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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Foreigner, The
Genre: Action Adventure

Reviewed In Issue 70 (Mar 2003) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Steven Seagal, Harry Van Gorkum, Jeffrey Pierce, Anna-Louise Plowman, Max Ryan & Sherman Augustus

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
DD Sound Rating: 4
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 3
Internet Links
http://www.sonypictures.com

Special Features
No supplements are included.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 09862
(MPAA Rating): R
(Rating Reason):

R for violence and language.
(Retail Price): $24.95
(DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 96
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2002
(Theatrical Release): No
(Direct-To-Video Release): Yes
(DVD Release Date): 01/28/03
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Michael Oblowitz
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
With bad guys hot on his trail, Jon Cold (Seagal) travels from France to Germany in an attempt to deliver a package. They don

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a picture that is sharp and crisp, with pleasing clarity and definition. Colors are nicely balanced, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues, and deep blacks. Edge enhancement can be a problem, especially surrounding images shot in the cold, gray exteriors. Pixelization can cause minor breakup of finer details. There is some dirt noticed in the source element. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby