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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Nixon
Election Edition
Genre: Drama
Reviewed In Issue 135 (Oct 2008) Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins, E.G. Marshall, David Paymer, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Sorvino, Mary Steenburgen, J.T. Walsh & James Woods
Special features on Disc One include two commentary tracks, both by Stone. Disc Two includes 12 deleted scenes, a 35-minute featurette Beyond Nixon, a 55-minute interview with Charlie Rose and Stone, the original theatrical trailer, and up-front previews. This Extended Directors Cut adds 26 minutes of footage, bringing it to a running time of 3 hours, 32 minutes.
DVD Picture:
Whites bloom in the anamorphically enhanced 2.39:1 DVD, which can give the image a washed-out, ethereal appearance. Resolution can be slightly soft, but is generally sharp. Compression artifacts are also noticeable on occasion. But black levels are solid
Soundtrack:
There is an audible sense of depth in the front stage of the Dolby
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