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| Life Less Ordinary, A |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm, Maury Chaykin, Dan Hedaya, Ian McNeice, Tony Shalhoub & Stanley Tucci |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
0277285 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
104 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1997 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Danny Boyle |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
John Hodge |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Randal Poster |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Kave Quinn |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Rachael Fleming |
| (Editor): |
Masahiro Hirakubo |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Andy Kennedy |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Andrew MacDonald |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Super 35 |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1* |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.32:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Digital |
| (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 Life Less Ordinary is a valentine spiked with mirth and malice. Two celestial angels (Delroy Lindo and Holly Hunter) are assigned the toughest job of their career: they must make an out-of-work janitor (Ewan McGregor) and a sharp-tongued rich girl (Cameron Diaz) fall in love.
LaserDisc Picture:
Released theatrically in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio, A Life Less Ordinary was framed for 2.35:1 when originally photographed in the Super 35 process. The LaserDisc, matted at 2.32:1, mirrors the intended presentation. The picture almost consistently displays a slightly dark cast over the generally natural color fidelity. Images are sharp and detailed, but are sometimes wanting in better clarity and texture. Shadow detail is generally good, but sometimes contrast is overly bright. Noise and artifacts are virtually non existent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Surround soundtrack delivers an aggressive surround soundfield. The music is nicely recorded with an expansive surround presence. Dialogue sounds spatially integrated, though the ADR sounds unnatural during outdoor scenes. This is not your ordinary sound design, but is sure to please.
| (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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