MOVIE |
Rocketeer is a great escapist movie in the vain of the Indiana
Jones movies, great good guys v bad guys. It's 1938 Los Angeles and the bad guys in this one are of
course the Nazis.
Cliff Seacord (Bill Campbell) is a test pilot in a small
airfield who is testing a new plane out when he gets in the way of a
shoot out occurs between the mob and the FBI and his plane gets shot down.
In the commotion a package is stashed in a hanger at the airfield. Seacord
finds this package and wondering what it is, after some initial tests the Rocketeer
springs into action saving people and the world at the same
time.
Look for Timothy Dalton in a great role a the bad guy Nazi spy who
wants the rocket pack so the Nazi's can take over the world.
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VIDEO |
While
not as good as say Crimson Tide this still is a very good transfer
from Buena Vista. The were no MPEG artifacts present in this transfer. The
colors are rich and vibrant and it looks a damn site better than when I
last saw this movie.
Rocketeer is framed at 2:35:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is a single-sided, single layer disc.
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AUDIO |
Rocketeer is encoded in Dolby Digital 5.0 sound. The seems quite a
little light on in the surround area and is not as aggressive as some
other movies, but the sound still is enjoyable and is adequate enough for
most effects. The .1 channel has no sound coming out at all. That's the
main downside to the disc. There are some scenes where the .1 channel
would come in handy.
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EXTRAS |
As this is a Buena Vista title there are absolutely no extras on
this disc.
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FINAL THOUGHTS |
This is a fun disc for all ages and I highly recommend it. |
16:9
ENHANCEMENT |
DISC
RATING |
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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 21:16:23 +1100
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Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
No of
Discs: |
1 |
OFLC Rating |
PG |
Running
Time: |
105
Mins |
Case
Type: |
Black
Amaray |
Release
Date: |
10/8/1999 |
Catalog
Number: |
34563 |
List
Price: |
$34.95 |
Distributor: |
Buena
Vista |
Disc
Format: |
PAL |
Disc
Type: |
Label
Only |
Disc
Format: |
SS-SL |
Chapters: |
15 |
Macrovision: |
Yes |
Manufacturer: |
WAMO |
Aspect
Ratio:
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2:35:1 |
Anamorphic: |
Yes |
Film
Format: |
35mm |
Dolby
Digital:
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5.0 Surround |
DTS: |
None |
PCM
Stereo: |
None |
Other: |
None |
Languages:
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English |
Subtitles: |
Yes |
Audio
Commentary: |
None |
Theatrical
Trailer: |
None |
Teaser
Trailer: |
None |
TV
Spots: |
None |
Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
Documentary: |
None |
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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