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    Johnny English
    Widescreen
    Genre: Comedy

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

    Stars:
    Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Ben Miller & John Malkovich

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.universalstudios.com/home
    http://www.johnny-english.com
    Special Features
    Includes a 25-minute making-of featurette; nine-minutes worth of deleted scenes; brief spy tips from Johnny English; character profiles for Johnny English, Pascal Sauvage, Lorna Campbell, and Bough; an Observation Test game to see if you are observant enough to be a super-spy, and DVD-ROM content. There are also VHS-style up-front ads.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Universal Studios Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 22819
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Comic nudity, crude humor and language
    (Retail Price): $26.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 87
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2003
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/13/04
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Peter Howitt
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    Story Synopsis:
    When Agent One is killed in action and every other agent at MI7 dies during an explosion while attending his funeral, a national crisis hits. Luckily, one super duper secret agent missed getting blown up -- the one and only super spy Johnny English (Atkinson)! When the valuable Crown Jewels are stolen from the Tower of London, it

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a colorful picture that nicely complements the humorous antics in the movie. Reds and blues are rich and vibrant, fleshtones appear natural, and blacks are deep and solid. There are a few top secret mission scenes which are extremely dark and viewing in a completely blackened room is recommended, but otherwise contrast and shadow delineation are well balanced. Pixelization is noticed occasionally, causing the breakup of finer details and edge enhancement can also be a distraction. (Suzanne Hodges)

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    The Dolby

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