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| Saint, The |
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Genre:Mystery Suspense
Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue & Rade Serbedzija |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV335363-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
118 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1997 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Philip Noyce |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Jonathan Hensleigh & Wesley Strick |
| (Story): |
Jonathan Hensleigh |
| (Music): |
Graeme Revell |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Joseph Nemec, III |
| (Visual Effects): |
Digital Film |
| (Costume Designer): |
Marlene Stewart |
| (Editor): |
Terry Rawlings |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Jim Shields |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Paul Hitchcock & Robert S. Baker |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
David Brown, Robert Evans, William J. MacDonald & Mace Neufeld |
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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:
Based on the Leslie Charteris novels and television series, The Saint stars Val Kilmer as Simon Templar, the criminal of 1,000 faces. When a Russian billionaire (Rade Zerbedzija) hires Templar to steal a cold-fusion formula from Dr. Emma Russell (Elisabeth Shue), he wasn’t expecting the thief to fall for the beautiful scientist.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture exhibits good quality, although sometimes seeming a bit dark and subdued in color fidelity. A slight blue tint is apparent in many exterior scenes, most likely chosen by the filmmakers to present a cold feeling throughout the Russian locations. The Panavision® Scope aspect ratio is framed at 2.25:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The occasional use of split surrounds distinguishes the Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete soundtrack from the matrix PCM. Otherwise, surround is aggressive with deep bass and the music score is beautifully recorded with excellent soundstage imaging. Dialogue is nicely produced with natural sounding spatial integration.
| (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): |
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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