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widescreen |
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Dolby Digital
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DTS |
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Trailer(s) |
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Featurette(s) |
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Audio commentary
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Deleted scenes
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Concept art
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Multi-angle
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'Dirty'
Harry Callahan: You forgot to read your fortune cookie. It says,
"You're shit out of luck."
Dirty
Harry Callahan must stop a secret contest to murder local celebrities,
which includes himself as a target.
 'Dirty
Harry meets Agatha Christie' might have been the compellin tagline for
this fifth and final instalment in the cop movie franchise. Set within
a world of celebrities and filmmakers as familiar as it is unconvincing,
The Dead Pool has a plot that follows the basic 'whodunnit' rules
of any English salon thriller novel or play, but without much of that
genre's style. The story is spiced up with some gratuitously gruesome
scenes of violence, with Eastwood sounding particularly bored with the
one-liners he is expected to deliver. The best scenes are the quieter
ones, where we see Eastwood begin to shed his rough Dirty Harry persona,
bringing him closer towards the aging, sensitive old action heroes he
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Identical
releases are available for Region 1 and Region 2, both separately and
as part of 'The Dirty Harry Series', a box set with all five movies.
The
anamorphic widescreen image is framed at an aspect ratio of approx.
1.85:1. The video transfer is solid, drawn from a near-flawless source
print which is somewhat lacking in shadow detail, but otherwise very
good.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio mix had good separation, with directional
effects in the required action sequence, and a nicely balanced soundstage
throughout the film.
The
theatrical trailer is the only extra of any substance on this
release. It is presented in anamorphic widescreen.The
static menu pages are simply and pleasantly designed, and are accompanied
by music cues from the score.
Dan
Hassler-Forest
Reviewed: February 4, 2002
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