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Last Action Hero was a movie that was panned by the critics and
shunned by movie audiences. It was released a few weeks before Jurassic
Park and was considered a bomb. That said I found Last Action Hero to be a
clever, witty and enjoyable romp ever since I first saw it at the theater
all those years ago.
The story revolves around a young boy named Danny
(Austin O' Brian) who is bored with school and loves movies and his
favorite movie star is Arnold Schwarzenegger who stars in the Jack Slater
movies. One day he gets the chance to see the newest Jack Slater movie
thanks to his friend who works at an old theater.
At the viewing the old
man gives him a magic ticket that actually throws him into the movie and
the becomes the comedy sidekick! One problem the bad guy (played by
Charles Dance), has stolen the ticket and is now going to finish off his
enemies alter-ego in the real world Arnold himself!
Look for lots of
cameos by famous people in person and voice wise. And some great one
liners as well. If you love your movies you will love this one's jibes.
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| VIDEO |
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As
usual another Columbia/Tri-Star movie, perfect. The transfer is sharp,
colors perfect, shadow detail great, no MPEG artifacts, I really can't see
anything wrong with this transfer at all.
Last Action Hero is framed at 2:35:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is a single-sided, dual layer disc.
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| AUDIO |
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The movie is encoded in Dolby Digital 5.1 and is as aggressive
as all hell. The surrounds receive constant attention as does the .1
channel. I had to drop my usual listening level down slightly for this
movie.
The dialog was superbly clear throughout.
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| EXTRAS |
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An average smattering of extras on this disc. Firstly there is
the theatrical trailer, and a good one at that too! Also there is a Big
Guns music video and a production featurette as well. To top off this
bunch there are filmographies of John Mctiernan and big Arnie.
There is a subtitle overload on this disc
in the following languages: English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish,
German, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Hindi, Turkish, Arabic, Danish, Swedish,
Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese & Hebrew.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| Funny movie and demo material sound. If you haven't seen this
movie. Rent it first, If you have and liked it, run go, get it! |
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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 18:07:48 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
125
Mins |
| Case
Type: |
Brackley
Case |
| Release
Date: |
15/11/99 |
| Catalog
Number: |
D19669 |
| List
Price: |
$34.95 |
| Distributor: |
Columbia/Tri-Star |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Picture
Disc |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-RSDL |
| Chapters: |
28 |
| 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
2.0 Surround |
| DTS: |
None |
| PCM
Stereo: |
None |
| Other: |
None |
Languages:
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English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Italian |
| Subtitles: |
Yes |
| Audio
Commentary: |
None |
| Theatrical
Trailer: |
Yes |
| Teaser
Trailer: |
None |
| TV
Spots: |
None |
| Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
| Documentary: |
Yes |
| Cast
& Crew Bios: |
Yes |
| Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Videos: |
Yes |
| DVD Rom
Content: |
None |
| Collectable
Booklet: |
None |
| Scene
Access: |
Yes |
| Animated
Menus: |
None |
| Production
Notes: |
None |
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