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    WSR Detailed DVD Review
    Stranger Than Paradise


    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 43 (Nov 2000) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 2.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: NA
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    Special Features
    Includes silent behind-the-scenes Super 8 footage shot by Tom Jarmusch previously seen on the LaserDisc.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): MGM Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 1000981
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $19.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 89
    (Color Type): Black & White
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1984
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 09/05/00
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Jim Jarmusch
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    At first glance, Stranger Than Paradise might appear to be a gloomy, gritty black and white drama. Really, it

    DVD Picture:
    The black-and-white anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture exhibits images that are wanting in sharpness and fine detail. Compared to the LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 31, contrast is improved and black levels are much deeper. The gray scale is nicely rendered with deep blacks, but definition gets lost in the darkness. Film grain is excessively perceived, and occasional source element artifacts are detected. Slight edge enhancement is noticed.

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    The Dolby

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