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Genre:Science Fiction
Reviewed In Issue 32 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Mitch Pileggi, Terry O’Quinn, Blythe Danner, William B. Davis, John Neville, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jeffrey DeMunn, Glenne Headly |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
0044884 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
122 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
1/99 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Bob Bowman |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Chris Carter |
| (Story): |
Chris Carter & Mark Spotnitz |
| (Music): |
Mark Snow |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Christopher Nowak |
| (Visual Effects): |
Blue Sky/VIFX, Light Matters Inc., Pixel Envy, Todd-AO Digital Effects, Digital Filmworks Inc. |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Stephen Mark |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
John A. Larsen |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
Mark Spotnitz |
| (Producers): |
Chris Carter & Daniel Sackheim |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Super 35 |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
DTS 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:
A real treat for fans of the award-winning television series, The X Files finds Special Agents Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) closer than they have ever been to unlocking the secrets behind government conspiracies. The series’ plot elements and characters were incorporated into the film.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.35:1 picture is the same superb transfer as the LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 30, with sharp and detailed images, richly hued colors, and excellent contrast and shadow delineation.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The DTS® Digital Surround discrete 5.1 soundtrack sounds more coherent and seamless in the delineation of the holosonic soundfield with a smoother, fuller sonic characteristic. Scully’s dialogue during the opening scene sounds less muffled and more similar to the matrix PCM version, as is low level ambient resolution. The music score is well recorded, with an expansive soundstage. Bass extension is sometimes deep, extending to 25Hz in the surrounds, with powerful .1 LFE. Dialogue is often poorly ADR-produced, but otherwise spatially suggestive.
| (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): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
Yes |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
Yes |
Superb Color Fidelity: |
No |
Superb Cinematography: |
- |
Reference LaserDisc: |
Yes |
Collector Edition: |
No |
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