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| White Squall |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 22 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf, Jeremy Sisto, Ethan Embry, Balthazar Getty |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Hollywood Pictures Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
6698 AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
129 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1996 |
| (LD Release Date): |
9/9/96 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Ridley Scott |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Todd Robinson |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Jeff Rona |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Peter J. Hampton |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Judianna Makovsky |
| (Editor): |
Gerry Hambling, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Campbell Askew |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Ridley Scott |
| (Co-Producers): |
Nigel Wooll |
| (Producers): |
Mimi Polk Gitlin & Rocky Lang |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.39:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.32:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Digital |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
White Squall is a powerful and riveting true story of a stormy high seas adventure. this visually stunning Ridley Scott film stars Scott Wolf as Chuck Gieg, a young man who gives up his senior year in high school to join a crew of 12 seafaring teenage students aboard the brigantine school ship “Albatross,” sailing halfway around the world and back. It is a place to build character and discipline, a place for young men (with money) to face their fears—and a place to learn. Leading the crew is seasoned skipper Christopher Sheldon, tersely played by Jeff Bridges who, along with his wife, Dr. Alice Sheldon, (Goodall), the ship’s nurse and teacher, help the boys become men.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.32:1 framing exhibits a naturally beautiful picture with outstanding color fidelity, richly hued colors, and accurate fleshtones. Blacks are deep and solid and shadow detail is superb. Images are sharp and detailed, and the picture is noiseless with no artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1-channel soundtrack is perplexing due to the deficient sound design. The discrete often is completely silent in the surrounds, leaving just a three-channel stereo soundstage. The PCM matrix version in comparison excels at presenting a constant surround ambiance presence which nicely supports the commanding visuals. Further, the matrix version has a fuller bass-rich presence compared to the thinner sounding Dolby Digital version, though at times the bass is a bit too aggressive. Some picture-sound sync problems are evident with the Dolby Digital version as well, and level differences between the two soundtracks are occasionally apparent. While dialogue is spatially convincing in some scenes, the extensive ADR production sounds “manufactured.” The storm sequence is incredibly powerful with full .1 low frequency effects that will shake your home’s foundation if fully reproduced. With this exception the matrix is still preferred overall.
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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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