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It seems that there is a resurgence of
all things after a set amount of years, fashions, fads and movie
genres.
The late 90's certainly proved this
to be true with a resurgence in the disaster movie genre with movie
such as Twister, Volcano and Dante's Peak.
Dante's Peak stars Pierce Brosnan
fresh from his first stint as James Bond, starring as a Volcanologist
who is sent to the small town of Dante's Peak to check out the town
and it's strange seismic readings.
There he meets Linda Hamilton the
small town's Mayor and her two kids. From there the story plays out
like a standard fare disaster movie.
While much better than Volcano,
Dantes Peak is not the best movie around. There are worse ways you
could spend 2 hours.
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| VIDEO |
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Dante's Peak contains
a reference quality transfer in my book.
The transfer was
completely sharp throughout. Shadow detail was perfect and
completely detailed.
Colors were well
rendered throughout.
There were no MPEG
artifacts or film artifacts present. Why can't all transfers be like
this?
Dante's Peak is framed at
2:35:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is a single-sided, dual layer disc.
The layer change occurs at 46:36. It is quite disruptive to the flow of the
movie.
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| AUDIO |
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Dante's Peak
includes a wonderful Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack.
In fact it includes
quite a few Dolby Digital soundtracks! 8 to be exact. Those sound
tracks include an English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,
Czech, Hungarian and Polish. Phew!
Our English
soundtrack in a word, wonderful. All the speakers are perfectly
integrated into the sound stage. The surrounds were aggressively
used when required by the action on screen. The .1 channel was
also very aggressive and lent itself to the onscreen action as
well.
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| EXTRAS |
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Only a few extras to speak
of on this disc.
Theatrical Trailer: A
standard trailer framed at 1:85:1 with Dolby Digital 2.0 sound. Average.
Other extras include:
Production Notes
Cast Notes
Subtitles: Closed
Captioned, French, Greek, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| A great disc
technically. The movie is enjoyable. The extras are limited. |
| 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: 30 Nov 2000 16:12:55 +1000
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
104
Mins |
| Case
Type: |
Keep
Case |
| Release
Date: |
12/7/2000 |
| Catalog
Number: |
DU29738 |
| List
Price: |
$34.95 |
| Distributor: |
Columbia/Tri-Star |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Label
Only |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-RSDL |
| Chapters: |
38 |
| Macrovision: |
Yes |
| Manufacturer: |
WAMO |
| Aspect
Ratio:
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2:35:1 |
| Anamorphic: |
Yes |
| Film
Format: |
35mm |
| Dolby
Digital: |
5.1 Surround
2.0 Surround
1.0 Mono |
| DTS: |
None |
| PCM
Stereo: |
None |
| Other: |
None |
Languages:
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English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Czech
Hungarian
Polish |
| Subtitles: |
Yes |
| Audio
Commentary: |
None |
| Theatrical
Trailer: |
Yes |
| Teaser
Trailer: |
None |
| TV
Spots: |
None |
| Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
| Documentary: |
None |
| Cast
& Crew Bios: |
Yes |
| Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Videos: |
None |
| DVD Rom
Content: |
None |
| Collectable
Booklet: |
None |
| Scene
Access: |
Yes |
| Animated
Menus: |
None |
| Production
Notes: |
Yes |
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