Under Siege 2 - Awesome surround sound
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Under Siege 2 - Awesome surround sound
Picture - Anamorphic lbx and pan&scan. Highly watchable and free of the excessive grain/artifacts that plagued early Warner Bros discs.
Extras - Many production notes, some of which are actually interesting. But I suggest you read this thread for some other notes you'd never see on a studio DVD: http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...threadid=94979
Sound - Awesome Dolby Digital 5.1. Maybe it's just because I recently upgraded the components of my system, but I thought the soundtrack rocked! There is CONSTANT use of the surrounds, whether it be the aggressive Basil Poledouris score, the ambient sound effects (the film is set on a moving train), or showy directional stuff like bullets whizzing by. It was very immersive and increased my enjoyment of the film tenfold. The subwoofer wasn't used as much as expected, but it's still effective.
Film - You can get the plot anywhere, so all I'll say is that after all the overblown, filtered, dutched, slow-mo, fast-mo, ADD editing styles of new millenium action flicks, it's nice to see one that just presents the action clearly and concisely with a minimum of fuss but a lot of excitement. Don't get me wrong. It's not that it's all coverage and no style, it's just that the style takes a back seat to presenting the action as efficiently as possible. The pacing is perfect.
Extras - Many production notes, some of which are actually interesting. But I suggest you read this thread for some other notes you'd never see on a studio DVD: http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...threadid=94979
Sound - Awesome Dolby Digital 5.1. Maybe it's just because I recently upgraded the components of my system, but I thought the soundtrack rocked! There is CONSTANT use of the surrounds, whether it be the aggressive Basil Poledouris score, the ambient sound effects (the film is set on a moving train), or showy directional stuff like bullets whizzing by. It was very immersive and increased my enjoyment of the film tenfold. The subwoofer wasn't used as much as expected, but it's still effective.
Film - You can get the plot anywhere, so all I'll say is that after all the overblown, filtered, dutched, slow-mo, fast-mo, ADD editing styles of new millenium action flicks, it's nice to see one that just presents the action clearly and concisely with a minimum of fuss but a lot of excitement. Don't get me wrong. It's not that it's all coverage and no style, it's just that the style takes a back seat to presenting the action as efficiently as possible. The pacing is perfect.