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| Kiss Me Kate |
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Genre:Musical
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML105277 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$29.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
109 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1953 |
| (LD Release Date): |
10/98 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
George Sidney |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Dorothy Kingsley |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Cole Porter |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Cedric Gibbons & Urie McCleary |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Ralph E. Winters, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Jack Cummings |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat 3-D |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.75:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.75:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Stereo |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Stereo |
| (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:
A classic 1950s musical, Kiss Me Kate features Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel as a once-married and still battling couple scheduled to appear together in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. To complicate matters, Ann Miller, Keel’s saucy new love interest has a part in the play as well. Because the movie was filmed in 3-D, there are many scenes where items are thrown directly toward the camera. Without the 3-D, the action amusingly occurs for no apparent reason.
LaserDisc Picture:
Colors are sometimes nicely rendered in this classic musical film which has been newly remastered. Fleshtones are generally natural, with rich color fidelity and deep, solid blacks. Images are generally sharp, but wanting in fine detail and definition with slightly soft edges. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered. The picture is solid, with no distracting noise or artifacts. The LaserDisc is matted at 1.75:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
Gosh, this is a great soundtrack considering this film musical was released in 1953. The fidelity is rich and full sounding and spatial dimension is very good. The music wraps nicely into the surround channel. Dialogue is completely natural with good spatial integration. If you love musicals, you will love this unforgettable treat.
| (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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