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This is the second of the 3 John Grisham DVD's I have reviewed and I consider
this one to be the best of the lot. 2 Supreme Court Justice's have been assassinated by
someone and Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) has written what is called The Pelican Brief, it is
a school report she writes detailing who did the murders, why, and how far up the
political ladder it goes.
She gives the brief to her lover, from there it makes it's way
to Washington. The report is so accurate that a price is on her head and also anyone that
reads it. She enlists the help of Grey Grantham (Denzel Washington) a Washington newspaper
reporter to find proof that what she has written is true and not get killed in the
process.
Packed with nail biting and highly dramatic scenes, a great music score by James
Horner and excellent acting by everyone in the movie. The Pelican Brief is the best
John Grisham
movie so far.
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| VIDEO |
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The picture is very
crisp and clean also. In fact I will almost go as far to say it's reference quality. There
were no noticeable marks or artifacts in the print, and the dark scenes were well
rendered. Impressive.
The Pelican Brief is framed at 2:35:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is a dual-sided,
single-layer disc.
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| AUDIO |
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Dolby Digital 5.1 across the board, the sound seems very clear and the dialogue
was easy to hear. The surrounds got some good use during the action scenes and they were
also used for atmosphere in most scenes. The .1 channel peeped occasionally, when it was
used it underscored the more ambient scenes, although if there was an explosion in the
movie it would have a blast then.
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| EXTRAS |
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Again rather skimpy. Theatrical trailer in
1:85:1, 16x9 enhanced with a DD2.0 soundtrack, good stuff there. But other
than that you just get the extra details like Production Notes and cast
notes.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| A top buy, an excellent movie, great transfer, good sound, nice trailer Heartily
recommended. Even if it is a flipper. |
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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 20:35:11 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
135
Mins |
| Case
Type: |
Snapper
Case |
| Release
Date: |
7/10/1998 |
| Catalog
Number: |
12989 |
| List
Price: |
$29.95 |
| Distributor: |
Warner
Bros. |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
No
Label |
| Disc
Format: |
DS-SL |
| Chapters: |
42 |
| Macrovision: |
Yes |
| Manufacturer: |
WAMO |
| Aspect
Ratio:
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2:35:1 |
| Anamorphic: |
Yes |
| Film
Format: |
35mm |
| Dolby
Digital:
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5.1
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: |
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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MOVIE DATABASE INFO |
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