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| Hard Rain |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, Edward Asner, Richard Dysart & Betty White |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV332133-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
98 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Mikael Salomon |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Graham Yost |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Christopher Young |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
J. Michael Riva |
| (Visual Effects): |
Cinesite & 4ward Productions, Inc. |
| (Costume Designer): |
Kathleen Detoro |
| (Editor): |
Paul Hirsch |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Sandy Berman, MPSE & Cameron Frankley |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Allison Lyon Seagan |
| (Co-Producers): |
Christian Slater |
| (Producers): |
Mark Gordon, Gary Levinson & Ian Bryce |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Super 35 |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS & 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:
Hard Rain is the forecast for this thriller that features Christian Slater as a duty-bound armored car driver who is determined to deliver the money entrusted to him, no matter who is trying to heist it in the flood-ravaged town. Morgan Freeman hopes to earn his retirement fund out of the $3 million Slater is protecting.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.32:1 picture, with its effective gloomy weather looks excellent with otherwise vibrant colors, natural fleshtones and deep, solid blacks. Images are sharp and detailed with excellent clarity and texture. Contrast and shadow detail also excel, with much of the film taking place at night, the film provides naturally rendered lighting and visual information in the darkness.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
This is a terrific soundtrack though the Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete is sometimes lacking surrounds that are both subtle and aggressive on the matrix PCM version. At times, the rain doesn’t sound natural on either version. The discrete’s aggressive split surround envelopment are exciting, and the .1 low frequency effects are powerful to below 25Hz. Dialogue is generally natural sounding when not ADR-produced.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (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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