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    Bicentennial Man


    Genre: Family

    Reviewed In Issue 41 (Sept 2000) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz, Wendy Crewson, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Stephen Root, Lynne Thigpen, Oliver Platt

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 5
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3
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    Special Features
    Extras include a making-of featurette and the theatrical trailer. The bad news is that Buena Vista Home Entertainment is still taking advantage of us by their forced ads. The good news is that the Bicentennial Man DVD only has one up-front promo (it


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Touchstone Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 18303
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Rated PG for language and some sexual content.
    (Retail Price): $32.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 131
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1999
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 06/13/00
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Chris Columbus
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    The bad news is that Buena Vista Home Entertainment is still taking advantage of us by their forced ads. The good news is that the Bicentennial Man DVD only has one up-front promo. Now, back to our regular programming.... Robin Williams stars as an android who just wants to be a real man, and the family that purchases him soon realizes tthat there is much more underneath the surface than circuit boards and wires. Eventually, he begins to evolve into a flesh and blood human

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD is truly beautiful, with excellent clarity, sharpness and fine detail. The colors are wonderfully balanced and easy on the eyes, with natural fleshtones, rich hues and deep blacks. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely presented. There are no distracting artifacts or pixelization, though fine film grain is occasionally noticed for a picture that is very film like and gorgeous.

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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