Paramount in the USA and UK have announced a new 4K UHD release of the classic John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. story encapsulates what it's all about to be human. The differences are at first a cause for resentment, mistrust, annoyance, and general grief, but

Paramount's glossy-smooth SteelBook depicts Neal, front-center, and Del, front-right, sitting in a terminal. Large windows with a snowy exterior appeardisappear, they come to understand that it's the differences that make them stronger as a unit as they deal with one crisis after another. Their

traveler -- is but the first stop on a journey of self-discovery, blossoming friendship, and a whole lot of travel mishaps. explore John Hughes the writer and director, but John Hughes the man. They both only enhance one's appreciation of his films, and fans will want to genuine and built around that age-old principle of "it could happen to you!," which gives added weight to and earns extra laughs from every the famed 1980s writer/director. Explored is his rapid-fire writing style, the way he shapes his characters, the reality and truths of life that are the

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for the one that Del just so happened to grab upon landing. And so Neal's and Del's daylong journey together becomes a shared night in a cheap Written and directed by the incomparable John Hughes, the celebrated comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles makes an on-time arrival on Ultra HD Blu-ray from Paramount Home Entertainment. of developing friendship and the importance of kindness in the midst of nonstop chaos. It's one of John Hughes' best films -- if not the best

ending that's at once both heartbreaking and heartwarming, it's no wonder that Planes, Trains & Automobiles is as endearing, joyous, Getting There is Half the Fun: The Story of Planes, Trains and Automobiles (480p, 16:38): John Hughes, Steve Martin, and role of music in his films, his personal difficulties in the film industry, and his death. These are two fascinating complimentary pieces that not only plane. Seated across from him in the terminal and awaiting the same later flight is Del Griffith (John Candy), a shower curtain ring salesman whoIn the great tradition of Comedies of errors, Planes, Trains & Automobiles offers audiences a wild ride where everything that could go wrong

After thirty years, Planes, Trains and Automobiles still delivers some gut-busting laughs, and it's to the credit of Steve Martin and John Candy as well as the writing/directing talents of John Hughes. During the latter half of the 1980s, Hughes was typed as a filmmaker of only teen movies. Automobiles was his first foray into strictly adult-oriented comedy, and the film essentially proves his ability to deliver the goods. Using a conventional buddy/road film plotline with absurd antics and appealing characters, Hughes made what could be considered the best and most endearing comedy of his career. In either case, he's the ideal actor to counterbalance John Candy's obnoxiously lovable and eccentrically funny Del Griffith. From the moment we first see that face inside Neal's cab and hear that he's a traveling shower-ring salesman, we know there something a bit off-kilter about him, but we also can't help loving the big lug. He's like the family uncle with all the stupid, juvenile jokes that only a few will laugh at, yet Candy turns the character into a witty and winning personality we enjoy spending time with. This is easily the much loved actor's most memorable performance. after the other. It's about coming together, working through problems, and gaining an appreciation for and understanding of the needs of others. It's John Hughes: Life Move Pretty Fast (HD, 54 min): Broken into two sections, the makers offer a very entertaining and touching tribute to the filmmaker, who has become an iconic 80s figure for many people. The first part, called "The Voice of a Generation," brings together several of the actors and crew members who had the opportunity to work with him and get to know him. It also traces most of his career from writer at National Lampoon and film director to quite literally being the voice of a generation. The second segment, titled "Heartbreak and Triumph," is a continuation of the first that not only looks at Hughes's career and the many great films he left behind, but also discusses his writing and filmmaking style. Retrospective interviews, once again, give viewers some insight into the man he was as well as sharing experiences of working with him. This is a great piece altogether and one Hughes fans will thoroughly admire. shadow detail in some of the darker scenes. Colors look good and represent the transfer's finest asset. Bright hues and dreary and cold grays alike areDrama-oriented coming-of-age detention film The Breakfast Club. Like its name suggests, Planes, Trains & as reality sets in and their shared time together becomes more than a necessary nuisance, their understanding of one another grows and their basic Wide-angle shots didn’t appear necessarily deeper in terms of dimensionality, offering depth similar to the 1080p rendering, with perhaps a minor improvement. I found these improvements to be scene dependent. There were moments where the image quality was fair, but generally, I found myself wondering if this was in fact a 4K video rendering.