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    Animal, The
    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 55 (Dec 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Michael Caton, Guy Torry, Louis Lombardi & Edward Asner

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3
    Internet Links
    http://www.cthe.com
    http://www.theanimal.com
    Special Features
    Includes two commentary tracks, deleted scenes, a featurette, a


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 06251
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price): $27.96
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 83
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2001
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 10/30/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Luke Greenfield
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    Story Synopsis:
    Asthmatic evidence clerk Marvin Mange (Schneider) dreams of becoming a cop. But a freak car accident en route to the crime leaves Marvin a shattered mess. When Marvin awakens a week later, he finds that a deranged scientist secretly used animal organs to rebuild his broken body. Energized by his new and improved parts, Marvin achieves instant fame as a super cop until The Animal instincts within him start taking over his body at all the wrong times. (Suzanne Hodges)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture is quite impressive, with sharp and detailed images, and pleasing contrast and shadow delineation. Colors are rich and well balanced, with nicely rendered fleshtones and deep blacks. There is some infrequent pixelization and occasional edge enhancement, but overall the picture should surely satisfy. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    Most of the 5.1-channel Dolby

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