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| Senseless |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Marlon Wayans, David Spade, Matthew Lillard, Brad Dourif, Tamara Taylor, Rip Torn |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Dimension Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
13575 AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
93 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
8/98 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Penelope Spheeris |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Greg Erb & Craig Mazin |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Yello |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Peter Jamison |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Ross Albert |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Cary Granat, Eric L. Gould & Don Carmody |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
David Hoberman |
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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): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
SDDS & Dolby Digital |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Senseless is the story of Darryl Witherspoon (Marlon Wayans), an economics student desperate to pay his college tuition and earn enough money to keep his family afloat. While Darryl prepares to enter a competition that could provide him with a $60,000 paycheck, he takes on one more job in which he agrees to take an untested drug that will heighten all of his senses. He feels he has found the ultimate weapon to win the competition, but the drug’s side effects might leave him utterly senseless.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.85:1, exhibits overall pleasing image quality. Only sometimes does the picture seem wanting in natural crispness, with fleshtones appearing slightly orange and plugged up. Otherwise, images are sharp and detailed with excellent color fidelity. Occasional artifacts are apparent, but do not distract from the picture.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Surround soundtrack delivers a super soundfield experience that at times is positively exciting. The bass extension in the surround channel, in one particular scene, is extremely deep to 25Hz with powerful SPL. The music score is nicely recorded and presented. Dialogue generally sounds natural and is mostly effectively integrated spatially.
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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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