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    Ghostbusters II


    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 100 (Sep 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Peter MacNicol, Kurt Fuller, David Margulies, Harris Yulin, Janet Margolin, Will Deutschendorf, Hank Deutschendorf & Slimer

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3
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    Special Features
    Special features include two animated episodes; the 24-minute Citizen Ghost and the 26-minute Partners In Slime.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 05160
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (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): 1989
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 08/02/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Ivan Reitman
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    The Proton Pack-backed quartet are once again ready to battle the forces of evil in Ghostbusters II. Out of business and doing children

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.32:1 DVD exhibits a very nicely rendered picture with vibrant colors that are well-balanced. Sharpness is quite satisfying, with satisfying details and impressive contrast and shadow delineation. The scenes with bothersome edge enhancement on the previous DVD are much cleaner, and appear merely edgy but without the blatant halos. Pixelization is rarely a problem with this title, as the picture is often quite clean and solid. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The remastered Dolby

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      WSR DVD-ROM Review
    DVD-ROM Enhancements Rating:
    Superb

    DVD-ROM Review:
    The DVD-ROM component of the DVD uses the PCFriendly

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