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| Prince Of Tides, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 12 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte, Blythe Danner, Kate Nelligan |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC 1379L-227 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$$99.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
132 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1991 |
| (LD Release Date): |
12/1/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Barbara Streisand |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Pat Conroy & Becky Johnson |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
James Newton Howard |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Paul Sylbert |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Don Zimmerman, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Cis Corman & James Roe |
| (Co-Producers): |
Sheldon Schrager |
| (Producers): |
Barbra Streisand & Andrew Karsch |
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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): |
1.80:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo SR |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Pat Conroy’s best-selling novel is brought to the screen by Streisand, whose heavy hand is evident throughout. Nolte tries mightily (with a fake Southern accent no less) to play a disillusioned football coach who has to come to grips with the residue of his dysfunctional family.
LaserDisc Picture:
Picture quality is disappointing and does not reflect the dedication to quality that is a Streisand hallmark. The picture, transferred from a 35mm low contrast print, has been matted at 1.80:1 not in the promoted director approved 1.85:1 original aspect ratio. Fleshtones are distractingly inaccurate and unnatural, oversaturated and inconsistent throughout as is the visual content overall. Detail and sharpness are inferior to the best transfers, and noticable grain and noise, as well as artifacts are exhibited throughout.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
James Newton Howard’s musical score is glorious with a lush full orchestral recording by Shawn Murphy that provides a fine sense of subtle spatial envelopment. The dialogue, while generally excellent, is in places troublesome. And without the stereo produced score, there is no surround. Thus, this is essentially a monaural soundtrack and disappoints as such.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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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