| MOVIE |
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Steven Seagal has never been one of my
favorite actors but this effort from Andrew "The Fugitive"
Davis is one of Seagal's more enjoyable movies.
The movie revolves around the U.S.S.
Missouri, one of America's biggest and soon to be decommissioned
Battleships.
On her way to her final destination
she is craftily hijacked by the executive officer (Gary Busey) and
an ex Navy Seal and "wet boy" played by Tommy Lee Jones.
Now of course there has to be a one
man army to resist this hijack and that man is Casey Ryback (Seagal)
who is the cook/ex Navy Seal.
Using his patented, Slap them like
a girl till they fall or I kill them moveÔ,
Rybeck moves through the ship in order
to stop the terrorists stealing nuclear Tomahawk missiles. With good
direction and performances, Under Siege is an enjoyable addition to
your collection.
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| VIDEO |
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Under Siege has a
sharp transfer, Colors were acceptable if a little muted. Shadow
Detail was slightly lacking. There were some slight MPEG
artifacts in the first 30 minutes of the movie which did settle down
though. There were no film
artifacts noted.
Under Siege is framed at
1:85:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is a single-sided, single
layer disc.
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| AUDIO |
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Where the video
fails slightly the sound rushes though and scores a touchdown. Encoded
in Dolby 5.1, Under Siege is a very immersive soundtrack with
great surround integration and directional effects that never
overtook the soundstage. It really makes you feel like you in the
middle. Dialog
was always easy to hear.
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| EXTRAS |
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There are no extras
whatsoever.
Subtitles: English,
French, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Closed Captioned.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| Fun movie on a good
disc. Well worth adding to the collection. |
| 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: 18 Aug 2000 01:21:51 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
98
Mins |
| Case
Type: |
Snapper
Case |
| Release
Date: |
7/2/2000 |
| Catalog
Number: |
12420 |
| List
Price: |
$34.95 |
| Distributor: |
Warner
Bros. |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Picture
Disc |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-SL |
| Chapters: |
29 |
| Macrovision: |
Yes |
| Manufacturer: |
WAMO |
| Aspect
Ratio:
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1:85:1 |
| Anamorphic: |
Yes |
| Film
Format: |
35mm |
| Dolby
Digital: |
5.1
Surround |
| DTS: |
None |
| PCM
Stereo: |
None |
| Other: |
None |
Languages:
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English
French
Italian |
| 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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