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| Hard Target |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen.Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Bulter, Arnold Vosloo, Kasi Lemmons & Wilford Brimley |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MCA/Universal Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
43276 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
97 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1993 |
| (LD Release Date): |
7/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Woo |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Chuck Pfarrer |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Graeme Revell |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Phil Dagort |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Karyn Wagner |
| (Editor): |
Bob Murawski |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
John Dunn & George Simpson |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Moshe Diamant, Sam Raimi & Robert Tapert |
| (Co-Producers): |
Chuck Pfarrer & Terence Chang |
| (Producers): |
Daryl Kass,James Jacks & Sean Daniel |
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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): |
DTS Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS Digital |
| (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:
Hard Target is Hong Kong action director John Woo’s rousing American film debut about the thrill of the hunt—in this case, the stalking of homeless combat veterans recruited for stalk and kill “amusement” by a sadistic mercenary (Lance Henriksen). International superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme comes to the aid of a woman in search of her missing father.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.85:1, exhibits extremely sharp images and excellent color fidelity. With no noise or artifacts, this is a stunning picture. This appears to be the same transfer as originally reviewed in Issue 8.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The DTS® Digital Surround soundtrack is dramatically more spatial and discrete sounding than the previous matrix PCM version. Split surrounds are aggressively presented with a constant ambiance that heightens the soundfield experience.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (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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