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    Dish, The


    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 53 (Oct 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long, Patrick Warburton, Bille Brown & Roy Billing

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 4.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    http://www.thedishmovie.net
    http://www.warnervideo.com
    Special Features
    Includes cast & crew bios and trailers.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 21249
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Rating Reason):
    (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): 101
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2000
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 08/31/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Rob Sitch
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on a true story, The Dish is a spirit-lifting comedy about an unconventional group of Australian scientists who man a satellite dish inauspiciously located on a remote sheep farm. On the eve of Apollo 11

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD exhibits a nicely rendered picture, with generally sharp and detailed images. Colors are warm and well balanced, with accurate fleshtones, and deep blacks. Overall, the color scheme gives the picture an easy-on-the-eyes appearance. Some scenes are softly focused, but add to the nostalgic setting of the movie. Three is a bit of pixelization and edge enhancement detected, but nothing that is too distracting (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The soundtrack presentation, in Dolby

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