Mr. Bean-Volume 3: The Terrible Tales of Mr. Bean (1991) |
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Mr. Bean-Volume 3: The Terrible Tales of Mr. Bean (1991) |
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| General | Extras | ||
| Category | Comedy | Booklet | |
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| Year Of Production | 1991 | ||
| Running Time | 48:08 | ||
| RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
| Start Up | Language Select Then Menu | ||
| Region Coding | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | Directed By |
John Birkin Paul Weiland |
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Studio
Distributor |
 Polygram |
Starring | Rowan Atkinson |
| Case | Super Jewel | ||
| RPI | $36.95 | Music | None Given |
| Video | Audio | ||
| Pan & Scan/Full Frame | Full Frame | English Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s) | |
| Widescreen Aspect Ratio | None | ||
| 16x9 Enhancement | No | ||
| Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
| Original Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 | Miscellaneous | |
| Jacket Pictures | No | ||
| Subtitles |
German French Dutch Spanish Italian Danish Finnish Norwegian Swedish |
Smoking | No |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | No | ||
The transfer is presented at the Full Frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1 (4:3). The transfer is, of course, not 16x9 enhanced.
The transfer is passably sharp and clear, though a few shots here and there are out of focus. A few minor video source glitches mar the transfer slightly, but none of these are particularly noteworthy. Shadow detail is acceptable, and there is little low level noise present.
The colours were acceptably rendered. The first skit (Dentist) showed some cross colouration on Mr. Bean's pyjamas, but this was minor. Additionally, there was some minor colour bleeding at times during the transfer.
No MPEG artefacts were seen. Some moderate aliasing was present at times, none of which was particularly noteworthy.
The audio level seemed a little high, and I reduced it by 10dB to listen to this disc, which was a much more reasonable level than the default level.
There is little dialogue, but what there is is readily understandable.
There are no audio sync problems with this disc.
The score is unremarkable.
The surround channels were not used.
The .1 channel was not used.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
There is no exact equivalent of this DVD in Region 1. Region 1 have a solitary DVD available with 11 Mr Bean skits included.
The video quality is acceptable.
The audio quality is acceptable.
The extras are basically non-existent.
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| Review Equipment | |
| DVD | Pioneer DV-505, using S-Video output |
| Display | Loewe Art-95 (95cm). Calibrated with Video Essentials. This display device is 16x9 capable. This display device has a maximum native resolution of 576i (PAL). |
| Audio Decoder | Denon AVD-2000 Dolby Digital decoder. Calibrated with Video Essentials. |
| Amplification | 2 x EA Playmaster 100W per channel stereo amplifiers for Left, Right, Left Rear and Right Rear; Philips 360 50W per channel stereo amplifier for Centre and Subwoofer |
| Speakers | Philips S2000 speakers for Left, Right; Polk Audio CS-100 Centre Speaker; Apex AS-123 speakers for Left Rear and Right Rear; Yamaha B100-115SE subwoofer |