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L.A. Confidential is a great movie based on the novel by James Elroy. Set in
Hollywood of the 40's the picture paints a gritty look at crime and life of that period,
in fact it is a type of film noir movie without all the darkened & moody scenes.
It's
the story of 3 cops who are intertwined in a mystery that will see loyalties divided.
After the local Mafia hood is sent up the river for tax evasion, the city is up for the
taking for someone to take over from the now convicted hood. But who is it? Another Mafia
guy? or someone else.
While this whole back story is going on a mass murder is committed in
a local cafe and an ex-cop is murdered as well. As the police begin to piece together the
clues they begin to wonder if each crime is connected.
There is so much going on in this
movie you actually need to see it a couple of time to really appreciate it. And it makes
it hard to explain the movie without spoiling it. You just have to see it. The movie also
has a great cast including, Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pierce, Danny
DeVito, James
Cromwell & Kim Basinger.
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| VIDEO |
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The video on L.A. Confidential is quite impressive and seems very clear and sharp for about 99% of the movie. The dark scenes
were very clean and well rendered which is a great promotion for the cinematographer.
Overall I was very impressed. That the few scenes that did have a little problem, weren't
enough to detract from the movie. There
were no MPEG artifacts present. The original print looked clean.
L.A. Confidential is framed at 2:35:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is an RSDL disc.
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| AUDIO |
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The movie itself is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and seemed very immersive. The
music enveloped the surround speakers when used and so did some action sequences where a
lot of shooting was involved. The .1 channel was used as well when it was required, mainly
during the shootout scenes and in some music. There is also a music only soundtrack
included on the DVD, it sounds quite nice actually and you get to hear the great old music
and new Jerry Goldsmith score without and dialog if you want.
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| EXTRAS |
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This is where the DVD really shines. The disc includes a heap of extra's so lets
begin. Firstly there is the theatrical trailer, 3 TV. spots, mini docos, Production
Notes, Scene Access a great animated menu, cast profiles, interactive maps, music only
score and more. The TV. spots are a great little feature. So, yes I was quite impressed.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| I would consider this to be one of the best buys at the moment, for a region 4
DVD, great movie, great sound, great extras, trailers, TV. Spots and more make this a
must have DVD. Get it you won't be disappointed. |
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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 18:01:02 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
MA15+ |
| Running
Time: |
132
Mins |
| Case
Type: |
Snapper
Case |
| Release
Date: |
11/12/98 |
| Catalog
Number: |
14913 |
| List
Price: |
$29.95 |
| Distributor: |
Warner
Bros. |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Label
Only |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-RSDL |
| Chapters: |
40 |
| 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: |
Music
Only Track |
Languages:
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English
French
Italian |
| Subtitles: |
Yes |
| Audio
Commentary: |
None |
| Theatrical
Trailer: |
Yes |
| Teaser
Trailer: |
None |
| TV
Spots: |
Yes
(3) |
| Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
| Documentary: |
Yes
(3) |
| Cast
& Crew Bios: |
Yes |
| Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Videos: |
None |
| DVD Rom
Content: |
None |
| Collectable
Booklet: |
None |
| Scene
Access: |
Yes |
| Animated
Menus: |
Yes |
| Production
Notes: |
Yes |
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