MOVIE |
This was the first of the two big asteroid movies of 1998 and IMHO it is the
best, the story is far more human than Armageddon. The basic story begins when Leo
Beiderman (Elijah Wood) finds an unknown object in the sky, interested he sends it off to
an astronomer who quickly realizes that the comet named Wolf-Beiderman is going to
collide with earth in 3 years, but before he has the chance to let the world know, he dies in a
car accident.
A year passes with nothing on the matter happening, until Jenny Learner (Tea
Leoni) is digging up dirt on and affair the President had with someone name
E.L.E. By the
time she's figured this, she is bundled up by the C.I.A and meets the President, he asks
her to hold off on the story, even though she doesn't really know what's going on, but she
agrees and finally doe's figure out what the story is about.
A comet the size of New York
is going to collide with Earth, but there is a plan. A ship named Messiah with several
crew, headed by Robert Duvall will go to the comet and destroy it with nukes and save the
day. Will they succeed? Well lets just say, yes and no and it makes for some spectacular
special effects. Highly Enjoyable.
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VIDEO |
Outstanding. The video on this disc is razor sharp at
all times with very little noise apparent in the picture at all. Colors are very vibrant,
dark scenes are well rendered and is great quality, especially for laserdisc. The print is
also THX certified. Side 3 of the disc is the most visually spectacular and is presented
in CAV format, which is great for pausing some scenes when the asteroid hits. Great Stuff.
Deep Impact is framed at
2:35:1 and is
not 16:9 enhanced.
This is 3 sided
laserdisc.
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AUDIO |
Wow what a blast, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and it's a huge workout on your
system. Your surrounds are always highly active and aggressive, whether it's ambient
sound or music and sound effects it will test your system. The .1 channel will also have
to be up to the beating that this movie will give it.
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EXTRAS |
Yada, Yada not much at all, just the THX LaserDisc trailer. Ho-Hum.
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FINAL THOUGHTS |
This is the best Laserdisc I have seen so far of the recent movie
releases
this
past year. It's loud, funny, colorful and is a worthy addition to your collection. |
REVIEW
EQUIPMENT
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Display:
48" Sony RPTV.
LD Player: Pioneer CLD515
Laserdisc Player.
Receiver: Pioneer VSX-D508
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
Speakers: Accusound speaker
system. |
Copyright © 2000 by [Roger
Ward].
Revised: 09 Oct 2000 23:43:33 +1100
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Region
Coding: |
N/A |
No of
Discs: |
3 |
MPAA Rating |
PG-13 |
Running
Time: |
121
minutes |
Case
Type: |
Standard
Jacket |
Release
Date: |
15/12/1998 |
Catalog
Number: |
LD330821-WS |
List
Price: |
Personal
Import |
Distributor: |
Paramount |
Disc
Format: |
NTSC |
Disc
Type: |
Label
Only |
Disc
Format: |
CLV/CAV |
Chapters: |
30 |
Macrovision: |
No |
Manufacturer: |
Pioneer |
Aspect
Ratio:
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2:35:1 |
Anamorphic: |
No |
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 |
Subtitles: |
None |
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: |
None |
Animated
Menus: |
None |
Production
Notes: |
None |
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