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    Thin Red Line, The


    DTS/Dolby Digital
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 46 (Mar 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Jared Leto, Dash Mihok, Tim Blake Nelson, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, Larry Romano, John Savage, John Travolta & Arie Verveen

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 5
    DD Sound Rating: 4.5
    DTS Sound Rating: 4.5
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.thinredlinedvd.com
    http://www.dtsonline.com
    Special Features
    None


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 2001097
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price): $29.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 170
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1998
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 01/23/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Terrence Malick
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    Special Notes:
    Also available in a Dolby Digital version: Catalog Number 4111850.

    Story Synopsis:
    The Thin Red Line, based on the novel by James Jones marks the return of Terence Malick to the director

    DVD Picture:
    Like the previously released DVD, the anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD is of excellent quality. Images are naturally rendered throughout. The picture is sharp and finely detailed. While the picture is dark, shadow delineation is naturally rendered. Contrast is often harsh, but naturally stylizes the subject matter. The picture will surely please, no doubt due to its clean, high-resolution transfer. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    As previously reviewed, the 5.1-channel discrete Dolby

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