| MOVIE |
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The
Frighteners is a delightful black comedy starring Michael J. Fox
as Frank Bannister. Frank is an expert in the paranormal, he
evicts ghosts from people houses. The only problem is that he is
in cahoots with the ghosts! They are played by Chi Mcbride as
Cyrus and Jim Fyfe as Stuart. Also look for John Astin the Sheriff.
Residents of the town are aware of
this and he is exposed in the local paper and his business goes
down the toilet. Days later people are carking it left right and
center from heart attacks, but these are not normal heart attacks,
there is a serial killer ghost going around committing these
murders.
Frank and his sidekick ghosts are
the only ones that know that this is happening and with attempts
to stop this serial killer ghost gets them in even more trouble
and actually the blame for these murders.
This is an enjoyable movie with good
performances by all the cast and is a good way to spend 2 hours.
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| VIDEO |
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This transfer is very sharp and detailed with very good color
saturation and contrast. Blacks are a deep black as well. This is
very commendable considering a lot of this movie is shot at
night. There are some
very minor MPEG artifacts during the first 20 minutes of the movie
and then they disappear after that..
The original film print also has some errors and slight shimmering
during some scenes.
The Frighteners is framed at 2:35:1 and is not
16:9 enhanced.
This is an RSDL disc. The layer change occurs at
53:20.
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| AUDIO |
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Quite a few sound formats on this disc, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound in
the following languages English, French, Italian & Spanish.
There is also a German 2.0 track and 2 stereo tracks in Polish
& Czech.
The sound throughout this movie is
very immersive and bass rich, in fact the .1 channel refuses to
shut up and it practically gets more use than the other speakers.
The surrounds were used effectively and sound steering was well
integrated into the mix.
The dialog was easy to hear
throughout the movie.
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| EXTRAS |
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An average set of extras
but still most appreciated. Theatrical
Trailer: A good trailer framed at 1:85:1 with Dolby Digital
2.0 sound.
Subtitles Include: English,
French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Portuguese
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
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A good movie on a
disc that is sadly not 16:9 enhanced.
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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 14:30:16 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
105
minutes |
| Case
Type: |
Keep
Case |
| Release
Date: |
12/2/00 |
| Catalog
Number: |
DU31037 |
| List
Price: |
$34.95 |
| Distributor: |
Columbia/Tri-Star |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Label
Only |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-RSDL |
| Chapters: |
16 |
| Macrovision: |
Yes |
| Manufacturer: |
WAMO |
| Aspect
Ratio:
|
2:35:1 |
| Anamorphic: |
No |
| Film
Format: |
35mm |
Dolby
Digital:
|
5.1 Surround
2.0 Surround |
| DTS: |
None |
| PCM
Stereo: |
None |
| Other: |
None |
Languages:
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English
French
Italian
Spanish
German
Polish
Czech |
| Subtitles: |
Yes |
| Audio
Commentary: |
None |
| 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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