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| Outlaw Josey Wales, The |
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Genre:Western
Reviewed In Issue 33 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney, John Vernon & Paula Trueman |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
16878 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
136 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1976 |
| (LD Release Date): |
02/99 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Clint Eastwood |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Phil Kaufman & Sonia Chernus |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Jerry Fielding |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Tambi Larsen |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Ferris Webster |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Robert Daley |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
Yes |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
A peaceful farmer, Clint Eastwood turns revenge-minded vigilante after his family is murdered in The Outlaw Josey Wales. Based on the book “Gone To Texas” by Forrest Carter. Josey soon becomes the hunted after he guns down the killers and is forced to travel the backroads with a group of rag-tag companions including Sondra Locke and Chief Dan George. Jerry Fielding’s rousing score was nominated for an Academy® Award.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.40:1 LaserDisc exhibits a pleasing transfer, with breathtaking cinematography. Some scenes appear filtered and softly focused. Colors are nicely balanced, though dated, with nicely rendered fleshtones and black levels. The picture is generally solid, with only the slightest noise.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
This is one of the better re-mastered Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 soundtrack presentations and demonstrates that with careful and artistic sound design and re-mixing, old movies can take on an exciting new life sonically. The audio is spatially dynamic with superb split surrounds and phantom center back imaging. Sound effects are directionalized and distinctive, and bass response extends low, with effective .1 LFE enhancement. The music score is terrific with an expansive presence.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
Yes |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
DVD To LaserDisc Comparison:
The LaserDisc appears to be the same pleasing transfer as the LaserDisc reviewed in Issue 16. In direct comparison with the LaserDisc, the DVD is absolutely beautiful, with breathtaking cinematography enhanced with superb clarity and definition. Some scenes appear filtered and softly focused, especially on the LaserDisc, but the DVD exhibits finer definition and detail. The anamorphically enhanced DVD exhibits excellent color balance. Both pictures are generally solid, with only the slightest noise on the LaserDisc and compression pixelization on the DVD. The DVD will surely please, especially for those who have seen the LaserDisc. While the LaserDisc measures 2.40:1, the anamorphic and letterbox DVD is 2.32:1. This is one of the better re-mastered Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 soundtrack presentations and demonstrates that with careful and artistic sound design and re-mixing, old movies can take on an exciting new life sonically. When compared to the previous LaserDisc, the new matrix PCM soundtrack, though lacking full-scale dynamics, sounds quite spatially dimensional with a deeper bass foundation. The remastered 5.1 discrete DVD and LaserDisc soundtracks are spatially dynamic with superb split surrounds and phantom center back imaging. Sound effects are directionalized and distinctive, and bass response extends low, with effective .1 LFE enhancement. The music score is terrific with an expansive presence.
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