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| Air Bud: Golden Receiver |
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Genre:Family
Reviewed In Issue 32 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Kevin Zegers, Gregory Harrison, Cynthia Stevenson, Nora Dunn, Perry Anzilotti, Robert Costanzo |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Walt Disney Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
15655 AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
G |
| (Retail Price): |
$29.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
90 |
| (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): |
Richard Martin |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Paul Tamasy & Aaron Mendelsohn |
| (Story): |
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| (Music): |
Brahm Wenger |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Rex Raglan |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Bruce Lange & Melinda Seabrook |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Michael Strange, Anne Vince & William Vince |
| (Co-Producers): |
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| (Producers): |
Robert Vince |
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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): |
1.82:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo SR |
| (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:
Buddy, the hoop-shooting canine in his first film now becomes a football star in Air Bud: Golden Receiver. When Buddy’s owner Josh (Kevin Zegers) joins his school football team, Buddy decides to join in on the fun. That is until two sinister crooks dognap Buddy and send him off to perform in a circus. Based on the character created by Kevin DiCicco.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.82:1, exhibits sharp and detailed images with good clarity and definition. Colors are fully saturated, with rich and vibrant hues, and deep, pure blacks. Occasionally, fleshtones appear slightly orange with plugged-up interior scenes. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered. There is slight noise apparent, but no artifacts for a pleasing picture that will not disappoint its younger audience.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Surround matrix PCM soundtrack is satisfying with, at times, good spatial dimensionality and an aggressive surround presence. The music score is lively and well recorded with an expansive soundstage and good bass extension. Dialogue is at times wanting in spatial integration, though generally sounds natural. While a bit inconsistent, the music score, effects and ambience work well for an enjoyable experience.
| (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: |
No |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
No |
Superb Color Fidelity: |
No |
Superb Cinematography: |
- |
Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
DVD To LaserDisc Comparison:
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