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    Absolutely Fabulous: White Box


    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 126 (Dec 2007) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield, Miranda Richardson, Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf, Patrick Barlow, Mo Gaffney, Christopher Ryan, Miranda Hart & Sir Terence Conran

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 2.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 4
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    Special Features
    Special features include up-front previews and the following featurettes: How To Be Absolutely Fabulous (28 minutes), Absolutely Fabulous: A Life (77 minutes), and French And Saunders: Modern Mother And Daughter (eight minutes).


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): BBC Video
    (Catalog Number): E4177
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
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    (Retail Price): $14.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 44
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): Not Indicated
    (Theatrical Year): 2004
    (Theatrical Release): No
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 10/16/07
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Ed Bye
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    Story Synopsis:
    Edina Monsoon (Saunders) and Patsy Stone (Lumley) are two worn-out fashionistas who endlessly indulge in cosmetic surgery, alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping sprees, and trips abroad. In this special of the long-running British comedy, Eddy (short for Edina) gets bitten by the redecorating bug and decides a new kitchen is in order. When she hires two avant-guard designers to help redecorate, she ends up with an Absolutely Fabulous: White Box instead of a new kitchen. Eddy

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD is very soft, with fine details looking blurred and unrecognizable. Blacks are somewhat milky looking and shadow delineation is generally poor. Fleshtones have a pallid hue, and the entire image has a somewhat washed-out look. Compression artifacts are not noticeable and edge enhancement is not a problem. (Danny Richelieu)

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