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    WSR Detailed DVD Review
    Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, The
    Special Edition
    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 97 (Jun 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchette, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Warris Ahluwalia, Niels Koizumi, Pawel Wdowczak, Matthew Gray Gubler & Seymour Cassel

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: 3
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
    Internet Links
    www.lifeaquatic.com
    Special Features
    Disc One of this two-disc Criterion Collection edition


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): The Criterion Collection
    (Catalog Number): 35992
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Language, Some Drug Use, Violence And Partial Nudity
    (Retail Price): $32.99
    (DVD Type): Two DVD-9 Discs
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 119
    (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): 05/10/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Wes Anderson
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    While filming part one of The Life Aquatic, a marine documentary With Steve Zissou (Murray), Esteban du Plantier (Cassel) is eaten by a shark. Devastated, the eccentric oceanographer Zissou sets out for revenge on the fish. Among those aboard The Belafonte and joining Zissou on his journey are crew members Ned Plimpton (Wilson) and Klaus Daimler (Dafoe); Steve

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture nicely supports the quirky storytelling, with the Zissou team

    Soundtrack:
    Without much real depth into the surrounds, the Dolby

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