When one sees the name Jerry Bruckheimer near any film, it's easy to predict that the film will feature at least one musical rendition/dance number.  One only needs to see the films  "Top Gun", "FlashDance," "Armageddon," as examples.  "Coyote Ugly" is no exception!  In fact, music is a key factor to the film's atmosphere, as well as titillation masking itself as feminine empowerment!   Even at "PG-13" any adult should have problems allowing their teenage daughters to view this film.  Its dance "routines" are little more than strip club dances, filled with gyrating beauties, albeit with clothes still on, mostly! 
Another signal this is a Bruckheimer film:  the minimal storyline!  The
film's plot, concerns a young girl and what happens to her after she pursues her dreams of becoming a singer, by moving to New York!   This makes the short-lived Jennifer Love-Hewitt t.v. series, "Time of Your Life," feel like art!
        Of course, after this aspiring idiot moves to the big, bad city, she's lucky enough to land a job at "Coyote Ugly," a bar where other idiots, including a law school student(Tyra Banks) work in order to pay their bills.  It's supposed to be unusual because here, the women bartenders can be as abusive as male idiot counterparts are to their customers!  In one scene, a male patron requests "water" and is summarily soaked with it after much haranguing!  This would have been tolerated, had he not been the "fire-marshall."  We're supposed to fall down laughing at this revelation!!!
This is perhaps the film's best joke!  Maria Bello plays the bar's manager
and den mother to the girls working in it.  A competent actress, even she
can't bring credibility to the film's horrible dialogue! 
Still, some immature 17 year olds will probably find the film "original" and
entertaining. 
BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT has presented an outstanding transfer to this film.  The color values are as strong as any we've seen on any dvd!  There are no artifacts present and contrast is perfect!  Even the darkest moments offer perfect black and gray delineation.  Fleshtones appear natural throughout! The 2.35:1 aspect ratio is intact with 16:9 enhancement!  There is great clarity in every single scene.
 We can't offer enough praise for BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT's decision to present this and other dvds with both Dolby Digital and DTS soundmixes!
The soundmix is extremely active, utilizing surrounds for environmental
enhancement to the frequent songs that play throughout the film.  The song selections are actually pretty good, offering catchy hits, new and old, but did they have to include "The Charlie Daniels Band?"
The dialogue is completely balanced towards the center channel, but there are layers of sound effects, working to make this one of the most effective surround sound environments we've ever heard!  This is a demonstration quality sound mix!  While both the Dolby Digital "and" DTS tracks are excellent, the "DTS" mix offers better bass and, like most DTS tracks in comparison to Dolby Digital counterparts, it better presents the more subtle effects.
BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT has gone all out in order to make this a "Special Edition."   To begin with, there is a really fun audio commentary featuring five of the girl leads of the film.  Piper Perabo, Maria Bello, Tyra Banks, Izabella Miko, and Bridget Moynahan provide amusing, and sometimes, even informative discussion, as the film plays out.  We do have to confess at being confused by Banks' stupefying jargon!  At times, alternating between "ghetto-speak", "valley-girl" and "who-knows-what?"  In fact, hearing Ms. Banks, helps in making this one of the most unintentionally funny commentaries of all time!
The film's director, David McNally, along with Bruckheimer, also provide audio commentary on separate "select" scene segments.  Neither of the two share anything memorable, but their comments, thankfully, are brief! 
There are three very short featurettes.  "THE DREAMER" is about the casting of the film's heroine, Violet, as well as the other "Coyotes" and the search for the male lead.  "INSIDE THE SONGS" focuses on the musical selections for the film, and explains LeAnn Rimes' vocal fill-in for the voice of Perabo.
"COYOTE 101" focuses on the film's extensive bar scenes, along with the choreography and "more than we need to know" about the set design. 
The best section is that of the "Additional Scenes."  This offers five
scenes, deleted from the theatrical version.  We're happy to say they're all presented in the correct 2.35:1 aspect ratio with 16:9 enhancement.  Even more impressive is the fact that they offer dolby digital 5.1!  For some reason, the alternate ending, discussed in the girls' commentary, isn't included here.
There is a music video for LeAnn Rimes' song "CAN'T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT."  It's offered in 2.0 and non-16:9 widescreen.