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| Last Boy Scout, The |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham, Taylor Negron, Danielle Harris |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
12217 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$29.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
105 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1991 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Tony Scott |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Shane Black |
| (Story): |
Shane Black & Greg Hicks |
| (Music): |
Michael Kamen |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Brian Morris |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Stuart Baird, ACE, Mark Goldblatt, ACE & Mark Helfrich |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Shane Black & Barry Josephson |
| (Co-Producers): |
Steve Perry |
| (Producers): |
Joel Silver & Michael Levy |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.45:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby A & 70mm 6 Track Dolby |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
The Last Boy Scout stars Bruce Willis as Joe Hallenbeck, a disgraced ex-secret service agent turned two-bit private eye, and Damon Wayans as Jimmy Dix, his disgraced ex-football quarterback buddy who team up to thwart a pro football team owner who will stop at nothing to get what he wants—political backing for legalized gambling on sports. Guys will love this one.
LaserDisc Picture:
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
| (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: |
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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 anamorphically enhanced DVD looks excellent, even when compared to the nicely rendered LaserDisc (previously released, but not reviewed). In the opening scene with the football game in the rain, images are incredibly sharp and detailed with excellent clarity and resolution. As the movie progresses, color fidelity appears a little oversaturated and plugged-up, even in exterior scenes. Images are still sharp, but look slightly digital. The LaserDisc appears slightly darker, and is not as sharp or detailed with apparent noise and artifacts. While the LaserDisc is framed at a wide 2.45:1, the letterbox aspect ratio is 2.32:1, and the anamorphic is 2.20:1. The remastered Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 soundtrack is a dramatic improvement on the original 4.0 printmaster with monaural surround used to create the matrix PCM soundtrack on the LaserDisc. The new discrete soundtrack restores natural bass and frequency balance. The added .1 LFE at times sounds dynamic with deep, powerful bass. Surround is often aggressive in character and de-correlated on the discrete. Dialogue generally sounds natural with good spatial integration though, at times, ADR is obvious. The music score is nicely recorded and there are effective stereo directionalized effects.
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