VIDEO
The 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is another reference quality
offer from Universal. The entire transfer is sharp and clear throughout, in fact at times
I was amazed at just how much detail can be seen in some of these shots. Shadow detail is
perfect throughout with no loss of detail at all. There are some very slight film
artefacts and that is the only thing I can possibly find wrong here. The colour spectrum
is rendered perfectly with great natural skin tones and nice rich and vibrant colours.
Basically the transfer is great!
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AUDIO
Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the Dolby Digital 5.1 audio
track. While the dialogue was clear throughout the surrounds seemed to be a
little on the bland side. There is also a great problem with the volume level. I had to
turn this film up around 6-7 db higher than normal. Which is a shock to the system when
you flick back to the tele.
The surround channels were used quite frequently but had no
real impact, it’s almost as if they were also recorded too low as I tried turning up
the surrounds and there was a considerable improvement in the overall feel of the audio.
The same can also be said for the LFE channel, which didn’t have a lot of impact on
the film either.
Overall this isn’t a bad audio track it just needs some adjusting in places.
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EXTRAS
- Theatrical Trailer
- Deleted Scenes: 7 deleted scenes.
- Featurette: On location in space: A short promotional doco
on the film.
OVERALL
This is a great flick especially for the science fiction fans who would understand a lot
more of the parody here than myself.
| PICTURE
QUALITY |
10/10
great stuff! |
SOUND
- Quality
- 5.1 WOW Factor |
7.5/10 some volume problems.
7/10 a little average |
| EXTRAS |
3/10 standard bits |
| OVERALL |
8/10 very funny. |
Review Equipment
TV: GE 68cm (16:9 selectable)
DVD: Pioneer 737
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V595a
Speakers:-
Fronts: Wharfedale Diamond R6 (on a pair of custom made stands you'd KILL for)
Centre: Venturi
Rears: Sony bookshelf
Sub: M&K v75
- Reviewed 3rd June 2001
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