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Here's a fun action/adventure that is also part thriller. Frank
Conner (Andy Garcia) is a respected cop who's sun dying and desperately
needs a bone marrow transplant. After breaking into the FBI crime lab, he
discovers that the only man compatible with his son is a convicted serial
killer, Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton) in a great role.
So Conner offers him
a deal, give his son some bone marrow and his life behind bars will be a lot
easier, McCabe agrees, but he has another plan.
When McCabe arrives at the
hospital and is being prepped for surgery, he manages to escape and run riot
around the hospital. Now Conner's only hope for his son is running around
and the police are trying to kill him. But there's a catch if he dies,
Conner's son won't be able to get his transplant. Great stuff.
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| VIDEO |
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Good, another widesceen title by Village. On the whole the picture quality is quite impressive. There wasn't very
many glitches in the print at all, the colors seemed very natural and the dark scenes were
well rendered. There was the occasional MPEG artifact present, that's why the disc get a
lower score in my book. There were also the occasional speck and noise in some scenes as
well.
Desperate Measures is framed at 1:85:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is a single sided,
single layer disc.
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| AUDIO |
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As usual with Village Roadshow titles, there are two sound formats on the disc.
Dolby Digital 5.1 and MPEG 5.1 sound. I listened to the DD5.1 soundtrack. The mix itself
sounded rather flat and was centralized more to the front of the soundstage. The surrounds
were really only used to emphasize certain sound effects and the .1 channel hardly peeped,
except in some explosions, so I was rather disappointed.
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| EXTRAS |
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The usual from Village, trailer, production notes, scene access, and a few little
mini clips of interviews cobbled together, I really think they need to change this.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| Another acceptable DVD from VR, there slowly restoring my faith in them. I was
rather disappointed at some of there earlier releases, but it looks like they are working
harder at there releases. If you like a good trailer, get this one. It's fun. |
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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: 25 May 2000 00:23:10 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
100
minutes |
| Case
Type: |
Clip
Case |
| Release
Date: |
18/1/1999 |
| Catalog
Number: |
1018459 |
| List
Price: |
$34.95 |
| Distributor: |
Village
Roadshow |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Picture
Disc |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-SL |
| Chapters: |
28 |
| Macrovision: |
Yes |
| Manufacturer: |
DVM |
| Aspect
Ratio:
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1:85:1 |
| Anamorphic: |
Yes |
| Film
Format: |
35mm |
| Dolby
Digital:
|
5.1 Surround |
| DTS: |
None |
| PCM
Stereo: |
None |
| Other: |
MPEG
5.1 Surround |
| Languages:
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English |
| Subtitles: |
None |
| Audio
Commentary: |
None |
| Theatrical
Trailer: |
Yes |
| Teaser
Trailer: |
None |
| TV
Spots: |
None |
| Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
| Documentary: |
Yes |
| Cast
& Crew Bios: |
None |
| Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Videos: |
None |
| DVD Rom
Content: |
None |
| Collectable
Booklet: |
None |
| Scene
Access: |
Yes |
| Animated
Menus: |
None |
| Production
Notes: |
None |
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