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    Desperado
    Special Edition
    Genre: Action Adventure

    Reviewed In Issue 82 (Mar 2004) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Antonio Banderas, Joaquim De Almeida, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin & Quentin Tarantino

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 5
    DD Sound Rating: 4.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3
    Internet Links
    http://www.sonypictures.com
    Special Features
    Special features include audio commentary by director Robert Rodriguez, a Ten More Minutes: Anatomy Of A Shootout featurette, a four-minute sneak peak for Once Upon A Time In Mexico (the same sneak peak as on El Mariachi), filmographies, and trailers. As with the


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 09961
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Strong bloody violence, a strong sex sequence and language
    (Retail Price): $19.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 104
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1995
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 08/26/03
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Robert Rodriguez
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Banderas is the Mariachi with no name in "Desperado," the much-anticipated studio budgeted follow-up to the critically acclaimed El Mariachi. This time, the Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho (De Almeida) for an action-packed bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of a friend (Buscemi) and a beautiful bookstore owner (Hayek), the Mariachi tracks Bucho and takes on his army of desperadoes. (Suzanne Hodges)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced DVD (framed at 1.85:1) looks very similar to the Superbit

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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