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    Punch-Drunk Love
    Superbit
    Genre: Comedy Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 76 (Sept 2003) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman & Mary Lynn Rajskub

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 3.5
    DTS Sound Rating: 4
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
    Internet Links
    http://www.sonypictures.com
    http://www.superbitdvd.com
    Special Features
    There are no supplements on Disc One of this two-disc Superbit


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 01333
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Strong language including a scene of sexual dialogue
    (Retail Price): $26.95
    (DVD Type): Two Discs: Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9) x 2
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 95
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2002
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 06/24/03
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Paul Thomas Anderson
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    "Punch-Drunk Love" is a dark, but unique romantic comedy from the creative mind of writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson ("Hard Eight," "Boogie Nights," "Magnolia"). Barry Egan (Sandler in a reserved role) is a socially inept worker with a great deal of repressed anger resulting in occasional violent outrages. Sure to set Barry off is an extortion scam after he makes a call to a phone sex line. But after meeting Lena Leonard (Watson), a co-worker of one of Barry

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced Superbit 2.35:1 DVD exhibits a stylized picture that can be very soft, with settings that can be quite dim with slightly low contrast, or others that are overly bright, with blown-out whites. Colors are bold, especially Sandler

    Soundtrack:
    The 5.1-channel soundtracks with Surround EX

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