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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 14 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
74746 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$$34.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
110 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1994 |
| (LD Release Date): |
5/1/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Luc Besson |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Luc Besson |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Eric Serra |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Dan Weil |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Magali Guidasci |
| (Editor): |
Sylvie Landra |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Claude Besson |
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NA |
| (Producers): |
NA |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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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): |
SDDS (8) Digital |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
A corrupt DEA boss (Oldman) and his thugs murder a family in a drug deal gone awry. Orphaned by the massacre, 12 year-old Mathilda (Portman) is forced to take shelter in the apartment of a neighbor (Reno) she barely knows. He’s a loner and a first generation immigrant, who also happens to be a professional hitman. She desperately wants to avenge the death of, if no one else, her little brother, and demands that he teach her how to become a “cleaner” like him. Thierry Arbogast’s cinematography is magnificent.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.35:1 Panavision® scope picture is sharp and detailed, but fleshtones are inaccurate and slight grain and noise are noticeable throughout along with some artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is superb with an excellent sense of surround envelopment, deep and powerful bass to below 25 Hz, and a well recorded and dynamic music score that further enhances the ambience.
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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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