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    Lake House, The

    Featured In Issue 115, December 2006

    Picture3.5
    Sound3
    WSR Score3
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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Warner Home Video
    (Catalog Number):
    81032
    (MPAA Rating):
    PG
    (Rating Reason):
    For some language and a disturbing image
    (Retail Price):
    $39.99
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (HD-30)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    98
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    1
    (Theatrical Year):
    2006
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    09/26/06
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Alejandro Agresti
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    (Disc Soundtrack):
    Dolby Digital+ 5.1
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    Dr. Kate Forster (Bullock) loved "The Lake House" she had to leave behind when she took a job in the city. Leaving a note for the next tenant to forward any mail she might receive, Kate had no idea she would begin corresponding with the stranger. As she and Alex Wyler (Reeves) began a meaningful relationship through letters, something unreal was revealed—Alex lived in the house two years before Kate moved in—and her dream of meeting the man she was falling in love with seemed anything but likely. Based on the motion picture "Il Mare" produced by Sidus. (Tricia Spears)

    The special features are the same as they are on its Blu-ray Disc and standard-definition counterparts: five additional scenes and outtakes, the theatrical trailer, and up-front ads.

    With vibrant colors that pop out of the screen, the 2.38:1 VC-1-encoded HD DVD can be impressive, visually. Contrast is well rendered and shadow delineation is good, creating a pleasantly dimensional image. Both high-definition versions are rather soft, with fine details looking fuzzy, although the Blu-ray Disc version is more so. This could be due to the noise reduction circuitry found in the Samsung BD-P1000 player. (Danny Richelieu)

    Differences between the HD DVD's Dolby® Digital Plus and the Blu-ray Disc's Dolby Digital 5.1-channel encodings are almost impossible to discern. The Digital Plus encoding on HD DVD has a slightly more natural fidelity, although it is really splitting hairs saying there is a difference. (Danny Richelieu)

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