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| Next Stop Wonderland |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 32 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Victor Argo, Jon Benjamin, Cara Buono, Larry Gilliard, Jr., Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jason Lewis, Roger Rees, Sam Seder, Robert Stanton, Holland Taylor, Callie Thorne, Jimmy Tingle, Lyn Vaus, Jose Zuniga, Robert Klein |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Miramax Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
15959AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
96 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
2/99 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Brad Anderson |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Brad Anderson & Lyn Vaus |
| (Story): |
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| (Music): |
Claudio Ragazzi |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Chad Detwiller |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Brad Anderson |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Mark Gill |
| (Co-Producers): |
Laura Bernieri & Rachel Horovitz |
| (Producers): |
Mitchell B. Robbins |
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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): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
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:
Next Stop Wonderland explores the unpredictable, often hysterical world of dating. When Erin’s (Hope Davis) environmentalist boyfriend leaves her for another cause, Erin’s overbearing mother (Holland Taylor) places a personal ad for her that garners 64 responses. Let the blind dates begin!
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.85:1 picture exhibits color fidelity that is quite natural in appearance, with accurate fleshtones, fully saturated colors and deep, solid blacks. Images vary in sharpness, sometimes appearing natural, while othertimes soft. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered throughout, and the overall picture is easy on the eyes, with no overbearing colors. Noise is apparent throughout, but artifacts are occasional.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack varies in quality, but is highlighted by the Bossa Nova music score. The Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 soundtrack often drops the surround signal that is heard on the matrix PCM version. Bass from the other sound elements has been mixed to the .1 LFE channels. Dialogue is naturally recorded, but fidelity is not always complementing.
| (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 |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
No |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
No |
Superb Color Fidelity: |
No |
Superb Cinematography: |
- |
Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
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