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    Good Morning, Vietnam


    Special Edition
    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 105 (Feb 2006) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Robin Williams & Forest Whitaker

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3
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    Special Features
    Bonus features include a "Production Diary" featurette available to watch in its 35-minute entirety or broken down into the following chapters: "How The Movie Came To Be" (six minutes), "Actor Improv" (10-minutes), "Music Of The Movie" (six-minutes), "Origin Of The 'Good Morning Vietnam' Sign-On" (three-minutes), "Shooting In Thailand" (eight-minutes), and "Overview Of The Film A Year Later" (two-minutes); a 13-minute raw monologue Robin Williams improv reel; the original theatrical trailer; the original theatrical teaser trailer; and sneak peeks, which are also shown as up-front ads.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Touchstone Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 35172
    (MPAA Rating): R
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    (Retail Price): $19.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): No
    (Running Time In Minutes): 121
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1987
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/10/06
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Barry Levinson
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Good Morning Vietnam is the critically acclaimed uproarious comedy that won Robin Williams an Oscar

    DVD Picture:
    Compared to the problematic non-anamorphic DVD (reviewed in Issue 31), this new anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits long-awaited improvements. Certainly the picture can still have a dated appearance, but images are sharper and more solid throughout. Colors are also well-balanced, with accurate fleshtones, pleasing saturation, and generally deep blacks. Some pixelization and minor edge enhancement are noticed at times, but overall this is a nice re-issue. Minor artifacts are inherent in the source element, but not nearly as obtrusive as on the previous DVD. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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