The Bone Collector

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	Denzel Washington	Lincoln Rhyme
	Angelina Jolie	Amelia Donaghy
	Queen Latifah	Thelma
	Michael Rooker	Captain Howard Cheney
	Mike McGlone	Detective Kenny Solomon
	Luis Guzman	Eddie Ortiz
	Leland Orser	Richard Thompson
	John Benjamin Hickey	Dr. Barry Lehman
	Bobby Cannavale	Amelia's Boyfriend
	Ed O'Neill	Detective Paulie Sellitto
	Richard Zeman	Lt. Carl Hanson
	Olivia Birkelund	Lindsay Rubin
	Gary Swanson	Alan Rubin
	James Bulleit	Train Engineer
	Frank Fontaine	Grandfather
	Zena Grey	Granddaughter
	Daniel Brochu	N.Y.U. Student
	Desmond Campbell	Taxi Inspector
	Christian Veliz	Chris
	Mercedes Gómez	Ortiz's Mother
	Mary Hammett	Girlfriend in Nightclub
	Amanda Gay	Girl in Nightclub
	Steve Adams	Gas Worker
	Larry Day	Gas Worker
	Burke Lawrence	Police Instructor

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Director	Phillip Noyce
Writer	Jeffery Deaver, Jeremy Iacone
Producer	Martin Bregman, Michael Scott Bregman, Bo Dietl, Dan Jinks, Michael Klawitter, Louis A. Stroller
Musician	Craig Armstrong
Photography	Dean Semler

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Story Synopsis:
Based on the book by Jeffery Deaver, The Bone Collector stars Denzel Washington as Lincoln Rhyme, a top homicide investigator sidelined by a devastating accident. He can only listen in frustration as inept cops are baffled by the case of a demented serial killer-that is until he teams up with rookie Amelia Donaghy (Jolie) who becomes his link with the streets as she searches for the clues he needs to identify the sadistic killer.

DVD Picture:
Viewed through the component video output, the anamorphically enhanced DVD exhibits rich quality with natural colors and deep, pure blacks. Images are sharp and finely detailed, with excellent clarity and definition throughout. The picture is often dark, but contrast and shadow delineation are perfectly rendered, with a natural gradation of visual information between darkness and total picture black. Viewing must take place in a completely blackened room to appreciate the rich quality of the picture. While occasional instances of edge enhancement and artifacts are apparent, there is no distracting pixelization, for a picture that is quite impressive. The DVD measures 2.32:1, anamorphic and letterbox.


Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital and DTS® Digital Surround™ 5.1-channel discrete soundtracks excel with superior fidelity, dimension, and dynamic range. Both versions are virtually identical (Dolby Sound Score: 5/DTS Sound Score 5+), with the DTS sounding a bit more distinctly spatial and deeper in the low frequencies. The omnidirectional soundfields by both soundtracks are truly exemplary, in that the sound mixers have achieved an incredible sense of spatial resolution and depth. Two important contributing factors to this accomplishment are the creative, judicious utilization of the split surrounds, and the back surround via Dolby Digital Surround EX®. In our Reference System L, set up with the Audio Design Associates ADA 6.1 Processor and fed to two back surround speakers, the experience of sounds coming from behind, panning throughout the surround soundstage, and passing over your head was just incredible. This film is to date the superior example of what can be accomplished with Dolby Digital Surround EX. The split surrounds, as well, never fail to deliver, and are engaged throughout the film, whenever deemed appropriate as a creative tool in conveying the sense of space and dimension. In addition to dimension, this soundtrack also excels for fidelity that is absolutely impressive. Additionally, this soundtrack will at times deliver full-scale intensity to all three surround channels, with accompanying deep bass extension that could very well justify the use of full-range speaker(s) for the back surround. The music score, composed by Craig Armstrong, is not only a superb recording, but its integration into the spatial soundfield deserves much commendation for creating a wonderful presence of envelopment. The only weak link, as might be expected, is the dialogue, featuring natural sounding voices, but unfortunately also the sonic characteristics indicative of a studio ADR production. Deep bass, when utilized, is deep, powerful, and occasionally intense with 25Hz extension and .1 LFE enhancement. This is definitely not a soundtrack for the subwoofer-weary! The Bone Collector delivers an outstanding sonic presentation that is sure to entertain and fully underscore the important role of sound in the film's storytelling. Re-recording Sound Mixers John Reitz, Dave Campbell and Gregg Rudloff; Supervising Sound Editors Bruce Stambler and Colin Miller and the rest of the sound crew are highly worthy of commendation for a wonderful technical and creative production.

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality
Superb Music Score Recording Quality
Reference Quality
Collector Edition

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