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    Bride Of Chucky
    Genre:Horror

    Reviewed In Issue 32 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Jennifer Tilly, Katherine Heigl, Nick Stabile, John Ritter, Brad Dourif

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 4
    Sound Rating: 5
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): Universal Studios Home Video
    (Catalog Number): LD83749WS
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Retail Price): $34.98
    (Running Time In Minutes): 89
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Theatrical Release): 1998
    (LD Release Date): 3/99
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Ronny Yu
    (Screenplay/Written By): Don Mancini
    (Story):
    (Music): Graeme Revell
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): Alicia Keywan
    (Visual Effects):
    (Costume Designer):
    (Editor): David Wu & Randolph K. Bricker
    (Supervising Sound Editors):
    (Re-Recording Mixers):
    (Executive Producers): Don Mancini & Corey Sienega
    (Co-Producers): Laura Moskowitz
    (Producers): David Kirschner & Grace Gilroy

    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Academy Standard Flat
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.85:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.82:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Digital Surround
    (Theatrical Sound): DTS, SDDS & Dolby Digital
    (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
    (Remastered Dolby Digital): No
    (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
    (Additional Languages):

    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Jennifer Tilly stars as the black-rooted baby doll in this “tongue-through-cheek” thriller Bride Of Chucky. After serial killer Charles Lee Ray’s girlfriend Tiffany rescues Chucky—the doll in which his murderous soul resides—from a police impound, she calls upon the spirits to bring the battered doll back to life. Feeling amorous, Chucky transforms Tiffany into a shoe-button-eye popping doll and the pair set off on a murdurous, sometimes hilarious, cross-country spree.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The 1.82:1 LaserDisc exhibits pleasing quality throughout. Color balance is vibrant with accurate fleshtones, rich colors and deep, pure blacks. Shadow delineation and contrast are the most impressive aspects of image quality, with excellent visual information apparent in all of the darkest scenes. Only occasionally does the picture appear plugged-up in color fidelity and wanting in better overall natural clarity.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    In the opening scenes, the soundtrack is full scale dynamic on both the discrete 5.1 Dolby® Digital and matrix PCM. The SPL and deep bass frequency range are system-threatening and caution is advised. There is a tremendous electrical storm that sounds spatially dimensional and which at times images center back on the discrete version. Surround presence is extremely aggressive. Bass extension is deep to below 25Hz and extremely powerful, with enhancement by the discrete’s .1 LFE channel. The music is dynamic and expansive. Dialogue sounds generally natural though wanting in spatial integration. This is an incredibly loud and dynamic soundtrack that delivers an impressive holosonic spatial experience.
    (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): Yes
    (Aggressive System Surround): Yes
    (Intense 25Hz Bass): Yes
    (Deep Bass Challenging): Yes
    (Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
    (Holosonic Soundfield): Yes
    (Aggressive Split Surround): Yes
    (Center Back Surround Imaging): Yes
    (Directionalized Dialogue): Yes
    Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality:
    Superb Music Score Recording Quality:
    		 Yes
    Superb Special Visual Effects Quality:
    		 No
    Superb Color Fidelity:
    		 Yes
    Superb Cinematography:
    		 -
    Reference LaserDisc:
    		 No
    Collector Edition:
    		 No
    DVD To LaserDisc Comparison:
    The LaserDisc and anamorphically enhanced DVD both exhibit pleasing quality throughout. Color balance is similar on both versions, with the DVD slightly more refined and natural. Shadow delineation and contrast are the most impressive aspects of image quality on both versions with excellent visual information apparent in all of the darkest scenes. Only occasionally does the picture appear plugged-up in color fidelity and wanting in better overall natural clarity. While the LaserDisc is matted at 1.82:1, the anamorphic and letterbox DVD is 1.85:1. In the opening scenes, the soundtrack is full scale dynamic on both the discrete 5.1 Dolby® Digital DVD and LaserDisc and the matrix PCM LaserDisc. The SPL and deep bass frequency range are system-threatening and caution is advised. There is a tremendous electrical storm that sounds spatially dimensional and which at times images center back on the discrete version. Surround presence is extremely aggressive. Bass extension is deep to below 25Hz and extremely powerful, with enhancement by the discrete’s .1 LFE channel. The music is dynamic and expansive. Dialogue sounds generally natural though wanting in spatial integration. This is an incredibly loud and dynamic soundtrack that delivers an impressive holosonic spatial experience.