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    S.W.A.T. (SWAT)
    Widescreen
    Genre: Thriller

    Reviewed In Issue 80 (Jan 2004) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, Brian Van Holt & Olivier Martinez

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.sonypictures.com
    Special Features
    There are two audio commentary tracks included: one with director Clark Johnson and actors Samuel L. Jackson, LL Cool J, Brian Van Holt, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, and Michelle Rodriguez; and the other with screenwriters and technical consultants Ron Mita, John McClain, David Ayer, and David McKenna. Other bonus features include a nine-minute Anatomy Of A Shootout featurette, a seven-minute highlight on the original TV series, a 22-minute making-of featurette, eight deleted scenes, a five-minute breakdown of the jet landing on the 6th Street Bridge, a three minute-gag reel, filmographies, and trailers.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 00624
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Violence, language and sexual references
    (Retail Price): $28.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 117
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2003
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 12/30/03
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Clark Johnson
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    Special Notes:
    Also available in a 1.33:1 (4:3) edition.

    Story Synopsis:
    Jim Street (Farrell) is a smart cop who is unfairly demoted to the gun cage by his captain. Patiently waiting for the chance to get back on S.W.A.T., he impresses Sgt. Dan

    DVD Picture:
    Visually complementing the high-octane storytelling, the anamorphically enhanced DVD picture -- framed in a 2.40:1 aspect ratio -- is stylized with cool blues in some scenes, warmly saturated in others, and often utilizes fast-paced, shaky camera panning. The filmmakers wanted many scenes to resemble news footage. Colors are often nicely balanced with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Cop uniform blues and lightbar reds pop from the screen. Other stylizations call on different film formats to resemble

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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