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    Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada, The
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 110 (Jul 2006) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones & Melissa Leo

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    www.threeburialsfilm.com
    Special Features
    Includes audio commentary by actors Tommy Lee Jones, Dwight Yoakum, and January Jones.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 14825
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Language, violence, and sexuality
    (Retail Price): $26.96
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): Yes
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 121
    (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): 06/06/06
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Tommy Lee Jones
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Throwing political caution to the wind, Pete Perkins (Jones) hires illegal Mexican Melquiades Estrada (Cedillo) as a ranch hand, but their budding friendship is brought to a sudden halt when he is illegallly gunned down by Border Patrol Agent Norton (Pepper) and then buried in a shallow, unmarked grave. Having none of this, Pete kidnaps Agent Norton, and they emark on a journey to properly bury his friend. The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada is Tommy Lee Jones's directorial debut. (Jack Kelley)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.32:1 DVD picture exhibits naturally balanced color scheme, featuring accurate fleshtones and generally deep blacks. Sharpness is satisfying, with well-balanced contrast and shadow delineation. There is some pixel breakup evident at times, and bit rate dedicated to the picture is well below 5 Mbps. Sometimes the picture can have an edgy appearance, but blatant edge halos are not terribly obtrusive. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    Dialogue is recorded well in the Dolby

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