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    Titus


    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 42 (Oct 2000) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming, Colm Feore, James Frain, Laura Fraser, Harry Lenniz, Angus MacFadyen, Matthew Rhys, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    http://www.titusdvd.com
    Special Features
    Extras include director


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 2000540
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Rated R for strong violent and sexual images.
    (Retail Price): $34.98
    (DVD Type): Disc 1: DVD-9/Disc 2: DVD-5
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 162
    (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): 08/15/00
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Julie Taymor
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Fox Entertainment should be sick with shame over their blatant and lengthy ad offered up before the menu for Titus...and to an adaptation of a William Shakespeare play no less! Now, this is not your ordinary Shakesperian play. It is his most violent by far, as well as the one that launched his career. The story is one of ruthless torture when Roman General Titus Andronicus (Hopkins) returns from a successful battle with the Goths and is reminded by his son Lucius (MacFadyen) that they must sacrifice an enemy prisioner. The chosen one just happens to be the son of Tamora, Queen of the Goths (Lange). Tamora orders death to Titus

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits pretty good quality, though edge enhancement is often noticed. Images are sharp and detailed, but that minute definition that makes a great DVD is missing. Colors are rich and vibrant with deep blacks and fleshtones that are, for the most part, natural based on the occasionally pumped-up hues. Shadow delineation is often nicely rendered

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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