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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Pacifier, The
Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 99 (Aug 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Faith Ford, Brittany Snow, Max Thieriot, Chris Potter, Morgan York, Scott Thompson, Carol Kane & Brad Garrett

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4.5
DD Sound Rating: 4
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 3
Internet Links
www.thepacifier.com

Special Features
Includes five deleted scenes, a three-minute blooper reel, a four-minute Brad Garrett: Unpacified featurette, a three minute look at how much of a nice guy action hero Vin Diesel is, TV spots, and audio commentary with director Adam Shankman and writers Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant. There are also up-front ads.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Walt Disney Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 39664
(MPAA Rating): PG
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(Retail Price): $29.99
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 95
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2005
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 06/28/05
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Adam Shankman
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Lt. Shane Wolfe (Diesel) is put on assignment to protect the widowed Plummer family

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.40:1 DVD picture exhibits pleasing quality throughout. Images are sharp and detailed, with well-balanced contrast and shadow delineation. Colors are nicely balanced, with vibrant hues, accurate fleshtones, and deep blacks. Very rarely does the picture have a smeared appearance, and distractions in the way of edge enhancement and pixelization are also quite limited. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby