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| Relic, The |
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Genre:Horror
Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV33154-3WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
110 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1997 |
| (LD Release Date): |
7/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Peter Hyams |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Amy Holden Jones, John Raffo, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
John Debney |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Philip Harrison |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Steven Kemper |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Gary Levinsohn & Mark Gordon |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Gale Anne Hurd & Sam Mercer |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.25:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS & Dolby 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:
When a shipment from South America destined for the natural History Museum in Chicago results in the decapitations of a crew of seamen and a guard at the museum, Dr. Margo Green (Miller) joins forces with Lt. Vincent D’Agosta (Sizemore) to stop the non-human killer in The Relic. Based on the novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
LaserDisc Picture:
The Panavision® Scope picture is framed at 2.25:1, and is dark overall. Generally, color fidelity is natural with warm colors, accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Images are sharp and detailed but shadow detail is mediocre. Disappointingly, some scenes are too dark to really see the creature. Noise is apparent, but there are no artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete and PCM matrix soundtracks are dramatically different with the matrix sounding dull and veiled. The music score is well recorded and dynamic with natural sounding dialogue. The discrete version delivers split sound effects and intensifies the terror of the film.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
Yes |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
Yes |
| (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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