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    Knack...And How To Get It, The
    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 67 (Dec 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford & Donal Donnelly

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 2.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 5
    Internet Links
    http://www.mgm.com/dvd
    Special Features
    Includes the theatrical trailer.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): MGM Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 1003776
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
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    (Retail Price): $19.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): No
    (Running Time In Minutes): 85
    (Color Type): Black & White
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1965
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 09/17/02
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Richard Lester
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on the play by Ann Jellicoe, "The Knack...And How To Get It" is a sharp witted, fast-moving comedy about Tollen (Brooks), a man who is popular with the ladies and his buddy, Colin (Crawford) who wants to learn the secret. Desperate to become more like his motorcycle-riding, womanizing friend, the pathetically desperate and clumsy Colin

    DVD Picture:
    The black-and-white windowboxed/pillarboxed 1.66:1 DVD picture is not anamorphically enhanced. Images are generally soft, with limited detail and definition. At times, the picture can appear downright smeared, and even a bit jumpy. The gray scale is nicely rendered with deep blacks and bright whites. Unfortunately, aliasing problems, pixelization, and especially edge enhancement can all be negative factors with this picture. Source element artifacts and grain are minimal. Good luck reading the end credits, even if you have a larger home theatre display. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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