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    Shark Night

    Featured In Issue 180, October 2013

    Picture3.5
    Sound4
    WSR Score2.5
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    (Studio/Distributor):
    20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number):
    2277412
    (MPAA Rating):
    PG-13
    (Rating Reason):
    Violence and terror, distrubing images, sexual references, patial nudity, language and thematic material
    (Retail Price):
    $24.99
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    90
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A
    (Theatrical Year):
    2011
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    01/03/12
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    David R. Ellis
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    DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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    In Shark Night, Sara (Paxton) and her friends arrive at her parent's Louisiana lake house to find a party in full gear. Everyone is having a blast until Malik (Walls) loses his arm in what initially appears to be a tragic wake-boarding mishap. Determined to get him to the nearest hospital as quickly as possible, it isn't until they're far from shore that they realize the lake is teeming with hungry sharks, and a tiny speedboat isn't about to stop them from getting their next meal. As the feeding frenzy begins, Sara and her pals realize that their only hope for survival is to swim for their lives! The original theatrical presentation was in 3D but not this release. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include Shark Attack! Kill Machine! (HD 05:43), Ellis' Island cast appreciation (HD 04:22), the featurettes Shark Night's Survival Guide (HD 04:08) and Fake Sharks Real Scares behind the scenes (HD 05:24), and a digital copy.

    The non-3D 1.85:1 1080p AVC picture is better than mediocre, but the imagery is inconsistent in terms of resolution and contrast. Some shots are nicely detailed, such as with close-ups of facial features, hair, clothing, and object texture, but others are softly focused, especially those with CGI effects inserted. While the animatronic sharks appear realistic, the digital ones do not. Colors are not particularly distinguished and vibrant, resulting in an overall flat appearance. Overall, this appears less than the visual experience it could have been and was intended in 3D. (Gary Reber)

    The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel soundtrack has its intense moments, with dynamic impact and aggressive surround presence. Surround envelopment is immersive and nicely used to delineate atmospherics and sound effects, with directional positioning. The sound effects are boosted by strong .1 LFE bass energy, to enhance impact. The music score is, at times, loud but is generally well recorded with an aggressive surround presence. Dialogue is intelligible throughout. Overall, this is an energized soundtrack, as would be expected. (Gary Reber)

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