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There are not many movies that top
there originals and truthfully the theatrical edition of Aliens
didn't, but a few years after it's release James Cameron added
scenes to the original which in my case expanded to to the point
of enjoyment more than the original.
It's 57 years after the original
movie, Ripley has been drifting all that time in a suspended
state. She is found by a passing ship and sent back to Earth where
she tells them the story of what happened but no one believes her
as the planet they found the alien on has been inhabited for years
without a problem.
Time passes and soon Earth
looses all contact with LV426 so a colonial marine crew is sent in
with Ripley to find out what the problem is and eradicate it. This
is a full on assault of your senses with numerous aliens present
in this sequel including the biggest scariest alien you will see
yet. Wonderful.
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| VIDEO |
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Again yet another superb transfer on
offer here that I would class as reference quality considering the
age of the movie. There were no MPEG artifacts present and the was
no film grain inherent in the print either. Colors were rich but not
overdone and shadow detail was spot on.
Aliens is framed at 1:85:1 and is
16:9 enhanced. Personally I would have preferred Aliens to be in the
2:35:1 scope ratio rather than the 1:85:1 ratio but it's a small
thing for me.
This is a single-sided, dual layer
disc, the layer change occurs at 61:34 and is only slightly
annoying.
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| AUDIO |
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Remastered in Dolby 5.1 sound this
soundtrack is immersive. There is not a lot of directional use of the
surrounds, but when they are needed they are utilized well.
The dialog did sometimes get hard to hear
in some scenes, but not many, mainly those with a lot of ambient noise and
SFX.
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| EXTRAS |
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A good selection of extras on offer. Theatrical
Trailer:
1:33:1 ration, 16:9 enhanced, quite good but only in mono.
Interview: This interview was
conducted with Cameron near Aliens release and is quite boring.
Photo Gallery: A great amount of
production photos are on offer here and look great.
Behind The Scenes: Includes 8
sections you can watch on the making of Aliens. Some do not have sound.
THX Trailer: Like it says.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| Outstanding movie on an
outstanding disc. Cameron at his best. |
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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: 31 May 2000 21:38:10 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
148
minutes |
| Case
Type: |
Clear
Amaray |
| Release
Date: |
25/5/2000 |
| Catalog
Number: |
1504SDW |
| List
Price: |
$39.95 |
| Distributor: |
20th
Century Fox |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Picture
Disc |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-RSDL |
| Chapters: |
34 |
| Macrovision: |
Yes |
| Manufacturer: |
WAMO |
| Aspect
Ratio:
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1:85:1 |
| Anamorphic: |
Yes |
| Film
Format: |
35mm |
| Dolby
Digital:
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5.1 Surround |
| DTS: |
None |
| PCM
Stereo: |
None |
| Other: |
None |
| Languages:
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English |
| Subtitles: |
Yes |
| Audio
Commentary: |
None |
| Theatrical
Trailer: |
Yes |
| Teaser
Trailer: |
None |
| TV
Spots: |
None |
| Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
| Documentary: |
None |
| Cast
& Crew Bios: |
None |
| Deleted
Scenes: |
Yes |
| Music
Videos: |
None |
| DVD Rom
Content: |
None |
| Collectable
Booklet: |
None |
| Scene
Access: |
Yes |
| Animated
Menus: |
Yes |
| Production
Notes: |
None |
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