The Fugitive (Remastered) (1993) |
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The Fugitive (Remastered) (1993) |
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| Category | Thriller | Biographies-Cast & Crew | |
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| Year Of Production | 1993 | ||
| Running Time | 124:55 | ||
| RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
| Start Up | Programme | ||
| Region Coding | 4 | Directed By | Andrew Davis |
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Studio
Distributor |
 Warner Home Video |
Starring |
Harrison Ford Tommy Lee Jones Sela Ward Joe Pantoliano Andreas Katsulas Jeroen Krabbe |
| Case | Amaray-Transparent | ||
| RPI | $29.95 | Music | James Newton Howard |
| Video | Audio | ||
| Pan & Scan/Full Frame | None | English Dolby Digital 5.1 (384Kb/s) | |
| Widescreen Aspect Ratio | 1.85:1 | ||
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| Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
| Original Aspect Ratio | 1.85:1 | Miscellaneous | |
| Jacket Pictures | No | ||
| Subtitles |
English Arabic English for the Hearing Impaired |
Smoking | Yes |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | Yes | ||
The U.S. Marshals are called in to track him down. Led by Deputy Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones), the chase begins! After a lot of running, Dr Kimball finds his way to a hospital, where he treats his wounds and then steals an ambulance in an attempt to get away. The ambulance is missed and it is not long before Gerard has him cornered in a tunnel. Dr Kimball gets away, leaving Gerard baffled as to how he got away, but like any good chase sequence it is soon back in full swing. Eventually Gerard corners Dr Kimball and they face each other for the first time, where Dr Kimball declares that "I didn't kill my wife" and Gerard replies "I don't care". Dr Kimball, having nothing to lose except for his life by way of the electric chair or maybe death by lethal injection, makes another spectacular escape. This scene made my heart skip a beat the first time I saw it. It's almost as good as the opening drop scene in the movie Cliffhanger.
Still evading Gerard's best efforts to capture him, Dr Kimball returns to Chicago and starts piecing together the events leading up to the night of his wife's murder, in an attempt to find his wife's killer and clear his name. All the while Gerard is only one step behind him (there are some more great cat-and-mouse scenes here). The pieces of the puzzle start to fall into place and Dr Kimball realizes that someone at the hospital may have had something to do with his wife's murder. After some more investigating he works out why his wife was killed and goes to confront the person(s) responsible. That's where I'll leave it, folks, so I don't spoil the ending for those who haven't seen it.
The transfer is presented at an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and is 16x9 enhanced.
The transfer was sharp and clear 99% of the time. A little too much edge enhancement has been applied to some scenes and is quite apparent, the worst being throughout the questioning of Dr Kimball at the Police station (Chapter 2, 7:00 - 9:15). This is also the sequence where the graininess really raises its ugly head, but thankfully for the rest of the movie it is much better.
Shadow detail was very good and there was no low level noise.
There were a couple of instances of aliasing, but they were minor and not distracting at all. I suspect that they would pass by unnoticed with most viewers. There were two instances of telecine wobble. The first, and by far the worst instance, occurred at 97:20 on a white house. This was rather distracting. The second occurred at 106:40, on the purple curtains and the balcony above them. This instance was much more subtle and almost went unnoticed.
There were no MPEG artefacts seen. The serious MPEG glitch that was present in the original transfer on some players has now been fixed.
There are the odd one or two film artefacts to be seen, but they are small and fairly unobtrusive.
Identifying the version of the DVD that you have is relatively simple, but cannot be done from any markings on the outside cover of the DVD. You need to inspect the actual pressing number, which is found around the centre hole of the DVD on the data side of the DVD. The old pressing number is ZU21000.1.A. The remastered pressing number is ZU21000V2.1.A. Note the addition of the V2 to the number which is the only way of telling the two discs apart other than playing them on an offending player.
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There is only the one audio track on this DVD; English Dolby Digital 5.1.
Dialogue was always clear and understandable at all times.
There were no audio sync problems noticed with this disc.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack often enveloped you in sound, with some very nice directional affects present in the rear speakers. The boys and girls at Warner Brothers have done a wonderful job on this one and should be congratulated.
The subwoofer was perfectly balanced, adding punch to action sequences and not overpowering at inappropriate times.
The musical score was by James Newton Howard.
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NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
The audio quality is flawless, and is of reference quality. It will impress you, but will not take your breath away.
The extras are very limited.
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| Review Equipment | |
| DVD | Sony DVP-725, using Component output |
| Display | Sony Projector VPH-G70 (No Line Doubler), Technics Da-Lite matt screen with gain of 1.0 (229cm). This display device is 16x9 capable. |
| Audio Decoder | Built in to DVD player. Calibrated with Video Essentials. |
| Amplification | Onkyo TX-SV919THX |
| Speakers | Fronts: Energy RVS-1 (3), Rears: Energy RVSS-1 (2), Subwoofer: Energy EPS-150 (1) |