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    Others, The
    Genre: Thriller

    Reviewed In Issue 61 (June 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Eric Sykes & Elaine Cassidy

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    http://www.theothers.com
    http://www.dimensionfilms.com
    Special Features
    Disc one of this two-disc set is the movie-only disc. On disc two, take A Look Inside The Others (22 minutes), a visual effects vignette, a revealing nine-minute featurette on the disease Xeroderma Pigmentosum, an eight-minute behind-the-scenes featurette with director Alejandro Amen


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Dimension Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 24168
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
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    (Retail Price): $29.99
    (DVD Type): Two-Disc Set
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 104
    (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): 05/14/02
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Alejandro Amen
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    Story Synopsis:
    Sometimes good help is hard to find, or so thinks Grace (Kidman), an extremely religious woman waiting for her husband to return from World War II, when her daughter, Anne (Alakina Mann), begins seeing ghosts. Doubting her daughter and blaming the servants (namely the butler) and

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a generally pleasing picture, with images that are nicely detailed, though somewhat soft. The soft appearance may be partially evident when considering the extensive layering and digital fog utilized in creating the film

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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