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| Trainspotting |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Johnny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle & Kelly MacDonald |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1477L |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
94 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1995 |
| (LD Release Date): |
3/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Danny Boyle |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
John Hodge |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
NA |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Kave Quinn |
| (Visual Effects): |
CineImage |
| (Costume Designer): |
Rachael Fleming |
| (Editor): |
Masahiro Hirakubo |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Andrew MacDonald |
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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): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital 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:
Presented in its original UK theatrical version and based on the darkly comic novel by Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting follows the life of unrepentant heroin user Mark Renton (McGregor) as he struggles to escape the responsibilities of life and friendship. Critically lauded and equally controversial, it is a harshly beautiful portrait of friendship devastated by urban blight. Although it is labeled a comedy—and is often humorous—the film portrays the dark, dramatic and shockingly real effects of heroin use.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.85:1 picture exhibits generally good color fidelity with natural fleshtones and deep blacks. Images are sharp and detailed with excellent shadow detail and contrast. Noise and minor artifacts are apparent throughout.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete soundtrack is virtually identical, but sounds slightly thinner when compared to the bass-rich matrix PCM. Dialogue sounds natural throughout with good spatial integration. Sound effects are in stereo, but surround is limited to a subtle presence.
| (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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