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| Player, The |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Cynthia Stevenson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dean Stockwell, Richard E. Grant, Dina Merrill, Angela Hall & Lyle Lovett |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
New Line Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
ID3953LI |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$99.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
124 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1992 |
| (LD Release Date): |
4/1/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Robert Altman |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Michael Tolkin |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Thomas Newman |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Stephen Altman |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Alexander Julian |
| (Editor): |
Maysie Hoy & Geraldine Peroni |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Michael Redbourn |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Cary Brokaw |
| (Co-Producers): |
Scott Bushnell |
| (Producers): |
David Brown, Michel Tolkin & Nick Weschler |
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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): |
Ultra Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Ultra Stereo |
| (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:
Based on Michael Tolkin’s novel and directed by Robert Altman, The Player is a clever satirical thriller about Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), a top studio executive and major Hollywood player, who looses control when he receives a series of threatening postcards from a mysterious screenwriter. Paranoia sets in deeply and Griffin hunts down the alleged mystery writer, murders him and quickly falls in love with the dead man’s girlfriend.
LaserDisc Picture:
Definitely improved over the previous Laser Disc release and near identical in clarity to the DVD version reviewed in Issue 25 , the 1.85:1 high definition transfer still exhibits problematic color fidelity. Sometimes oversaturated with reddish fleshtones, the picture exhibits generally sharp and detailed images. Noise and artifacts are minimal throughout.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital discrete soundtrack is really 4.1-channel mix with .1 low frequency effects, but generally sounds mono.
| (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 |
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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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