WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

Waterhole #3
Genre:Western

Reviewed In Issue 16 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
James Coburn, Carroll O’Connor, Margaret Blye, Claude Akins, Timothy Carey, Bruce Dern, Harry Davis, Joan Blondell & James Whitmore

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 3
Sound Rating: 2.5
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): Paramount Home Video
(Catalog Number): LV 6707-WS
(MPAA Rating): Not Rated
(Retail Price): $$39.95
(Running Time In Minutes): 100
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): No
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Theatrical Release): 1967
(LD Release Date): 7/1/95
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

Credits Information
(Director): William Graham
(Screenplay/Written By): Joseph T. Steck & R.R. Young
(Story): NA
(Music): Dave Grusin
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): Fernando Carrere
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(Editor): Warren Low, ACE
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(Executive Producers): Blake Edwards & Owen Crump
(Co-Producers): NA
(Producers): Joseph T. Steck

DVD Picture Information
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(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.40:1

DVD Sound Information
(DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
(Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
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WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
The Blake Edwards production of Waterhole #3 is a comedy-western that tells the tale of three outlaws led by James Cobern, and their numerous misdeeds. They rob the Union Army, they gamble, and they battle the law and each other. With lots of shootouts and lots of tongue-in-cheek humor this is one western that is sure to entertain. Roger Miller is the balladeer.

LaserDisc Picture:
The picture is presented at 2.40:1 a with sweeping panoramic composition. The color is natural overall, except that fleshtones are a bit off. Blacks are deep and solid. But noise and artifacts are apparent throughout.

LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is undistinguished mono.
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