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    Usual Suspects

    Featured In Issue 119, April 2007

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    (Studio/Distributor):
    MGM Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number):
    M106333
    (MPAA Rating):
    R
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price):
    $39.98
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Single Layer (BD-25)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    106
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    1
    (Theatrical Year):
    1995
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    02/13/07
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Bryan Singer
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    DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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    In "The Usual Suspects," a crippled suspect, known as "Verbal" Kint (Spacey in an Academy Award®-winning role for Best Supporting Actor), reveals the story in an interrogation following a San Pedro pier massacre, ending with 29 dead and $91 million missing. Verbal tells how he, along with an ex-cop and three other career criminals were chosen by a mysterious, omnipotent crime baron known as Keyser Soze, to intercept a huge drug shipment resulting in the bloodbath. The mystery: Who is Keyser Soze? (Suzanne Hodges)

    The theatrical trailer and additional trailers are the only supplements.

    The 2.35:1 Blu-ray Disc delivers endlessly deep blacks and well-balanced, bold colors, but contrast can be slightly off, with whites that tend to look slightly bloomy. Details are resolved fairly well, although not perfectly, and source element artifacts are noticeable throughout. Considering the age, the picture looks good, but not great. (Danny Richelieu)

    The lossless DTS-HD™ Master Audio encoding is enjoyable, although the mix can often leave much to be desired. The dynamic range is slightly limited, but fidelity is good, especially when considering the age of the original recording and its original format. (Danny Richelieu)

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