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| Sling Blade |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton & Robert Duvall |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1501L |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$59.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
135 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1996 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Billy Bob Thornton |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Billy Bob Thornton |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Daniel Lanois |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Clark Hunter |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Douglas Hall |
| (Editor): |
Hughes Winbourne |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Larry Meinstrich |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Brandon Rosser & David L. Bushell |
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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): |
1.82:1 |
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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:
A profoundly personal and thought-provoking film, Sling Blade represents a true labor of love for filmmaker Billy Bob Thornton—the persistence of vision which garnered him a 1996 Academy Award® for Best Adapted Screenplay. Thornton stars as Karl Childers, a recently released mental patient who returns to his hometown twenty-five years after killing his mother and her lover
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture quality of this 1.82:1 transfer is superbly sharp and detailed with excellent shadow detail and contrast. Color fidelity is completely natural with accurate fleshtones and deep, solid blacks. The picture is virtually noise free with no artifacts. Director Billy Bob Thornton effectively uses the widescreen palette, although sometimes to extremes.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack has a slight hum and sounds essentially mono. Surround presence is subtle and limited to the music score. Dialogue is generally ADR-produced and wanting in spatial integration.
| (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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