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| Alien Trespass |
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Genre: Science Fiction Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 143 (October 2009) Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Eric McCormack, Jenni Baird, Dan Lauria, Robert Patrick, Judy Thompson, Aaron Brooks, Sarah Smyth, Andrew Dunbar, Sage Brocklebank, Tom McBeath, Vincent Gale & Jerry Wasserman |
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| WSR Review Scores |
| WSR Picture Rating: |
4 |
| DD Sound Rating: |
NR |
| DD Plus Sound Rating: |
NR |
| DD True HD Sound Rating: |
NR |
| DTS Rating: |
NR |
| DTS-HD Rating: |
NR |
| DTS-HD Master Audio Rating: |
3.5 |
| PCM Audio Rating: |
NR |
| WSR Score: |
2.5 |
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Reference Systems |
| Critics' Composite Score: |
NA |
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| Special Features |
Special features include the featurettes Watch The Skies (SD 08:21) and Meet The Person with Edwin R. Burroughs (SD 10:34), spoof interviews with R.W. Goodwin (SD 06:27) and Eric McCormack (SD 01:56), spoof Breaking News and a Live News Update, and two theatrical trailers.
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| Disc General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Image Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
RKW6276BD |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Rating Reason): |
Sci-fi action and brief historical smoking |
| (Retail Price): |
$35.98 |
| (Disc Type): |
Single Side, Single Layer (BD-25) |
| (Widescreen Edition): |
Yes |
| (Full Screen Edition): |
No |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
84 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Regional Coding): |
A |
| (Theatrical Year): |
2009 |
| (Theatrical Release): |
No |
| (Direct-To-Video Release): |
Yes |
| (Disc Release Date): |
08/11/09 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Set in 1957, Alien Trespass chronicles the tale of a fiery object from outer space that suddenly comes crashing into a mountaintop in the California Mojave Desert, bringing the threat of disaster to Earth. Out of the flying saucer escapes a murderous extraterrestrial creature—the Ghota, which is bent on destroying all life-forms on the planet. Urp, a benevolent alien from the spaceship, is the only one who knows how to stop the monster, but to do so he must inhabit the human body of Dr. Ted Lewis (McCormack)—a noted local astronomer—and with the help of Tammy (Baird), a waitress from the local diner, begins a race against time to neutralize the Ghota before it consumes all the local inhabitants and uses the human fuel to multiply and conquer the world! This is a delightful homage to the "B-rated" science-fiction movies of the 1950s. (Gary Reber)
Picture:
The 1.78:1 1080p AVC picture is intended to portray a 1950's science fiction film. The colors are extremely vibrant and rich in hue, for an outstanding colorful experience. Blacks are deep and solid. Contrast is well balanced, and shadow delineation is nicely rendered. Fleshtones are perfectly natural in hue and reveal subtle differences in shading. While resolution is a bit soft overall, close-ups reveal fine facial features and textures. Some scenes are photographed on a soundstage with obvious contrived backgrounds, just like in the films of the genre period the film emulates. The corny aliens and effects are amusing as well. This is a strikingly colorful and vivid picture that pops off the screen with pleasing imagery. (Gary Reber)
Sound:
The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel soundtrack is conventionally produced, with production-sound dialogue and ADR, but interior scenes generally sound spatially integrated. Sound effects, at times, are directionalized in the surrounds in scenes with the aliens, and the music score also contributes to surround envelopment. At times, bass extension is deep, particularly in the .1 LFE channel, and is solid, but not overpowering. The music score is typical of the 1950's sci-fi genre, with sound effects thrown in to enhance the eerie effect. The music is nicely recorded, with a wide and deep soundstage presence that extends into the surrounds. Overall, this is an effective soundtrack for the period genre and works well with the story. (Gary Reber)
This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
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