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| Newton Boys, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dwight Yoakam, Julianna Margulies, Bo Hopkins, Chloe Webb, Charles Gunning, Luke Askew |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
0036385 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
122 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
10/98 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Richard Linklater |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Richard Linklater, Claude Stanush & Clark Lee Walker |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Edward D. Barnes |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Catherine Hardwicke |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Shelley Komarov |
| (Editor): |
Sandra Adair |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Pat Jackson |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
John Sloss |
| (Co-Producers): |
Clark Lee Walker |
| (Producers): |
Anne Walker-McBay |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.30:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
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:
The Newton Boys is a true tale of four scheming brothers plus one explosives expert who wind up becoming the most successful bank robbers in U.S. history. After knocking off more than 80 banks, the Boys decide to go after a bigger payday and concoct a scheme to rob the Federal Reserve Train.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, framed at 2.30:1 exhibits superb quality in all aspects. Colors are beautiful and naturally rendered throughout. Images are sharp and detailed with nicely rendered fine detail and definition. Contrast and shadow delineation are superb, and there is only the slightest noise occasionally apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The matrix PCM soundtracks tops the Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete soundtrack in spatial dimensionality, low level ambience and bass effectiveness. But both versions are superb presentations. Dialogue is excellent with good spatial integration. The matrix version sounds fuller with good bass foundation even when the discrete’s .1 LFE channel is engaged. The music score is superb with excellent fidelity. Surround envelopment is effectively aggressive though the discrete’s split surrounds are not particularly distinctive.
| (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): |
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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Reference LaserDisc: |
Yes |
Collector Edition: |
No |
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