| MOVIE |
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It seems that after Aliens the next
series of sequels started the downward decline of the series.
While David Fincher's vision of
the franchise is not the worst, I'll leave that distinction to
Alien Resurrection, the third chapter in the series is rather
tepid and unexciting.
Set after the events in Aliens,
Ripley's ship that is also carrying Newt and Sgt. Hicks crash
lands on a prison planet with no weapons that is only inhabited by
criminals.
After her rescue Ripley and the
prisoners soon realize that there is an Alien running around
killing all the prisoners but leaving Ripley alone. She soon
becomes aware that she is a host for an Alien impregnated inside
of herself. Now Ripley must make the greatest of sacrifices.
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| VIDEO |
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Yet again another sterling effort from
20th Century Fox. This is almost a reference quality transfer.
The transfer is razor sharp with
excellent colour definition. There were no MPEG artefacts visible
and there were very few film artefacts. Shadow detail was
sensational with a lot of detail also.
Alien 3 is framed at 2:35:1 and is
16:9 enhanced.
Alien 3 is a single sided, dual
layer disc. The layer change occurs at the 56:00 mark
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| AUDIO |
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Remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, and 3
is yet again another good example of a 5.1 remix from it's original Dolby
SR format.
The sound stage is very dynamic and well
integrated. The surround channels were used aggressively which made for
some great aural effects. The .1 channel also was used constantly and
added that extra oomph when required.
Dialog was easy to hear at all times
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| EXTRAS |
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A neat extras package here Theatrical
Trailer:
1:85:1 ratio, not 16:9 enhanced. Average trailer.
Behind The Scenes: A 20 minute
"Making Of" which I remember from it's original release. It is
quite interesting
Subtitles: Swedish, Norwegian,
Danish, Finnish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Icelandic,
Closed Captioned.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| So-So movie, good disc
from a great set. |
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REVIEW
EQUIPMENT
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Display:
48" Sony RPTV.
DVD Player: Panasonic A350 Player using S-Video Cables.
Receiver: Pioneer VSX-D508 Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
Speakers: Accusound speaker
system. |
Copyright © 2000 by [Roger
Ward].
Revised: 15 Aug 2000 03:20:41 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
110
minutes |
| Case
Type: |
Clear
Amaray |
| Release
Date: |
25/5/2000 |
| Catalog
Number: |
5593SDW |
| List
Price: |
$149.95 |
| Distributor: |
20th
Century Fox |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Picture
Disc |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-RSDL |
| Chapters: |
29 |
| Macrovision: |
Yes |
| Manufacturer: |
WAMO |
| Aspect
Ratio:
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2:35:1 |
| Anamorphic: |
Yes |
| Film
Format: |
35mm |
| Dolby
Digital:
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5.1 Surround |
| DTS: |
None |
| PCM
Stereo: |
None |
| Other: |
None |
| Languages:
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English |
| Subtitles: |
Yes |
| Audio
Commentary: |
None |
| Theatrical
Trailer: |
Yes |
| Teaser
Trailer: |
None |
| TV
Spots: |
None |
| Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
| Documentary: |
None |
| Cast
& Crew Bios: |
None |
| Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Videos: |
None |
| DVD Rom
Content: |
None |
| Collectable
Booklet: |
None |
| Scene
Access: |
Yes |
| Animated
Menus: |
Yes |
| Production
Notes: |
None |
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