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    Brother
    2000
    Genre: Thriller

    Reviewed In Issue 58 (Mar 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Beat Takeshi, Omar Epps, Claude Maki & Tetsuya Watari

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3
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    Special Features
    Includes bonus trailers.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 06388
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Pervasive strong violence, language and brief nudity
    (Retail Price): $24.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 112
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2000
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/02/02
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Takeshi Kitano
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    Story Synopsis:
    A yakuza gangster is exiled to Los Angeles after his crime boss is murdered in a Tokyo gang war. Arriving in L.A. with a big bag of money and a really bad attitude, he hooks up with his half-Brother, the leader of a small-time drug ring. Together with a local street hustler (Epps), the brothers declare war on the other local drug traffickers and ignite the bloodiest, dirtiest, nastiest power struggle the mean streets of L.A. have ever seen.

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture has a

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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