WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

No Escape
Genre:Action Adventure

Reviewed In Issue 12 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen, Stuart Wilson, Kevin Dillon, Kevin J. O’Connor, Michael Lerner, Ernie Hudson

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 3.5
Sound Rating: 5
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): HBO Video
(Catalog Number): LD 90982-WS
(MPAA Rating): R
(Retail Price): $$39.95
(Running Time In Minutes): 118
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): No
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Theatrical Release): 1994
(LD Release Date): 10/1/94
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

Credits Information
(Director): Martin Campbell
(Screenplay/Written By): Michael Gaylin & Joel Gross
(Story): NA
(Music): Graeme Revell
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): Allan Cameron
(Visual Effects): 4-Ward Productions, Perpetual Motion Pictures & The Computer Film Company
(Costume Designer): Norma Moriceau
(Editor): Terry Rawlings
(Supervising Sound Editors): NA
(Re-Recording Mixers):
(Executive Producers): Jake Eberts
(Co-Producers): Michael R. Jouce & James Eastep
(Producers): Gale Anne Hurd

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

DVD Sound Information
(DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Surround
(Theatrical Sound): Dolby Digital
(Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
(Remastered Dolby Digital):
(Remastered DTS Digital Surround):
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WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Based on the novel The Penal Colony by Richard Herley, No Escape is set in the maximum-security “no walls, no guards” 21st century prison colony Absalon, a remote and secret island where the most violent of criminals are banished. John Robbins (Ray Liotta), is a marine who claimed his own justice and is sentenced to imprisonment in the colony.

LaserDisc Picture:
The aspect ratio is 2.35:1 and the picture exhibits excellent detail and color fidelity with deep blacks and natural fleshtones. There is slight grain and noise and minor artifacts.

LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is dynamic and spatially enveloping with aggressive surrounds.
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(Aggressive System Surround):
(Intense 25Hz Bass):
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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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