WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

Pink Floyd The Wall
Genre:Musical Performance

Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Bob Geldof

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 5
Sound Rating: 5
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): MGM
(Catalog Number): ML106344
(MPAA Rating): R
(Retail Price): $39.98
(Running Time In Minutes): 95
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): No
(Theatrical Release): 1982
(LD Release Date):
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

Credits Information
(Director): Alan Parker
(Screenplay/Written By): Roger Waters
(Story): NA
(Music): Roger Waters, David Gilmour & Bob Ezrin
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): Brian Morris
(Visual Effects):
(Costume Designer):
(Editor): Gerry Hambling, ACE
(Supervising Sound Editors):
(Re-Recording Mixers):
(Executive Producers): Stephen O’Rourke
(Co-Producers): NA
(Producers): Alan Marshall

DVD Picture Information
(Principal Photography):
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.32:1

DVD Sound Information
(DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Digital Surround
(Theatrical Sound): Dolby Stereo A
(Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
(Remastered Dolby Digital): Yes
(Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
(Additional Languages):

WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Pink Floyd The Wall is the visual adaptation of the British band Pink Floyd’s landmark record album. It stars Boomtown Rats alum Bob Geldof as Pink, a rock superstar who has has too many shows, too much dope and too much adulation - so much that he is slowly going mad. Pink begins to build brick after brick in his “wall” of painful memories as he slips further away from reality. Includes songs “Comfortably Numb,” “Another Brick In The Wall, “Hey You,” and “Run Like Hell.”

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LaserDisc Soundtrack:
(Surround Bass Below 50Hz): Yes
(Aggressive System Surround): Yes
(Intense 25Hz Bass): Yes
(Deep Bass Challenging): Yes
(Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
(Holosonic Soundfield): Yes
(Aggressive Split Surround): No
(Center Back Surround Imaging): No
(Directionalized Dialogue): No
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Superb Color Fidelity:
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