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    Big Trouble In Little China
    Genre:Action Adventure

    Reviewed In Issue 06 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, James Hong, Victor Wong.

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 3.5
    Sound Rating: 4
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 1502-85
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Retail Price): $49.98
    (Running Time In Minutes): 100
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Theatrical Release): 1986
    (LD Release Date): 01/01/93
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): John Carpenter
    (Screenplay/Written By): Gary Goldman & David Z. Weinstein
    (Story): NA
    (Music): John Carpenter & Alan Howarth
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): John J. Lloyd
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    (Editor): Mark Warner, Steve Mirkovich & Edward A. Warschilka
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    (Re-Recording Mixers):
    (Executive Producers): Paul Monash & Keith Barish
    (Co-Producers): NA
    (Producers): Larry J. Franco

    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography):
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.28:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Surround
    (Theatrical Sound): Dolby Stereo A & 70mm 6 Track Dolby
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    (Remastered Dolby Digital):
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    John Carpenter’s Big Trouble In Little China is a super-charged action fantasy flavored with an abundant dose of comedy, romance, and horror. Set in the bowels of San Francisco’s Chinatown, a fast-talking truck driver with a taste for high adventure (Kurt Russell) comes to the aid of his gambling buddy (Dennis Dun) whose fiancee is kidnapped into white slavery. The plot thickens when she becomes desired by Lo Pen (James Hong) a 2,000-year-old entity who lurks deep within the mystical heart of Chinatown.The diabolical emperor dispatches his super-natural warriors to abduct the girl, to satisfy his appetite for jade-eyed beauties so that her life may be sacrificed to sustain his immortality.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The visual quality of this disc is a bit subdued in color intensity yet the color balance is consistent and the picture is sharp and focused. The measured aspect ratio is 2.28:1

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The enveloping soundtrack has an aggressive surround punctuate with a driving music score and special effects that rev up the excitement.
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    (Aggressive System Surround):
    (Intense 25Hz Bass):
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    (Aggressive Split Surround):
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    Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality:
    Superb Music Score Recording Quality:
    Superb Special Visual Effects Quality:
    Superb Color Fidelity:
    Superb Cinematography:
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