I know most of us have seen this one, time and time again. I saw it in the theater when it came out in 1995. Chris Farley and David Spade will always be funny as hell. This is an all time classic for me I was happy when I stole it out of the Val cave…yes! I know where it is. The blu-ray came out right before Christmas on Dec. 16, 2008 released by Paramount. It’s of course in 1080p and 1.78:1 aspect ratio, the audio is, English/Spanish: Dolby true HD 5.1 and French Dolby 2.0.

A recap of the movie for those poor souls who haven’t seen it. Thomas R. Callahan III (Chris Farley) just graduated college, barley scrapping’ by with a D+. He comes back to good welcome in his home town of Sandusky, OH. Where his dad is an owner of an auto parts factory. Since, he is the boss’s son he gets an office and all the perks. His dad ends up dying at his own wedding leaving the factory to him. Tommy boy has to keep his father’s company going and keep everyone employed. So he and Richard (David Spade) go out all over the Midwest trying to sell his father’s invention, a hi-tech brake pad. Well it’s funny as hell to watch these two trying to pitch this new brake pad and get along. They end up failing on the road and come back to find themselves fighting for the company. This is a great movie to watch and you’ll have to see it to enjoy the end of it.

The Good:

The upgrades make a very nice Blu-ray. The people look solid. The colors look a bit sharper. The Dolby 5.1 is an improvement. The Extras on the Blu-ray are enjoyable. You get Tommy Boy: behind the Laughter which covers their acting careers. Growing up Farley kind of like a homage to the late Chris Farley interviewing his brothers and having them tell stories of their youth. Stories from the side of the road just a improv’ that all the actors brought to the movie. I really enjoyed the Gag reel. I had to stop and start it many times since I couldn’t pay attention from laughing so much. If you like commentary (I usually don’t), the Director Peter Segal was pretty good; you actually catch him laughing a few times.

The Bad:

The movie is better and some of it does look nice. In all reality there isn’t much to wow you. The images are sharper but not by much. If you look in the back ground it’s sometimes grainy. The voices sounded better but the soundtrack and the back ground sound weren’t up to par. It wasn’t that they didn’t do a good job turning it into blu-ray. I felt that this isn’t the type of movie for it to be noticeable. It doesn’t have a need for that much detail. It’s a great comedy and the sharper image and the improved sound quality is just an added bonus.

The Ugly:

None what-so-ever.

The End:

This Blu-ray has a lot of little features to enjoy. I covered a good amount of them. Once you get into gallery and possible endings. You open up an whole new door of information and laughter. If you’re a true fan or just like a good comedy, it is worth having this in your collection. There is enough here for you to get a few hours of enjoyment. I had a chance to use this on a projector and the quality does show. This movie is just a good buy. I give this a TOV 5 out of 5 for the Holy schnike of it.

Alacran