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I didn't like Fallen when I originally saw it at the
theater, but now looking
back at this movie a couple of times now, I find it growing on me. The story is a strange
yet compelling one, with a great twist. Detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) is the
man responsible for bringing in vicious serial killer Edgar Reece (Elias
Koteas) to the
gas chamber. He is executed and Hobbes thinks it's all over, but really it's just
beginning because Reece practiced voodoo & mystical powers, so when he was executed
his soul transfers to the next nearest body, so just from touching another person, he can
become someone else and keep murdering, and that's what he is up to, he starts a murder
spree again. At first Hobbes doesn't realize what's happening, but after fitting clues
together he realizes, it's either a copycat murderer or someone else. But how can Hobbes
beat his sworn enemy? Every time he shoots Reece, his spirit lands a new body and
continues. Will he succeed in finally defeating Reece? And if so how?
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| VIDEO |
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Picture quality
seemed only average as I noticed quite a bit of noise in the print, especially in the
darker scenes. Although it's not very bad and you really have to look hard to see it,
other than the print was quite good.
There were no real MPEG glitches or problems.
Fallen is Framed at 2:35:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is a single sided, single layer disc.
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| AUDIO |
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Fallen is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and again is rather average. On the
whole the front and rear speakers got a good workout, it seemed to me that the center
channel was recorded at a lower level than the rest of the speakers, as such some of the
dialog seemed drowned out. The rest of the sound from the surround and .1 channels were
quite impressive.
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| EXTRAS |
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A few extras on this disc, firstly there is the theatrical trailer, framed a
1:85:1 it looks and sounds very impressive. There is also a directors commentary
by the
director and producers, it seemed quite enlightening but it did seem to get a little dull
towards the latter half of the movie, the one thing I did like about the commentary was
the fact that each commentator had there own speaker, Left, Center, Right and was very
effective. Other than that all there is are the usual production notes, cast lists and
scene selections.
Subtitles include: English, Arabic,
Closed Captions.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
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I would get this one mainly if you liked the movie. If your looking for a good
disc to show off, this isn't it. But if you like this kind of movie, I would add it to
your collection today. Great stuff.
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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
5.1 speaker system. |
Copyright © 2000 by [Roger
Ward].
Revised: 25 May 2000 14:20:45 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
119
minutes |
| Case
Type: |
Snapper
Case |
| Release
Date: |
29/1/99 |
| Catalog
Number: |
T6434 |
| List
Price: |
$29.95 |
| Distributor: |
Warner
Bros. |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Label
only |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-SL |
| Chapters: |
32 |
| 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: |
Yes |
| Theatrical
Trailer: |
Yes |
| Teaser
Trailer: |
None |
| TV
Spots: |
None |
| Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
| Documentary: |
None |
| Cast
& Crew Bios: |
Yes |
| Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Videos: |
None |
| DVD Rom
Content: |
None |
| Collectable
Booklet: |
None |
| Scene
Access: |
Yes |
| Animated
Menus: |
None |
| Production
Notes: |
Yes |
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