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    Dead Poets Society


    Special Edition
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 105 (Feb 2006) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, George Martin & Leon Pownall

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
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    Special Features
    Special features include a 27-minute featurette "Dead Poets: A Look Back"; five-minutes of deleted scenes; an 11-minute retrospective on the "Master Of Sound: Alan Splet," complete with stills; a 15-minute "Cinematography Master Class" featurette; audio commentary with director Peter Weir, cinematographer John Seale, and writer Tom Schulman; the theatrical trailer; and sneak peeks, also shown as up-front ads.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Touchstone Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 35171
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $19.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): No
    (Running Time In Minutes): 129
    (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): 01/10/06
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Peter Weir
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Dead Poets Society is the extraordinary drama about an inspiring teacher in a traditional school. Robin Williams stars as charismatic English professor John Keating, whose infectious love for poetry challenges his most impressionable pupils to

    DVD Picture:
    Compared to the previously released non-anamorphic DVD, this new anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture is quite an improvement. Colors are still a bit ruddy, yet appear less dated. The picture is inherently soft, but details are adequate. Minor pixel breakup is noticed. (Suzanne Hodges)

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    The new 5.1-channel Dolby

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