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| X FIles, The |
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Genre:Science Fiction
Reviewed In Issue 30 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): |
0044885 |
| (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): |
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| (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): |
Dolby 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 picture, framed at 2.35:1, is absolutely stunning with its very natural image quality. Color fidelity is accurately rendered with natural fleshtones, richly hued colors and deep, solid blacks. Shadow detail is well delineated with subtle gradation of shades in the picture black areas. Contrast is excellent as well. And the picture is pristine with no apparent noise or artifacts for an exemplary visual LaserDisc presentation.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 soundtrack is a bit inconsistent in sonic character. The Dolby Digital’s high frequency component sometimes sounds muted and dialogue, especially Scully’s during the opening scenes, sounds muffled, while the matrix PCM soundtrack sounds extended with clearer dialogue presence. Both versions sound spatially dimensional, especially the matrix PCM which recreates a much more coherent soundfield image. The Dolby Digital, while producing effective split surround effects, is less integrated spatially. The matrix PCM also reproduces low level ambience sounds, which are non-existent or virtually inaudible on the Dolby Digital version. Otherwise the music score is well recorded with an expanded soundstage and a very aggressive surround presence that is effectively engaging. Dialogue is often ADR-produced and poorly integrated, but otherwise spatially suggestive. Bass extension is sometimes deep and powerful with effective .1 LFE, and surrounds, especially the matrix’s, extend to below 25Hz. The Dolby Digital soundtrack, while at times engaging dimensionally, does not quite match the holosonic and dynamic sounding matrix PCM.
| (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): |
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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