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    Major League
    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 67 (Dec 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon, Rene Russo, Wesley Snipes, Charles Cyphers & Bob Uecker

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    http://www.paramount.com/homevideo
    Special Features
    There are no supplements.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Paramount Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 32270
    (MPAA Rating): R
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    (Retail Price): $24.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 107
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1989
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 09/24/02
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): David S.Ward
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    When ex-showgirl Mrs. Phelps (Whitton) is offered perks by Miami if she moves the Cleveland Indians - her inherited Major League baseball team - she must ensure that they finish dead-last. After assembling a sure-to-lose team, including blind-as-a-bat pitcher Ricky

    DVD Picture:
    Appearing in widescreen-format on home video for the first time, the anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD exhibits a picture that offers nicely rendered color fidelity, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues, and deep blacks. Images can exhibit satisfying sharpness, but there are many scenes that appear soft or smeared. Contrast seems a bit low and fails to capture the vivid look of a live baseball game in the stadium. Pixelization causes details

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby Digital 5.1-channel remastered soundtrack, like other titles from Paramount, features spatially significant music that nicely fills the listening space. The dated fidelity can be noticed, especially with the dialogue, but should not be distracting. The surrounds become prominent with the music, and are effective with the rendering of ambient effects. Some deep bass can be noticed, though the .1 LFE is not a notable factor. (Perry Sun)

    Reason #105 Why Readers Love Widescreen Review:

    Since Issue 5 (my first), I focused on reviews of Laser Discs and now DVDs, and From The Editor's Couch. Also, WSR has a lot of punch in the new equipment features. The technical essays have been superb! My home theatre setup depended (and still depends) on knowledge gained from WSR. WSR has become the media reference for me with regard to picture and sound quality assurance in display equipment and widescreen entertainment (movies, music events, and documentaries). I still do not have Issues 1 through 4 or the Premiere Special Edition of WSR and hope you put them on the subscribers' site eventually, so that I can giggle at some of the early typos and slips (if you leave them in). However, I'm sure that the early editions make for interesting historical reading as well, because I believe WSR has moved the display industry forward through the pushing the envelope attitude of Gary Reber. Carry on.

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