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    Once Upon A Time In America
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 74 (July 2003) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld & Treat Williams

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3
    Internet Links
    http://www.warnervideo.com
    Special Features
    Disc One of this two-disc set includes the first part of the 229-minute Director


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 20026
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Strong violence, sexual content, language, and some drug use
    (Retail Price): $26.99
    (DVD Type): Two-disc set: DVD-9 x 2
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 229
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1984/2003
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 06/10/03
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Sergio Leone
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    "Once Upon A Time In America" is Sergio Leone

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD exhibits a stylized picture that puts the viewer in the middle of the Prohibition era. Colors have a warm wash with lots of browns and golds. Blacks are quite deep, but drop off in the darker scenes with little definition. While images can be quite sharp and detailed, there is some smearing and occasional loss of finer details. At times, the picture has a soft, hazy appearance that seems to be intentional. The source element is revealing of dirt and minor scratches. Pixelization causes the breakup of finer details at times, giving the picture a bit of a

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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