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Father Of The Bride


15th Ann. Special Edition
Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 97 (Jun 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, George Newbern, Kieran Culkin, B.D. Wong & Martin Short

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
DD Sound Rating: 3
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Critics' Composite Score: 3
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Special Features
Includes trailer


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Touchstone Home Video
(Catalog Number): 39735
(MPAA Rating): PG
(Rating Reason):

NA
(Retail Price): $19.99
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 105
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1991
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 06/07/05
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Charles Shyer
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Father Of The Bride is the hilarious updated version of Vincente Minnelli

DVD Picture:
While the LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 2 was excessively noisy with video artifacts, the 1.82:1 non-anamorphic DVD is more solid, with improved clarity. Due to its lack of distracting noise, images are also sharper. Color fidelity is generally natural, with accurate fleshtones, warm colors and deep, undefined blacks, while the LaserDisc looks smeared and undefined. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered for a picture that is quite pleasing throughout, especially for those who have seen the LaserDisc.

Soundtrack:
The Dolby