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| Excalibur |
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Genre:Fantasy Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 32 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
16102 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
140 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1981 |
| (LD Release Date): |
10/98 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Boorman |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Rospo Pallenberg & John Boorman |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Trevor Jones |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Anthony Pratt |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Bob Ringwood |
| (Editor): |
John Merritt |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Ron Davis |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Edgar F. Gross & Robert A. Eisenstein |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
John Boorman |
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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): |
1.88:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Stereo |
| (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:
Adapted from Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, Excalibur tells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table in epic fashion. Nigel Terry is Arthur who pulls Excalibur from its resting place within the stone and must pull the Round Table Knights back together with the recovery of the Holy Grail. This is not a tale for children, as it is sparked with violence and sexuality.
LaserDisc Picture:
When compared to the previously released, but not reviewed, LaserDisc, the new version, matted at 1.88:1, is similar to the old transfer, except for some differences in color fidelity. The overall picture is dark and undefined with a veil of white noise apparent throughout. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail. While the old LaserDisc exhibits oversaturated colors and fleshtones, the new LaserDisc appears slightly more refined.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete version is superior to the previous Dolby Surround soundtrack. While the matrix PCM version is spatially dimensional, the Dolby Digital version is better delineated with split surrounds and effective .1 LFE deep bass enhancement. Sound effects are directionalized and the orchestral score images wide across the discrete soundstage. The matrix version sounds pulled to the center by comparsion.
| (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): |
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: |
Yes |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
No |
Superb Color Fidelity: |
No |
Superb Cinematography: |
- |
Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
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