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    Defending Your Life


    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 49 (June 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant & Buck Henry

    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: 3.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.warnervideo.com
    Special Features
    Includes biographies and the theatrical trailer.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 12049
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (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): 111
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1991
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 04/03/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Albert Brooks
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    After a head-on collision with a bus, advertising exec Daniel Miller (Brooks) finds himself in Judgment City, the place where we all go after we die to see if our souls are ready to move on to a higher plane of existence or be returned to Planet Earth for another try at evolving. The process works like this: you sit before a panel of judges as you and your lawyer watch important scenes from your life. While Daniel thinks he

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD picture has a slightly soft, hazy quality, but images are otherwise generally sharp. Color fidelity is quite natural, with well-balanced fleshtones, and generally deep blacks. There is some pixelization noticed, creating minor digital patterns in finer details, but otherwise the picture is quite solid. The DVD

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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