Physical copies are worse. The original DVD release was a non-anamorphic "pan-and-scan" travesty, while the Blu-ray, though sharper, controversially applied digital noise reduction (DNR), giving actors Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman a waxy, mannequin-like look—ironically fitting for the plot, but historically inaccurate.
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There are movies that win Oscars, and then there are movies that you watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon with a pizza. Weekend at Bernie’s (1989) is the undisputed king of the latter.
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