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| Blue Hawaii |
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Genre:Musical
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury & Nancy Walters |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV371413-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$29.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
101 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1961 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Norman Taurog |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Hal Kanter |
| (Story): |
Allan Weiss |
| (Music): |
Joseph J. Lilley |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Hal Pereira & Walter Tyler |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Terry Morse, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
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| (Co-Producers): |
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| (Producers): |
Hal Wallis |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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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:
Elvis Presley surfs, sings and swings his way through 1961’s Blue Hawaii. Upon returning to his home on Oahu from a two-year stint in the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) is expected to go to work for his father. But Chad‘s idea of work is paddling his surfboard past the breakwater. Over his mother’s (Angela Lansbury) Southern drawled objections, he becomes a tour guide—to the delight of the teenage girl tourists and to the dismay of his girlfriend Maile (Nancy Walters). The scenery is lush and beautiful and the music is... well, it’s Elvis! Dust off that ukulele and sing along to “Rock-A-Hula-Baby,” “Can’t Help Falling In Love” and of course, “Blue Hawaii.” Aloha!
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, framed at 2.32:1, looks slightly dated and plugged-up, even in exterior scenes, but the vibrant color fidelity is quite appealing. Fleshtones, though a little brownish (especially in interiors), are generally natural; colors are rich and vivid with deep solid blacks. Images are sharp, but often wanting in detail and definition. Interior scenes often are soft and hazy in appearance, and darker scenes are wanting in better contrast and shadow delineation.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds distorted.
| (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: |
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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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