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    Shutter Island

    Featured In Issue 149, July/August/September 2010

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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Paramount Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number):
    07222
    (MPAA Rating):
    R
    (Rating Reason):
    Disturbing violent content, language and some nudity
    (Retail Price):
    $
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    137
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    Not Indicated
    (Theatrical Year):
    2010
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    06/08/10
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Martin Scorsese
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    Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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    Based on the best-selling novel by celebrated writer Dennis Lehane, "Shutter Island" tells the story of two U.S. marshals investigating the mysterious disappearance of an inmate from a hospital for the criminally insane. But as their investigation proceeds, they uncover an intricate web of deception, where nothing may be as it seems. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include two featurettes: "Behind The Shutters" (HD 17:10) and "Into The Lighthouse" (HD 21:11).

    The 1080p AVC picture is very stylish in character and color filtered to suggest a dated period. As such, fleshtones appear slightly sepia hued. Colors are slightly desaturated but at times hues are rich, warm, and vibrant. Contrast is manipulated to create suspense and tension, but blacks can be deep and solid and shadow delineation well resolved. Resolution, overall exhibits a slightly soft touch. The use of green screen techniques is quite noticeable and puzzling for such a respected filmmaker. The overall visual character exhibits a dark presence throughout, which fits the mystery suspense storytelling. While not a visually stunning picture, the quality is pleasing. (Gary Reber)

    The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel soundtrack features a modern classical music score that is well recorded, with at times, a wide and deep soundstage. Instrumental timbre is clearly discernable, and Gyorgy Ligeti's "Lontano" is powerful! The music, when dramatically used, has a strong surround presence that enhances the sense of holosonic® envelopment. Dialogue is generally well integrated spatially, but not always, with poorly executed ADR. Dialogue during hallucinations is spread effectively to all channels. Atmospheric sound effects are dynamically presented with excellent impact, especially the thunder storms, which are often pronounced. Unfortunately much of the soundtrack is frontal focused and deprives the listener of an aggressive holosonic presence, even though numerous scenes lend themselves to such envelopment. Extended low-frequency impact is limited as well, with sparring use of the .1 LFE channel. Overall, the soundtrack has its dynamic moments, with storms and flashback war scenes that are aggressively enveloping, but these are limited and the soundtrack retracts to a frontal soundstage presentation during much of the storytelling. Still, the aggressive soundfield moments are wonderful to experience. (Gary Reber)

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