VIDEO
The 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is a little more impressive.
Overall the transfer is generally sharp and clear. There are only a couple of small
occurrences of shimmering and one bad case of Mpeg artefacting at 64.22 for about 5
seconds and is glaringly obvious even on a normal TV screen so heaven forbid watching it
on a big rear projection screen.
Shadow detail is great with some quite dark scenes that still hold detail very well.
The best feature of this transfer is the colour palette, which is rich and full of
life. The title of Autumn in New York refers to these colours well with lots of rich
greens and shades of brown and orange I never knew existed.
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AUDIO
The Dolby 5.1 audio track leaves something to be desired.
This is a very heavy dialogue film and this is always clear and easy to understand.
I was mostly let down by the surround channel use as a 5.1
track I expected a lot more. The surrounds were rarely used even in supporting the score
and the LFE channel basically had a sleep for a couple of hours.
The score from Gabriel Yared is smart and relatively fast which suits the film well but
is not particularly memorable, perhaps because it didn’t get the workout it deserved.
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EXTRAS
- Theatrical Trailer
- Dolby Egypt Trailer
- Cast and Crew bios.
OVERALL
This is a nice romantic film but it didn’t hold a lot of attention and rates as a
snoozer for me.
| PICTURE
QUALITY |
7.5/10
mpeg artefacting let it down |
SOUND
- Quality
- 5.1 WOW Factor |
7.5/10 dialogue was good
6/10 disappointing really |
| EXTRAS |
3/10 just some standard
bits |
| OVERALL |
7/10 average in all
aspects really |
Review Equipment
TV: GE 68cm (16:9 selectable)
DVD: Pioneer 737
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V595a
Speakers:-
Fronts: Wharfedale Diamond R6 (on a pair of custom made stands you'd KILL for)
Centre: Venturi
Rears: Sony bookshelf
Sub: M&K v75
- Reviewed 3rd June 2001
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