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| Emerald Forest, The |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 10 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
New Line Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
ID2716SU |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
114 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1985 |
| (LD Release Date): |
07/01/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Boorman |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Rospo Pallenberg |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Junior Homrich & Brian Gascoigne |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Simon Holland |
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| (Editor): |
Ian Crafford |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Edgar F. Gross |
| (Co-Producers): |
Michael Dryhurst |
| (Producers): |
John Boorman |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A & 70mm 6 Track Dolby |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
John Boorman’s The Emerald Forest is based on the incredible true story about an engineer, Bill Markham (Powers Boothe), who while participating in a project to help further expand modern civilization onto the Amazon frontier, finds himself helpless as his son (Charley Boorman) disappears from under his nose at the dense jungle’s edge, kidnapped by “The Invisible People.” This captivating, dangerous, and riveting story unfolds as Markham returns to the Amazon year after year in desperate search for his lost son. Then, ten years later, Markham finds the man that had once been his boy as a warrior from a very different world.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.35:1 picture features beautiful cinematography shot in South America. Color fidelity is excellent with good contrast and accurately rendered fleshtones for a very natural look. Images are sharp and the color is vivid. Grain mars the dark scenes, but otherwise the picture quality is sure to please.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is wanting dynamically but the jungle sounds are wonderful, as is the exotic music score that provides the spatial ambience. Good directional effects with excellent bass extension, but an aggressive surround mix would have been more exciting.
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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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