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| Speed 2: Cruise Control |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Sandra Bullock, Jason Patrick, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison, Brian McCardie & Glenn Plummer |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
610085 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
125 |
| (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): |
Jan De Bont |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Randall McCormick & Jeff Nathanson |
| (Story): |
Jan De Bont & Randall McCormick |
| (Music): |
Mark Mancina |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Joseph Nemec, III & Bill Kenney |
| (Visual Effects): |
Industrial Light & Magic And Rhythm & Hues |
| (Costume Designer): |
Louise Frogley |
| (Editor): |
Alan Cody |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Mark Gordon |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Steve Perry & Michael Peyser |
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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): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS, SDDS & 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 characters created by Graham Yost, Speed 2: Cruise Control continues the story of Annie Porter (Bullock), who helped save a busload of passengers only a few years ago. Now, while on a cruise with her new boyfriend (Patric), a lunatic computer genius (Dafoe) has plans to destroy himself, the magnificent ocean liner and all of its passengers.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture quality is excellent and exhibits outstanding sharpness and detail. Color fidelity is superb throughout. Both interior and exterior photography is richly hued for a picture experience that is sure to please. The aspect ratio is 2.35:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital soundtrack is very discrete sounding, particularly in the split surround envelopment. The music score is sweeping in its soundstage, but dialogue, while generally natural sounding, is ADR-produced and wanting in spatial integration. Bass extension is deep and powerful with excellent .1 low frequency effects. The PCM matrix soundtrack is clostrophobic when compared to the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
Yes |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (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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