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Good Luck Chuck made it to video quite quickly. The movie, which was released September 21 (2007) didn’t do too good on the big screen but didn’t do too good (as you may remember).
For the release of the DVD, DVDTALK wrote a lengthy review of the video, audio and over all quality. Here is the highlights:
The Video:
Immaculate as the content is filthy, Good Luck Chuck sparkles throughout, thanks to its mostly flawless 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, which according to the IMDb, is opened up a bit from its theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (purists, light the torches!). Nevertheless, there’s hardly anything worth fussing over — this is a very solid image.
The Audio:
Matching the visuals step for step, the Dolby Digital 5.1 track is clean, clear and only slightly immersive, but since this film is driven primarily by its pop-song soundtrack and coarse dialogue, that’s forgivable. An optional Dolby 2.0 stereo track is on hand, as are optional English and Spanish subtitles.
The Extras:
The gregarious Cook, along with director Helfrich, producer Mike Karz and screenwriter Stolberg, sits for an engaging commentary track. A quartet of featurettes — “Polymastia,” “Kama Sutra,” “Frank the Penguin Actor” and “All About Penguins” — are presented in anamorphic widescreen and playable separately or all together for an aggregate of roughly 18 minutes. The “Sex Matrix” (which will be a BIG hit with all of the teenage males picking this disc up) allows you to sample one of 16 quick clips of copulation from the film; a five minute, 35 second gag reel is presented in anamorphic widescreen; three deleted/alternate scenes, which includes an alternate ending, presented in anamorphic widescreen and playable separately or all together for an aggregate of roughly two minutes, 32 seconds with roughly eight minutes of ad-libs (split between the characters Stu, Charlie and the airport security guard) presented in anamorphic widescreen completing the disc.
Final Thoughts:
Good Luck Chuck is pretty much a standard rom-com, but spiced up considerably with a dose of raw, raunchy sexuality that would make the Superbad kids sit up and take notice. Dane Cook bares all — literally — and seems far more comfortable in this not-for-kids milieu, leaving one to wonder why he’d seek out projects with a tamer sensibility. As the hapless Charlie, you begin to see just how Cook really could make the transition into a bona fide star; he’s helped immensely by his chemistry with Dan Fogler — less so with Jessica Alba. Good Luck Chuck is a well-intentioned, gleefully dirty romantic comedy that manages not to overstay its welcome and keep the laughs coming at an acceptable clip.
Over all the DVD seems to be recommended.