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| Kiss The Girls |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn, Jay O. Sanders |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV331883-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
117 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1997 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Gary Fleder |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
David Klass |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Mark Isham |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Nelson Coates |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
William Steinkamp, ACE & Harvey Rosenstock, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
C.O. Erickson |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
David Brown & Joe Wizan |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (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): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS & 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:
Based on the novel by James Patterson, Kiss The Girls is a chilling thriller that features Ashley Judd as Kate McTiernan, the lone escapee from Casanova, a kidnapper who has “collected” eight other women. The women she left behind are in danger of losing their lives if she can’t lead police detective Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman)—whose niece is one of the victims—back to Casanova’s underground lair, hidden in the dense North Carolina forest.
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): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
Yes |
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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Collector Edition: |
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DVD To LaserDisc Comparison:
The picture quality on both the DVD and LaserDisc is excellent. The anamorphically processed DVD exhibits finer color resolution but color fidelity is accurately rendered on both versions. Colors are vivid and richly hued with natural fleshtones and deep, solid blacks. Both the LaserDisc and DVD exhibit sharp and detailed images, but textures are a bit more convincingly rendered on the DVD. Shadow detail is excellent as well on both with the DVD revealing more gradation between dark and picture black. There are no apparent artifacts or noise on either version for a pristine picture. The letterbox DVD and LaserDisc, both framed at 2.30:1, and the DVD anamorphic version at 2.20:1, are of exemplary quality. The Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 soundtrack on the DVD and LaserDisc and the LaserDisc matrix PCM soundtrack are superb. The matrix PCM version is better delineated in low level ambience and sounds harmonically richer as well. Dialogue is rendered naturally with generally good spatial integration. Surround envelopment is aggressive and effectively dimensional. While the matrix often sounds more open, the Dolby Digital delivers the impact of split surrounds which enhance soundfield directionality. Bass is deep and powerful to below 25Hz, especially when the .1 LFE is engaged. The matrix PCM is preferred for its engaging soundfield presentation.
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