The Ace Ventura Deluxe Double Feature offers both Pet Detective and When Nature Calls in anamorphic widescreen with soundtracks in Dolby 5.1 and (not indicated on the packaging) DTS.The original DVD of Pet Detective was full-screen (1.33 aspect ratio) only, though it had a scene with Ace masquerading as Hans Kissvelvet, the dolphin trainer, that was dropped from the theatrical release. The deluxe edition is missing this scene. The deluxe edition also has a third disc with three episodes (about 70 minutes total) from the 1995-96 Ace Ventura animated series with Michael Hall as the voice of Ace. --David Horiuchi

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was the 1994 box-office hit that turned comedy maniac Jim Carrey into Hollywood's first $20-million man. This gag-filled no-brainer stars Carrey as the titular rubber-faced gumshoe who tracks down lost pets for his heartbroken clients. Ace's latest case involves the apparent kidnapping of the Miami Dolphins' team mascot, Snowflake the dolphin (natch), and his investigation is a source of constant irritation for Miami police lieutenant Lois Einhorn (Sean Young). Friends fans will appreciate the presence of Courtney Cox, who remains admirably straight-faced as the Dolphins' publicist and Ace's would-be girlfriend, but of course it's Carrey who steals the show with shameless abandon. --Jeff Shannon

Great Films

The best part is, that these films are now the correct format (widescreen) and have a dolby DTS soundtrack. The unfortunate part is they are the director's cut, which in this case is a few minutes shorter. Now while I didn't notice the parts cut out, it would be nice to have a double pack that is in the original release format. The other option is to spend 50% more or so and buy them individually, and I don't believe they have DTS/proper widescreen.

Anyhow, they are great quality, they make you laugh, and it's a good price. Honestly the cut out screens didn't affect me (who takes Ace Ventura films for their cinematic quality anyways), I just wanted to laugh.

SHOULD have been better.

I gave these 2 stars because of the lack of special features. Yes, there are trailers and TV Spots and the directors talking during the films....and that's it. I really don't think that anyone truly wants to see the TV spots anymore. I remember when they were actually coming on TV and I was sick of them by the time they stopped airing. I haven't actually gone through all of the spots and trailers, because more than likely it's either very few, or WAY too many of the original, just cut and shortened. My next urk with this set is that in AVPD, this set cuts my FAVORITE scenes. When Ace climbs out of the tank and the reporters asks to he is and he goes on this stupid rant as a Dolphin Trainer. Yeah, that scene is completely cut out, so it goes from him in the tank to him sneeking around the side to find the ember from the ring. The last disc is the cartoon mini-series (watch them and you'll see why it didn't last long). Overall if you just want to watch the movies and laugh, go ahead. I just think it should have been better.

Great Movies

This is a collection of two of the funniest movies of all time. It's nice to get them on DVD, but I noticed that some of the scenes in "Pet Detective" were missing. Other than that, great buy.