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Ed Wood
Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 82 (Mar 2004) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, G. D. Spradlin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lisa Marie & Bill Murray

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4
DD Sound Rating: 4.5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Critics' Composite Score: 4.5
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Special Features
This Special Edition of "Ed Wood" includes a peculiar Howard Shore music video, a 14-minute behind-the-scenes "Let


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Touchstone Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): NA
(MPAA Rating): R
(Rating Reason):

NA
(Retail Price): $29.99
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 126
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1994
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 10/19/04
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Tim Burton
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  WSR Narrative Review
Special Notes:
DVD taken off release schedule - date is now TBD.

Story Synopsis:
Undisputedly the

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a lovely black-and-white picture that is nicely contrasted with a pleasing gray scale. Images are sharp and nicely detailed, though some smearing is noticed. Picky viewers may notice edge enhancement and the minor loss of fine details (like pinstripes on a shirt and siding on buildings) noticed during slow camera pans. Otherwise, the picture is quite clean, with only a few flecks of dust noticed in the source element. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby