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| Glimmer Man, The |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 24 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bob Gunton, Brian Cox, John M. Jackson & Michelle Johnson |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
14479 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
116 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1996 |
| (LD Release Date): |
4/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Gray |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Kevin Brodbin |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Trevor Rabin |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
William Sandell |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Luke Reichle |
| (Editor): |
Donn Cambern, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
J. Paul Huntsman & Victor Iorillo, MPSE |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Michael R. Rachmill |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Steven Seagal & Julius R. Nasso |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS, SDDS & Dolby Digital |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
When a serial murderer sends Los Angeles into terror, the LAPD. is forced to summon the one man whose understanding of the criminal mind is unrivaled: Detective Jack Cole (Seagal). Paired with seasoned homicide detective Jim Campbell (Wayans), the unlikely partners must work together if they are going to catch the murderer whose body count continues to climb.
LaserDisc Picture:
The matted 1.92:1 picture exhibits excellent color fidelity, rich and warm colors, natural fleshtones and deep blacks. The picture is sharp and detailed with only slight noise and artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
Both the linear PCM matrix and the discrete 5.1 Dolby® Digital soundtracks are excessively louder than the standard reference level. Dialogue is unnatural, distractingly ADR-looped and lacking spatial integration within the scenes, and is seriously out of sync with the Dolby Digital version, but is in sync in the matrix. The music score is very dynamic with excellent bass extension. Other sound effects often convey a powerful bass presence below 25Hz especially in the discrete version. Surround envelopment is aggressive and sounds more spatial in the matrix version. This is an unfortunate soundtrack that never quite connects with the picture.
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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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