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    WSR Detailed DVD Review
    Sopranos: The Complete Second Season, The
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 56 (Jan 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Dominic Chianese, Vincent Pastore, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Sirico, Drea De Matteo, David Proval, Aida Turturro & Nancy Marchand

    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: 5
    Internet Links
    http://www.hbodvd.com
    http://www.sopranos.com
    Special Features
    Audio commentary is offered on Episode 4, Episode 9, Episode 12, and Episode 13. There are also biographies, an awards list, two featurettes, and season and episode reviews.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): HBO Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 99247
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price): $99.98
    (DVD Type): Four-Disc Set (DVD-9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 696
    (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): 11/06/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): John Patterson, Allen Coulter, Tim Van Patten, Henry J. Bronchtein, Martin Bruestle, Lee Tamahori
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    The entire second season of the critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning HBO series, The Sopranos are brought to you here in all their widescreen splendor. Tony Soprano (Gandolfini) is your average joe; a middle-aged guy with an attentive family, friends, a mistress, a shrink to tell his troubles to, and a steady job...as a mob boss. (Laurie Sevano)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD set delivers image quality that is fairly consistent among the episodes. Images are sharp and crisp, but at times with a "digital" edge. Edge enhancement contributes to the "hard" appearance. Overall depth and clarity are pleasing. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered, with good visual information in the darker scenes. Colors are rich and well balanced, with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. Other than occasional edge enhancement and shimmering details, the image quality is solid. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    Similar to the first season release, the Dolby

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