised by some of the ruder jokes, however, compared to many comedians he is quite tame and good natured.

Visually, there is not much to look at here as he show consists of Adam on the stage, talking to the audience.

Annoyingly, there is no time coding on this DVD.

An enjoyable live show by a talented comic. I believe this DVD has just been re-released at a reduced price.

Video

The video quality is very good.

The feature is presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio which would be the original aspect ratio. It is 16x9 enhanced widescreen.

The picture was quite clear and sharp throughout, despite some graininess. Shadow detail is fine.

The colour was very good with no colour artefacts.

There were no noticeable artefacts.

There are subtitles in English for the hearing impaired which were clear and easy to read.

There is no layer change.

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Audio

The audio quality is good.

This DVDs contain one audio option, an English Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack encoded at 192 Kb/s.

Dialogue was clear and easy to understand which is all that really matters for a live comedy DVD.

The surround speakers were not used.

The subwoofer was not used.

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Menu

The menu was still and silent but functional.

Farmer's Market (6:55)

Adam visits the Pakenham Farmer's Market the day after the show. Mildly amusing.

Pakenham Upper (1:56)

Adam visits the place with the amusing name.

Interview (2:19)

A short chat with Peter Helliar about his worst gig ever.

Terminator (1:26)

An appearance by Adam on The Glass House where he impersonates Terminator 2. The also appears on the Best of the Glass House DVD.

Easter Egg (3:02)

I am not sure if this is actually meant to be an Easter Egg or is just missing from the menu. The only way I could find to access it was by choosing title 6 on my player. It is Adam's warm-up before the show in the dressing room and backstage.

This disc is only available in Region 4.

The video quality is very good.

The audio quality is good.

The disc has a small collection of extras.

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