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| Predator 2 |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 01 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robert Davi & Kevin Peter Hall |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
185385 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
108 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1990 |
| (LD Release Date): |
9/91 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Stephen Hopkins |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Jim Thomas & John Thomas |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Alan Silvestri |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Lawrence G. Paull |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Mark Goldblatt |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Michael Levy & Lloyd Levin |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver & John Davis |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby SR & 70mm 6 Track Dolby |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
A sequel of sorts to the Arnold Schwarzenegger hit of 1987, but sans Arnold. It’s Los Angeles circa 1997 and the “predator” from another planet is chomping down on urban riff-raff and cops, bringing their remains home as trophies. It’s up to Glover and crew to beat the monster at its own game. Solid, punchy action.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture quality of the transfer is good. The aspect ratio is matted to 1.85:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is panoramic, tight, punchy and spectacular, always an enhancement to the thrill-a-second action. There are explosions with rumbling bass, lots of Foley one-on-one combat sounds, and eerie sound effects that put you almost inside the predator’s ugly head. The thrilling music score by Alan Silvestri keeps the tension of the films at a constant high. The soundtrack recordings are ultra-dynamic with excellent three-dimensional soundstaging.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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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