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| Badlands |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
16086 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
94 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1973 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Terrence Malick |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Terrence Malick |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
George Tipton |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Jack Fisk |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Robert Estrin |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Edward R. Pressman |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Terrence Malick |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (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:
Loosely based on the Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate killing spree in the late 1950s, Badlands features Martin Sheen as a quiet trash collector named Kit who meets a quiet 15-year-old named Holly (Spacek), while she twirls her baton in the front yard. Both are outcasts but find love in a way that neither have ever experienced. When Holly’s father learns of their relationship, he forbids it. So they set out on an unhinged killing spree; but the important thing is that the two of them would be together. Spacek and Sheen give heartfelt and chilling performances.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, overmatted at 1.95:1, exhibits generally sharp and detailed images, and nicely rendered textures and clarity. Some scenes are much softer in appearance than others. Color fidelity is fully, if not over saturated with a slightly orange or yellowish tint that affects fleshtones. Otherwise colors are quite natural and pleasing. Contrast and shadow delineation are mediocre. There is no distracting noise or artifacts but the visual experience is generally mediocre throughout.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds irritatingly bright.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (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: |
No |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
No |
Superb Color Fidelity: |
No |
Superb Cinematography: |
- |
Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
DVD To LaserDisc Comparison:
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