Bedazzled [Blu-ray]

First-Rate Comedy
Way, way too many comparisons to the original version of this film, which is a shame: BEDAZZLED stands wonderfully and beautifully on its own merits. Directed by comedic genius Harold Ramis, this is a fast-paced, well-crafted, highly imaginative, hilarious film. Heck, even my accountant laughs at this one, which is saying something.

Based on the tried and true Faustian theme of selling one's soul to the devil, BEDAZZLED introduces us to hapless Elliot Richards (Brendan Fraser), whose mediocre existence revolves around getting Alison, an attractive coworker (played by Frances O'Connor) to notice him, let alone go out with him. In desperation, Elliot offers to sell his soul to obtain Alison's affection, and the devil responds.

But this isn't just any ol' devil. This is a heart-palpitating, traffic stopping, bark at the moon Elizabeth Hurley, who makes a most lusty Lucifer, and who wears enough revealing outfits to pack a heart trauma center. Hurley's devil is seductive,...

Fraser brings several characters to life
Elliot (Brendan Fraser) would give anything to have coworker Allison in his life. When the princess of darkness (Elizabeth Hurley) offers Elliot seven wishes in exchange for his soul he accepts. With every wish he makes the devil finds a way to ruin it for Elliot.

I thought this movie was very funny. Fraser is a genious, each character he plays is so different and he pulls it off. Elisabeth Hurley and Frances O'Conner were good in thier roles but I thought Orlando Jones was not used enough. The dvd has a decent amount on it like a making of featurette, extended scene, trailers and more. Also there is a huge part of the movie that was cut probably to avoid an "R" rating and it is hidden on the disk. To access it go to the second page of special features and move the cursor to the right, a devil will appear on Hurley's shoulder and press select.

Lost a star for missing the deleted scene ...
If you are picking this great movie up on Blu, make sure you keep your DVD because the hidden easter egg from the DVD is NOT included on the Blu version. The missing scene is a deleted wish where Brendan Frasier is essentially Ozzy Osbourne. It's fantastic, so make sure you keep it.

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