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| Strange Days |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 20 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott, Vincent D’Onofrio, Glenn Plummer, Brigitte Bako, Richard Edson, William Fichtner, Josef Sommer |
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| Supplementals |
| This Special Edition THX®-mastered laserdisc edition features director Kathyrn Bigelow’s discussing the film’s electrifying four minute opening sequence on the analog track; two scenes not released in the theatres, a music video, 1.66:1 theatrical trailer, storyboards and production stills. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
0893985 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
145 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1995 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
Yes |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Kathryn Bigelow |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
James Cameron & Jay Cocks |
| (Story): |
James Cameron |
| (Music): |
Graeme Revell |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Lily Kilvert |
| (Visual Effects): |
Digital Domain |
| (Costume Designer): |
Ellen Mirojnick |
| (Editor): |
Howard Smith, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Gloria S. Borders |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Rae Sanchini & Lawrence Kasanoff |
| (Co-Producers): |
Ira Shuman |
| (Producers): |
James Cameron & Stephen Charles Jaffe |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Super 35 |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.39:1 |
| (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, SDDS & 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:
Strange Days is a “sexy kinetic thriller” that begins on the eve of the Millennium in Los Angeles. Lenny Nero (Fiennes) is an ex-cop turned street hustler who preys on human nature by dealing the dream drug of the future—digitally encrypted personal experiences transferred straight into the brain of another using a compact Digital Virtual Device (DVD?).
LaserDisc Picture:
The visionary cinematography is framed at 2.35:1. The picture elements are exemplary. Colors are vibrant and images are extremely sharp and detailed with no noise or artifact blemishes.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is spectacularly spacious and aggressive surrounds create a dimensional holophonic experience by fully utilizing the 5.1 palette for creating movement and directionality. The realism at times is sonically and emotionally uncomfortable. The sound design is one of the best action experiences ever, whether discrete or matrix.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
Yes |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
Yes |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
Yes |
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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