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Ice Princess
Genre: Family

Reviewed In Issue 99 (Aug 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Michelle Trachtenberg, Hayden Panettiere, Trevor Blumas & Connie Ray

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4
DD Sound Rating: 3.5
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Critics' Composite Score: 3
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Special Features
Includes up-front ads, five deleted scenes; two music videos (Caleigh Peters


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Walt Disney Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 39630
(MPAA Rating): G
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(Retail Price): $29.99
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 98
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2005
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 07/19/05
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Tim Fywell
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Casey Carlyle (Trachtenberg) is an honors student who is up for a big time college scholarship for physics. But her dream is to become a competitive figure skating Ice Princess...and she has to figure out how to train and study at the same time. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture exhibits sharp and nicely detailed images. Colors are rich and well balanced throughout, with nicely rendered fleshtones and deep blacks. Contrast and shadow delineation are also satisfying. Some edge enhancement is noticed in the higher contrast scenes. Pixelization is limited. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
Although the Dolby