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    Scream
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    Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, Jamie Kennedy & Drew Barrymore

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 4
    Sound Rating: 4
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    DVD General Information
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    (Catalog Number): 10499 AS
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    (Retail Price): $
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    Credits Information
    (Director): Wes Craven
    (Screenplay/Written By): Wes Craven
    (Story): NA
    (Music): Marco Beltrami
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): Bruce Alan Miller
    (Visual Effects): NA
    (Costume Designer): Cynthia Bergstrom
    (Editor): Patrick Lussier
    (Supervising Sound Editors): Paul Clay, MPSE
    (Re-Recording Mixers):
    (Executive Producers): Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein & Marianne Maddalena
    (Co-Producers): Dixie J. Capp
    (Producers): Cary Woods & Cathy Konrad

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    DVD Sound Information
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    (Remastered Dolby Digital): No
    (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Already a cult classic, Scream tells the horrifying tale about a serial killer in a quiet community. The emotionally disturbed Sidney (Neve Campbell) and a group of friends rally to unlock the deadly secret behind the double murder of a high school couple. A sizzling cast including Courteney Cox, Skeet Ulrich, David Arquette and Drew Barrymore—in a short-lived and terrifying role—bring this strikingly original genre satire to horrific life.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The 2.35:1 picture exhibits sometimes poor interior color fidelity with reddish fleshtones. Exterior scenes are nicely rendered and natural looking. Images are generally sharp and detailed with excellent shadow detail and only the slightest noise apparent.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The PCM matrix surround soundtrack is preferred to the Dolby® Digital 5.1 soundtrack for its consistently satisfying spatial quality. Surround is nicely aggressive in some scenes. The music score is well recorded with good fidelity and imaging while dialogue often sounds unnatural and ADR-produced.
    (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): Yes
    (Aggressive System Surround): Yes
    (Intense 25Hz Bass): No
    (Deep Bass Challenging): No
    (Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
    (Holosonic Soundfield): Yes
    (Aggressive Split Surround): No
    (Center Back Surround Imaging): No
    (Directionalized Dialogue): No
    Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality:
    Superb Music Score Recording Quality:
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    Superb Color Fidelity:
    Superb Cinematography:
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