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| Something Wicked This Way Comes |
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Genre:Horror
Reviewed In Issue 22 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, Royal Dano, Vidal Peterson, Shawn Carson |
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| Supplementals |
| Bradbury, cinematographer Stephen Burum and effects creator Harison Ellenshaw are featured in a running commentary. The discussions about camera usage and old-school effects are facinating and Bradbury tells of having to reshoot the ending and the problems during the production. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Walt Disney Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
8485 AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
95 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1983 |
| (LD Release Date): |
9/9/96 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Jack Clayton |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Ray Bradbury |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
James Horner |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Richard MacDonald |
| (Visual Effects): |
Symmetricon, VanDerVeer Photo Effects & Visual Concepts Engineering |
| (Costume Designer): |
Ruth Myers |
| (Editor): |
Argyle Nelson, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Bob Hathaway |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Peter Vincent Douglas |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.64:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A |
| (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:
Something Wicked This Way Comes stars Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Dark, proprietor of Dark’s Pandemonium Carnival—an eerie traveling show that promises unusual and exciting experiences. But when two young boys discover the frightening secrets that lay beyond the tentflaps, they plead with the town’s librarian Charles Halloway (Robards) to help save the people of Green Town from the alluring Mr. Dark and his promise to fulfill ones deepest desires—with a price attached, of course.
LaserDisc Picture:
The matted 1.64:1 picture exhibits warm natural colors, accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Shadow detail is excellent and images are sharp and detailed, and there is no noise.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound presentation is aggressively haunting with a terrific James Horner score.
| (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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