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Genre:Science Fiction
Reviewed In Issue 18 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
8760-85 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$$49.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
117 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1979 |
| (LD Release Date): |
11/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Ridley Scott |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Dan O’Bannon |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Jerry Goldsmith |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Michael Seymore |
| (Visual Effects): |
Filmfex Animation Services Ltd. |
| (Costume Designer): |
John Mollow |
| (Editor): |
Terry Rawlins |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Jim Shields, GBFE |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Ronald Shusett |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Gordon Carroll, David Giler & Walter Hill |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.39:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.32:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A & 70mm 6 Track Dolby |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
The first installment of one of the most popular science fiction sagas, “Alien” stars Sigorney Weaver as Ripley, a member of the spaceship Nostromo who investigate a mysterious transmission from a desolate planet.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.32:1 picture exhibits improved imagery over the previously issued LaserDisc (reviewed in Issue 1). There is substantially less noise, but the imagery lacks sharpness and detailed for a slightly out-of-focus quality.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete soundtrack delivers a full scale aggressively holosonic soundfield experience when all the channels are fully engaged. At times, however, the sound is limited to three-channel stereo with no surround signal, and dialogue is sometimes wanting in spatial integration and naturalness. Otherwise, this is a thrilling sonic experience with extended and powerful bass enhanced with aggressive and system challenging .1 LFE. The orchestral music scoring is hauntingly beautiful and features a wonderfully spatial soundstage presence that images wide and deep. This soundtrack will not disappoint in its delivery of a sonic nightmarish experience.
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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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