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Cast Away
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| Ratings / 5 |
| Sound | 4.5 |
| Visuals | 4.9 |
| Effects | 5.0 |
| Features | 4.9 |
| Transfer | 5.0 |
| Packaging | 5.0 |
| Overall | 4.88 |
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| Disc Information |
| Audio | DTS ES, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Dolby Stereo Surround |
| Other Languages | French (Dolby Stereo Surround) |
| Subtitles | English, Spanish |
| Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 (Animorphic Widescreen) |
| Discs | Layers | 2 | 2 |
| Packaging | Clamshell case w/insert |
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| Bonus Features |
| Featurettes | "Wilson: The Life & Death Of A Hollywood Extra", "The Island", "S.T.O.P.: Surviving As A Castaway Survivalists Documetary", Special Effects Vignettes, HBO "First Look" Documentary |
| Trailers & Spots | Theatrical Trailers & TV Spots |
| Commentaries | Robert Zemeckis & Crew |
| Interviews | "The Charlie Rose Show" Interview with Tom Hanks |
| Storyboards | Storyboard-To-Film Comparison |
| Galleries | Concept Art Gallery |
| Other | THX Optimode |
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| Chapter Highlights |
| Ch. 6: | Turbulence begins and is a good test of your spakers.
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| Ch. 7: | They loose cabin pressure and there is a whilrwind of sound effects.
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| Ch. 8: | This chapter has underwater sounds, explosions, and many visual effects. The planes engine explodes which is a visual treat. The digital effects of the life raft in the humongus sea swells are perfect. The day for night photography is beautiful.
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| Ch. 9: | Four minutes into chapter nine there are some waves crashing against the reef.
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| Ch. 11: | The coconuts hitting the ground sounds cool.
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| Ch. 12: | Three minutes in there is a beautiful view of the island from the top of the summit.
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| Ch. 14: | The stars fill the night sky with great beauty. Underwater sound effects are great when he trys to get past the breakers for a rescue and the hit he takes against the coral when he fails.
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| Ch. 17: | 7:47 into it the fire starts and the roaring flames along with the crackle and hiss is a treat. It also looks spectacular.
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| Ch. 19: | There are sound effects of the tooth being knocked out. Also there is a morph from fire to water that looks and sounds cool.
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| Ch. 23: | The wind change visual effect is cool. There is also a couple cgi whale shots accompanied by some underwater whale sounds.
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| Ch. 26: | At 5:40 into the chapter he looks out the window and behind the action of the shot there are about 10 - 20 FedEx® jumbo jets. One of them is heading directly at you in the shot. Now, I was probably supposed to be watching the the conversation in front of them but I have to admit that I was just in awe of these massive machines. I may have missed the whole point of that scene. Oh well, I'll just have to remember that the next time I watch it. |
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| Strengths: | THX Certified, THX grand trailer, DTS Trailer |
| Weaknesses: | trailers in pro logic, no trailers for other movies, two discs (Although, case is normal sized which is a plus.) |
| Running Time: | Approx. 143 minutes |
| Synopsis: | Tom Hanks "gives one of the towering screen performances of all time" (New York Post) as Chuck Noland, a FedEx® systems engineer whose ruled-by-the-clock existance abruptly ends when a harrowing plane crash leaves him isolated on a remote island. As Chuck struggles to survive, he finds that his own personal journey has only just begun... |
| Other Thoughts: | I really enjoyed this movie. I think it is one of the best of the year. |
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| A/V System Reviewed On: (DTS ES 6.1) |
| Receiver: | Denon AVR-5800 |
| TV: | Mitsubishi WS-55805 |
| Speakers: | Polk Audio |
| Fronts: | RT 800i |
| Center: | CS 400i |
| Surrounds: | FX 500i |
| Rear Surrounds: | Boston Acoustics 575X THX |
| Subwoofer: | PW 650 |
| DVD Player: | Sony DVP 850D |
| Interconnects: |
| Audio: | Monster Cable Interlink® LightSpeed™ 100 Fiber Optic |
| Video: | Monster Video® 3 High-Resolution Component Video Cable |
| Speaker Wire: | Monster Cable XP with Monster Cable connectors |
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| 2nd A/V System Reviewed On: (DD 5.1EX) |
| Receiver: | Denon AVR-5800 |
| TV: | Mitsubishi WS-55805 |
| Speakers: | Boston Acoustics |
| Fronts: | 555X THX |
| Center: | 555X THX |
| Surrounds: | 575X THX |
| Rear Surrounds: | 575X THX |
| Subwoofer: | Polk Audio PW 650 |
| DVD Player: | Sony DVP 850D |
| Interconnects: |
| Audio: | Monster Cable Interlink® LightSpeed™ 100 Fiber Optic |
| Video: | Monster Video® 3 High-Resolution Component Video Cable |
| Speaker Wire: | Monster Cable XP with Monster Cable connectors |
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