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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Taxi
Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 95 (Apr 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Gisele B

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4
DD Sound Rating: 3.5
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
Internet Links
www.taximovie.com

Special Features
Special features include the 97-minute theatrical cut (with optional commentary) and the 104-minute extended version, four deleted scenes, a 20-minute making-of featurette, a five-minute Lights, Camera, Blue Screen highlight, a five-minute on-set tour with Jimmy Fallon, a 21-minute Comedy Central featurette, and a two-minute montage glimpse at the Beautiful Criminals of Taxi, and an Inside Look at upcoming projects from Fox.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 2226689
(MPAA Rating): PG13
(Rating Reason):

Language, Senuality And Brief Violence.
(Retail Price): $29.95
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 97
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2004
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 02/15/05
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Tim Story
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
The laughingstock of his precinct for losing his drivers license, officer Washburn (Fallon) resorts to hailing a Taxi to drive him to the site of a bank robbery. Belle (Latifah), the cabbie soon joins forces with Washburn as they follow the trail of gorgeous bank robbers (including supermodel Bundchen). Based upon the film written by Luc Besson. (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture exhibits sharp and detailed images, with nicely balanced contrast and shadow delineation. The color palette is excellent, with vibrant hues, natural fleshtones, and deep blacks. There is a slight halo of edge enhancement noticed around objects, and pixelization is also quite limited. (Suzanne Hodges)

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