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| Brainstorm |
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Genre:Science Fiction
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher, Cliff Robertson |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML106609 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$29.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
106 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1983 |
| (LD Release Date): |
11/98 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Douglas Trumbull |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Robert Stitzel & Philip Frank Messina |
| (Story): |
Bruce Joel Rubin |
| (Music): |
James Horner |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
John Vallone |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Edward Warschilka & Freeman Davies |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Joel L. Freedman |
| (Co-Producers): |
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| (Producers): |
Douglas Trumbull |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard & SP70 |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
Variable |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A & 70mm 6 Track Dolby |
| (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:
Christopher Walken stars in Brainstorm as a man who has created a device that can record and play back human thoughts. But he soon finds himself trying to prevent the machine from falling into the wrong hands.
LaserDisc Picture:
The LaserDisc, when compared to the non-anamorphic DVD reviewed in Issue 29, exhibits similar imaging qualities. The picture is inconsistent with an overly dark appearance and poor bluish shadow delineation and contrast. By comparison, the LaserDisc is overly soft and slightly hazy. Noise and artifacts are apparent, especially in the darker scenes. Depending on the scene, the picture exhibits an aspect ratio varying between 1.85:1 and 2.40:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
Compared to the DVD which had a Dolby® Surround matrix soundtrack encoded in Dolby Digital, this new Dolby Digital 5.1 discrete soundtrack is superior in spatial dimension and directional sound effects. Overall, split surround engagement is quite effective compared to the mono surround on the DVD. While aggressive surround is holosonic in character, largely the sound collapses to monaural. Bass is occasionally effective, especially when .1 LFE enhancement is engaged.
| (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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Reference LaserDisc: |
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