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| Scream |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, Jamie Kennedy & Drew Barrymore |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Dimension Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
14797 AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
111 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1996 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Wes Craven |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Kevin Williamson |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Marco Beltrami |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Bruce Alan Miller |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Cynthia Bergstrom |
| (Editor): |
Patrick Lussier |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Paul Clay, MPSE |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein & Marianne Maddalena |
| (Co-Producers): |
Dixie J. Capp |
| (Producers): |
Cary Woods & Cathy Konrad |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (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): |
Dolby Digital |
| (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:
Already a cult classic, Scream tells the horrifying tale about a serial killer in a quiet community. The emotionally disturbed Sidney (Neve Campbell) and a group of friends rally to unlock the deadly secret behind the double murder of a high school couple. A sizzling cast including Courteney Cox, Skeet Ulrich, David Arquette and Drew Barrymore—in a short-lived and terrifying role—bring this strikingly original genre satire to horrific life. This Scream: Director’s Cut offers never-before-seen footage and commentary by Wes Craven.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, framed at 2.32:1, appears to be sourced from the same film transfer as the LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 25. Images are always sharp and detailed. Exterior scenes are nicely rendered and natural looking, while fleshtones appear reddish in interiors. Blacks are deep and solid and shadow detail is well delineated with subtle gradation of shade between darkness and picture black. Only the slightest noise is apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The discrete 5.1 DTS® Digital Surround soundtrack is spatially more coherent sounding than on the Dolby® Digital LaserDisc soundtrack previously reviewed. Surround is effectively aggressive in some scenes. The music score is well recorded with good fidelity and imaging while dialogue often sounds unnaturally forward and ADR-produced. Overall clarity is better than the Dolby Digital version, making this DTS version the preferred sonic experience.
| (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): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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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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