Mr. Bean-Volume 1: The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Bean (1989)

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General		Extras
Category	Comedy	Booklet
Rating
Year Of Production	1989
Running Time	59
RSDL / Flipper	No/No	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Language Select Then Menu
Region Coding	1,2,3,4,5,6	Directed By	John Howard Davies
Studio Distributor	Polygram	Starring	Rowan Atkinson
Case	Super Jewel
RPI	$36.95	Music	None Given

    This DVD is a compilation of early episodes of Mr. Bean, datin from 1989 to 1990. The following skits are included;

From Mr. Bean

• The Exam
• The Beach
• The Church

From The Return of Mr. Bean

• The Department Store
• The Restaurant
• The Royal Film Premiere. This one in particular is an all-time classic.

Bonus Skit

• The Library

Video

    The transfer is presented at the Full Frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1 (4:3). The transfer is, of course, not 16x9 enhanced.

    The transfer is variably sharp, with the earlier episodes being of considerably less resolution than the later episodes. Nonetheless, all of the episodes are in at least an acceptable state. Shadow detail was passable, though certainly not great, and little low level noise is present.

    The colours were acceptably rendered. Once again, the older episodes were visibly inferior to the newer episodes, but they were all of an acceptable quality.

    A few MPEG artefacts were seen, consisting mainly of blocking and a loss of background detail, however you needed to be looking hard for them to spot them. A considerable amount of aliasing is present at times, but this rarely intrudes into the viewing experience. Occasional video artefacts are also present, consisting of the odd tape drop-out here and there.

Audio

    There is little dialogue, but what there is is readily understandable. Bean is not a show which relies heavily on dialogue at all.

    There are no audio sync problems with this disc.

    The score is standard Bean.

     The surround channels were not used.

    The .1 channel was not used.

Menu

Booklet

    There is no exact equivalent of this DVD in Region 1. Region 1 have a solitary DVD available with 11 Mr Bean skits included.

    The video quality is passable.

    The audio quality is acceptable.

    The extras are very limited.

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