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    Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The

    Featured In Issue 178, August 2013

    Picture5
    Sound3.5
    WSR Score3.5
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    (Studio/Distributor):
    New Line Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number):
    3000051119
    (MPAA Rating):
    PG-13
    (Rating Reason):
    Sexual content, dangerous stunts, a drug-related incident and language
    (Retail Price):
    $35.99
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    100
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    Not Indicated
    (Theatrical Year):
    2013
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    06/25/13
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Don Scardino
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    Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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    The Incredible Burt Wonderstone tells the story of superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Buscemi). They have ruled the Las Vegas strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they've grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerilla street magician Steve Gray (Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show looks stale. But there's still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act—both onstage and off—if Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include the featurettes Steve Gray UNCUT (HD 08:33) and Making Movie Magic With David Copperfield (HD 08:03), a gag reel (HD 04:08), deleted scenes and alternate takes (HD 26:23), and an UltraViolet digital copy.

    The 2.40:1 1080p AVC picture is warmly colorful, with natural hues throughout. Saturation is strong, with rich primaries. Fleshtones are perfectly natural. Contrast is well balanced with deep, solid blacks and revealing shadow delineation. The picture is sharp and clear with fine detail exhibited, especially during close-ups of facial features, hair, clothing, and object texture. This is a terrific-looking picture with an alive, but perfectly natural color palette. (Gary Reber)

    The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel soundtrack is frontal focused but energized throughout the soundfield during the large scale magic tricks. Dialogue is always intelligible but, at times, wanting in spatial integration. The music score provides a distant backdrop, with extension to the surrounds most of the time, but at times the brief interludes engage the soundfield more aggressively. Deep bass is limited to the larger illusions but is effectively strong. Overall, this is a surprisingly reserved surround presentation, given the subject. (Gary Reber)

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