There are a heck of a lot of TV shows which wouldn't stand a chance at being brought to life on the big screen.  But of course there are a few exceptions to the rule, and their transition has been incredibly smooth and very well received, (like the Fugitive and of course undoubtedly the most successful of transitions with Star Trek) 
In the 70's Charlie's Angels were a household name as everyone knew who you meant when you uttered the name Sabrina, Jill or Kelly. 
Well over 20 years has passed since these small screen goddesses transformed into the avenging angels and so now a new generation of Charlie's crime fighting girls are ready to kick some butt, and this time on the Silver Screen.

So now it's Natalie (Cameron), Dylan (Drew) and Alex(Lucy) working for Charlie (again voiced only by John Forsythe) with their Beloved Bosley (a perfectly cast Bill Murray) as their mentor (of sorts). 

As was the case with the TV show, it's not the plot which is important, and this time around Computer whiz kid Eric Knox (Sam Rockwell) has been kidnapped, allegedly by Billionaire Telecommunications giant Roger Corwin (Tim Currry having a blast).  Eric's Business Partner Vivian Woods (Kelly Lynch) hires the The Townsend Detective Agency to stake out Corwin and find Eric before something diabolical happens.

And so sets the story for many impressive set pieces with the Angels kung-fu fighting their way through many (incidentally the girls did a very large percentage of their own stunt/wire for the film and this makes it all the better)

With tongue planted firmly in cheek Charlie's Angels is pop corn entertainment at it's finest.

VIDEO
As visually stunning as this Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer can be, there is just a fraction oversharp and so edges are a little too defined.   Thankfully, this has in no way resulted in excessive aliasing, in fact there is no aliasing!! 
The Director also chose to deliberately use a high level of colour saturation which has resulted in an amazingly vibrant and rich looking picture. it does at times go a little bit too high, most notably with Fleshtones, but overall it's pure eye candy, and the picture looks pretty good also :)) 

While the above mentioned problems didn't bother me too much, I did find the increased level of grain and dirt flecking in the split screen effects a disappointment.  There is a noticeable decrease in picture quality only during these sequences.  They do add great effect to the scenes, and they'd be sadly missed if conventional cutting was used with the interaction of the characters, but I really expected to see better, especially from a Columbian Based movie. 
Spread over 2 layers of an RSDL DVD.  The Layer change occurs at the 77:33 minute mark from chapter 25 to 26.  (Dylan's Grand Exit to the closeup of Alex).  Though it is placed after a genuine scene change, it's a tad disruptive, but I'm just nit picking :)

AUDIO
Now this audio mix truly rocks!!  This is a fine example 99.99% of the time as to what a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix should be.  Except for one brief moment in Chapter 14 during Lucy Lui's Standout moment where there is some dialogue distortion. Other than that, Dialogue is clean and clear throughout (most of the talking was apparently from the Live Recordings and was not dubbed later) and this does add greatly to the natural sound quality.
The Charlie's Angels Music theme has been livened up some, and the rest of the music is bits and pieces from the past 20 or so years classic hits, that everyone should know.   (They've gathered so terrific songs here, and they work beautifully with the onscreen action)
Effects wise, this is exceptional, with pin point accuracy in not only the fronts, but also the surrounds. In fact if your amp can be set to Dolby Surround EX mode or the like, this soundtrack is even better!! (BUT please note Charlie's Angels does NOT carry an official Dolby EX mix, it is just mixed so well, you'd swear it was one :) 

EXTRAS
Other than 1 MAJOR Cheat there is a fantastic array of extras included on this Collector's Edition DVD.

The Audio Commentary featuring director McG and Director Of Photography Russell Carpenter is fascinating to listen to. 
I was quite surprised to hear the DOP talk so much (or at least get a word in) with the fast talking McG by his side. 
The two obviously work very well together and the comm track reflects this.

Then there are the umpteen minutes only featurettes (a continuous play option would have been nice here!)

• Welcome to Angel World - Interviews with the production crew intercut with film and behind the scenes footage on the creating of the world of the angels.   runs just shy of 5 minutes and is 4x3 with 2 channel sound.
• Getting G'd Up -  The cast and crew talk lovingly of the infectious McG.  Runs about 6 minutes 4x3 DD2.0
• The Master and the Angels - Cheung Yan Yeun is world renowned for lending his martial arts expertise in Films.  This goes behind the scenes showing the Angels many months of training in order to get in shape for the incredibly demanding physical stunts they performed themselves.  Runs about 6 minutes and is 4x3 with DD2.0
• Angelic Attire : Dressing The Angels  -  speaks for itself really.  runs about 3 minutes 4x34 DD2.0
• Angelic Effects - 7 minute featurette on creating the film's ga-zillion special effects.  4x3 with DD2.0
• Wired Angels - very brief featurette on the wire work used in the film. 2 mins. 4x3 DD2.0