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    Substitute 4, The: Failure Is Not An Option


    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 51 (Aug 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Treat Williams, Angie Everhart, Patrick Kilpatrick & Bill Nunn

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 2
    Internet Links
    http://www.artisanent.com
    Special Features
    Includes forced ads, two deleted scenes, a photo gallery, on-screen and booklet production notes, and cast and crew filmographies.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Artisan Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 11735
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Rated for violence, sexuality, and some language.
    (Retail Price): $24.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 91
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2000
    (Theatrical Release): No
    (Direct-To-Video Release): Yes
    (DVD Release Date): 04/24/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Robert Radler
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    The Substitute 4: Failure Is Not An Option, based on the characters created by Roy Frumkes, Rocco Simonelli, and Alan Ormsby, finds undercover cop Karl Thomasson (Williams) posing, again, as a substitute teacher. In this story, he is recruited by an old acquaintance concerned about his nephew, who attends an elite military school. It seems a small group of students, led by a new commandant (Kilpatrick), are trying to recruit the students into neo-Nazism, and it is Karl

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD exhibits images that are generally sharp, but rough in appearance. Colors border on oversaturation at times, with fleshtones appearing slightly reddish. Blacks are deep but undefined. There is a slightly dark character to the picture. Pixelization can distract at times, as does edge enhancement. Film grain and occasional source element artifacts are revealed. (Suzanne Hodges)

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    The Dolby

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