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| True Lies |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Art Malik, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov, Charlton Heston |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
0864084 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$59.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
141 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1994 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
James Cameron |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
James Cameron |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Brad Fiedel |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Peter Lamont |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, ACE & Richard A. Harris |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Rae Sanchini, Robert Shriver & Lawrence Kasanoff |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
James Cameron & Stephanie Austin |
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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): |
DTS Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS, Dolby Digital & 70mm 6 Track |
| (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:
True Lies is based on the French film La Totale, about a secret agent (Arnold Schwarzenegger) forced to live a double life.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, framed at 2.32:1, appears to be sourced from the same transfer as was the previous LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 12. That LaserDisc carried the THX®-quality assurance logo for digital mastering, while this new DTS® Digital Surround LaserDisc does not. Nonetheless, images are sharp with excellent detail, color fidelity and contrast, for a wonderful visual experience that won’t disappoint.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
Back in early 1995, the previous LaserDisc release was the second movie on disc with a discrete 5.1 Dolby® Digital soundtrack, and the sound quality was superb. The new DTS Digital Surround version sounds even better in clarity, low level ambience recreation and dynamic impact. The soundtrack has an extraordinary dynamic range and an aggressive surround presence with exceptional deep bass and powerful .1 LFE below 25Hz. This DTS rendering is sure to please with its dramatic and exhilarating soundfield dimension and excitement.
| (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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