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    WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
    Special Edition
    Genre: Animé

    Reviewed In Issue 72 (May 2003) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Katsuhiko Watabiki, Hiroaki Hirata, Atsuko Tanaka, Takanobu Hozumi & Shingo Kakamori

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 3
    Internet Links
    http://www.patlaborthemovie3.com
    http://www.pioneeranimation.com
    Special Features
    Disc One offers a glossary of Patlabor terms, while the three disc Special Edition includes two additional discs with special features. Disc Two offers the animated parody short films Mini-Pato (aka Mini-Patlabor), while Disc Three adds three documentaries about Patlabor and the making of WXIII, the project


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Pioneer Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): PO11934
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Language
    (Retail Price): $59.98
    (DVD Type): Three-disc set
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 99
    (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): 04/08/03
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

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    Special Notes:
    Also available in a 1-disc movie-only edition ($24.98)

    Story Synopsis:
    Fans of the "Patlabor" anim

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced windowboxed/pillarboxed 1.85:1 DVD exhibits images that can be downright impressive in their animated realism, like a scene of two characters sitting in a playground at sunset or a rainy street at night. Contrast and

    Soundtrack:
    This DVD features Japanese and English-dubbed Dolby

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