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    El Mariachi


    Special Edition
    Genre: Action Adventure

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

    Stars:
    Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo G

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.sonypictures.com
    Special Features
    You may notice that the features on this DVD (with the exception of the sneak peak) were available on the previously released "Desperado"/"El Mariachi" director's double feature, so this can hardly be described as a Special Edition DVD. The features are audio commentary by Robert Rodriguez, Rodriguez


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 09306
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Rated R for strong violence.
    (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): 81
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1993
    (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:
    "El Mariachi" is Robert Rodriguez

    DVD Picture:
    A new 1.85:1 transfer brings new color and sharpness to El Mariachi, while the previously released DVD has an overly smeared appearance. No overuse of DVNR here; the source element

    Soundtrack:
    The foreign language Dolby

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