Brum-Kitten Rescue and Other Stories (1992) |
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Brum-Kitten Rescue and Other Stories (1992) |
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| General | Extras | ||
| Category | Childrens | Menu Animation & Audio | |
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| Year Of Production | 1992 | ||
| Running Time | 49:41 | ||
| RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
| Start Up | Menu | ||
| Region Coding | 4 | Directed By | John Dahl |
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Distributor |
 Roadshow Home Entertainment |
Starring |
Nicolas Cage Craig Reay Vance Johnson Robert Apel Bobby Joe McFadden J.T. Walsh Lara Flynn Boyle Dale Gibson Ted Parks Babs Bram Robert Guajardo Sarah Sullivan Timothy Carhart |
| Case | Amaray-Transparent-Secure Clip | ||
| RPI | $19.95 | Music | William Olvis |
| Video | Audio | ||
| Pan & Scan/Full Frame | None | English Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s) | |
| Widescreen Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | ||
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| Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
| Original Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | Miscellaneous | |
| Jacket Pictures | No | ||
| Subtitles | None | Smoking | No |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | Yes | ||
Brum: Kitten Rescue & Other Stories is a collection of five episodes from the ever-popular Brum children's show. Each episode runs about ten minutes and is aimed squarely at the preschooler. The stories are all slapstick fun, and are designed in a way that harks back to the silent film era. The stories contain the required ingredients that parents should look for in a worthy children's show. Each episode teaches right from wrong, the value of friendship and possesses enough light humour to entertain the little darlings while the grown-ups attend to other things. Like Bob The Builder and Postman Pat, Brum is another winner from the ever-reliable Children's Programming division at the BBC.
Brum is presented in an aspect ratio of 1:78:1 and is 16x9 enhanced for widescreen television.
Sharpness levels are flawless with no edge enhancement or aliasing present. Shadow detail is of equal quality with strong blacks and well rendered background detail. There are no grain or low level noise problems.
Colours are bright and natural.
No specific video artefacts were noticeable during the transfer.
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The show has been given a solitary English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround audio soundtrack.
Dialogue is always clear, but as the show's only voice is a narrator you would expect nothing less. Audio sync is not applicable.
The show's music by Paul Honey and Howard McGill is lively and propels the stories in the right direction.
Surround channel usage is minimal at best. There are no directional effects found in the track. Only the show's music can be heard from the rear channels.
The subwoofer adds the required bass if needed.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
The R4 and R2 versions of this DVD are identical.
Brum: Kitten Rescue & Other Stories is an enjoyable and educational diversion for the pre-schooler or toddler. The disc has no extras, but the show has been given a fine looking audio visual presentation.
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| Review Equipment | |
| DVD | Pioneer DV-535, using S-Video output |
| Display | LG 76cm Widescreen Flatron Television. Calibrated with Video Essentials. This display device is 16x9 capable. |
| Audio Decoder | Sony HT-K215. Calibrated with Video Essentials. |
| Amplification | Sony HT-K215 |
| Speakers | fronts-paradigm titans, centre &rear Sony - radio parts subbie |