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    Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
    Collector's Edition
    Genre: Comedy Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 94 (Mar 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood & Tom Wilkinson

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: 3.5
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    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    www.universalstudios.com/home
    www.eternalsunshine.com
    Special Features
    Disc One includes the same supplements as the previously released DVD (12-minute featurette; a 16-minute conversation with Jim Carrey and director Michel Gondry; an audio commentary track with Gondry and writer Charlie Kaufman; seven minutes worth of deleted scenes; the Polyphonic Spree music video; and a 30-second commercial for Lacuna, Inc; and up-front ads). Disc Two adds a 20-minute Inside the Mind Of Michel Gondry featurette, a 17-minute Anatomy Of A Scene, a 14-minute conversation with Kate Winslet and Gondry, and eight deleted or extended scenes. A booklet is also included in the packaging.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Universal Studios Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 26934
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Language, some drug and sexual content
    (Retail Price): $29.95
    (DVD Type): Two-Disc Set: DVD-9 & DVD-5
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 108
    (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): 01/04/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Michel Gondry
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    After discovering that his girlfriend Clementine (Winslet) has had him erased from her memory, Joel Barish (Carrey) decides that he needs some Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind himself. Undergoing the same operation as Clementine had, Joel attempts to permanently delete all traces of her from his thoughts. But his memories throughout the ordeal are too sweet, and Joel discovers that he doesn't want to lose the memories of the woman whom he still loves. (Tricia Littrell)

    DVD Picture:
    With Eternal Sunshine having been reviewed in Widescreen Review a mere five Issues ago (Issue 90), the 1.85:1 picture is expectedly the same as the previously released DVD. Ellen Kuras

    Soundtrack:
    No changes were made in this new edition from the previous release, with the same dialogue-heavy Dolby

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