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| Meteor Man, The |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 07 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, Sinbad. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML103022 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
99 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
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| (LD Release Date): |
01/01/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Robert Townsend |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Robert Townsend |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Robert Townsend |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
John A. Alonzo, ASCToby Corbett |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Adam Bernardi |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Loretha Jones |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
The Meteor Man portrays writer/director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle, The Five Heartbeats) in the title role as The Meteor Man, a new super hero. The story is about a mild-mannered substitute teacher in an inner city school who finds himself endowed with superpowers when he is hit by fragments of a meteor. He uses this newfound power to rid his neighborhood of the Golden Lords, a violent gang that has theatened his family and friends. The effects by George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic are engaging. The action se-quences are entertaining as well as the overall comedic tone of the script. The story is underscored with a full orchestral soundtrack and punctuated with today’s hottest rap stars.
LaserDisc Picture:
The transfer, matted at 1.85:1, is excellent with solid and crisp color and consistent color balance, and natural fleshtone hues. Colors pop out and the overall appearance is “comic book.”
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The THX®-monitored soundtrack features almost continuous music with good surround envelopment. Stereo directionality is good, but the sound is excruciatingly bright.
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| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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