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| Broken Arrow |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo, Frank Whaley, Bob Gunton, Howie Long |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
0896384 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
108 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1996 |
| (LD Release Date): |
7/96 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Woo |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Graham Yost |
| (Story): |
Graham Yost |
| (Music): |
Hans Zimmer |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Holger Gross |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
John Wright, ACE, Stephen Mirkovich, ACE & Joe Hutshing |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Christopher Godsick & Dwight Little |
| (Co-Producers): |
Allison Lyon Segan |
| (Producers): |
Mark Gordon, Bill Badalato & Terence Chang |
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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): |
2.32:1 |
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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:
Broken Arrow is the story of the deadly conflict between two jet missile pilots (John Travolta and Christian Slater)—one corrupt, the other trying to save the fate of his country.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture appears to be sourced from the same transfer as the THX®-certified LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 27, but this LaserDisc is not credited as being THX-certified. While overall the picture elements are excellent, fleshtones appear slightly orange in hue and colors are slightly exaggerated. The apsect ratio is 2.30:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
As with the previous Dolby® Digital LaserDisc, the DTS® Digital Surround discrete 5.1 soundtrack is exceptionally spacious. The aggressive use of directional discrete surrounds create a dimensional holosonic experience with slightly more coherent integration. Bass extension is extremely deep and powerful, with explosive moments, supersonic booms and blasts that you feel in your gut. This is one soundtrack that demands 20Hz bass capability at each principal speaker position to be optimized. Dialogue is largely ADR-recorded but has been well produced and the music score is dynamic and expansive.
| (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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