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Thunderbird 6
Genre: Family

Reviewed In Issue 88 (Sep 2004) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
The Voice Talents Of: Keith Alexander, Sylvia Anderson, John Carson, Peter Dyneley, Gary Files, Christine Finn, David Graham, Geoffrey Keen, Shane Rimmer, Jeremy Wilkin & Matt Zimmerman

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3
DD Sound Rating: 3.5
DTS Sound Rating: 3.5
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Critics' Composite Score: 4
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Special Features
Includes audio commentary by creators Sylvia Anderson and David Lane, three featurettes (Lady Penelope, Building Better Puppets, and Tiger Moth), a Craft Mission quiz, a still gallery, and a trailer.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): MGM Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 1006391
(MPAA Rating): Not Rated
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(Retail Price): $14.95
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 89
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1968
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 07/27/04
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): David Lane
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
International Rescue

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.40:1 DVD picture appears to have very similar image quality to the Thunderbirds Are Go DVD. Colors exhibit good saturation and image sharpness varies from somewhat blurry to adequately textured. Picky viewers will be able to detect some edge enhancement, while pixelization and shimmering details can also be a problem. The picture has a dated appearance. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
In the follow-up to Thunderbirds Are Go, both DTS