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| Deep Rising |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O’Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O’Connor, Jason Flemyng, Djimon Hounsou |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Hollywood Pictures Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
15066AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
106 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Stephen Sommers |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Stephen Sommers |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Jerry Goldsmith |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Holger Gross |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Bob Ducsay & John Wright, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Barry Bernardi |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Laurence Mark & John Baldecchi |
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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): |
2.30:1 |
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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:
In Deep Rising, passengers aboard a luxury cruise liner are attacked by gruesome creatures that have risen from the South China Sea.
LaserDisc Picture:
LaserDisc 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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Reference LaserDisc: |
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DVD To LaserDisc Comparison:
The DVD picture is not anamorphic, but is better resolved than the picture on the LaserDiscs, though not as dramatic as an anamorphic DVD. The LaserDisc, while exhibiting generally good color fidelity is, upon examination, veiled with chroma noise. The DVD’s color resolution reveals slightly more subtlety in fleshtones and textures, while the LaserDisc is not quite as sharp or detailed. Fleshtones are sometimes wanting in naturalness and often hued by reflective lighting, Much of the movie’s dark interiors exhibit generally good shadow detail. There are no apparent artifacts or distracting noise on either version for a picture that complements this horrific experience. The LaserDisc aspect ratio is 2.30:1, while the DVD is framed at 2.25:1. The Dolby® Digital and DTS® Digital Surround 5.1 discrete and the matrix PCM soundtracks deliver a real jolting experience. They are superb in spatial dimensionality and aggressive surround delineation. Bass energy is extremely powerful and deep to below 20Hz, even in the surrounds where deep bass is even more prominent on the matrix version. The .1 LFE sounds are very powerful as well. The music score is nicely recorded with an expansive and deep soundstage. Dialogue sounds natural and spatially integrated throughout. The surround envelopment is incredibly aggressive and dramatically directional on the discrete versions. At times, the matrix version sounds more open, though the discrete presentations are still preferred for their split surround aggressiveness. The DTS Digital Surround soundtrack is remarkably well defined in resolution, particularly low level ambience, and overall clarity, and is preferred.
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