eXistenZ

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	Jennifer Jason Leigh	Allegra Geller
	Jude Law	Ted Pikul
	Ian Holm	Kiri Vinokur
	Willem Dafoe	Gas
	Don McKellar	Yevgeny Nourish
	Callum Keith Rennie	Hugo Carlaw
	Christopher Eccleston	Seminar Leader
	Sarah Polley	Merle
	Robert A. Silverman	D'Arcy Nader
	Oscar Hsu	Chinese Waiter
	Kris Lemche	Noel Dichter
	Vik Sahay	Male Assistant
	Kirsten Johnson	Female Assistant
	James Kirchner	Landry
	Balázs Koós	Male Volunteer
	Stephanie Belding	Female Volunteer
	Gerry Quigley	Trout Farm Worker

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Director	David Cronenberg
Writer	David Cronenberg
Producer	Bradley Adams, Damon Bryant, David Cronenberg, Andras Hamori, Robert Lantos, Michael MacDonald, Sandra Tucker
Musician	Howard Shore
Photography	Peter Suschitzky

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Story Synopsis:
Allegra Geller (Leigh), an innovative software designer, is ready to give a lucky few the first demonstration of her new virtual reality game eXistenZ. The excitement is put on hold when she is attacked by an assassin intent on destroying the game. She convinces a young assistant (Law) to enter the virtual world to test its damaged system-and that is where his trouble begins!

DVD Picture:
Viewed in component video, the anamorphically enhanced DVD, exhibits a sharp and solid. Images are detailed with fine definition. The stylized picture is dark, but colors are naturally balanced. The DVD is consistently solid, with no distracting pixelization or artifacts. The anamorphic and letterbox DVD aspect ratio measures 1.78:1.

Soundtrack:
The DVD has miscredited the soundtrack as Dolby® Surround when it is 5.1-channel Dolby Digital audio. The sonic presentation is remarkable in terms of dimensional utilization, and credit is due for fine fidelity. The dialogue is placed too far forward, with voices not very well-integrated with the scenes. Sound effects are placed subtly and prominently throughout the soundfield, and surround envelopment is occasionally aggressive. The dimensional distribution of these effects results in a soundfield that is convincingly holosonic. Deep bass, when utilized is dynamic and effective, at times with .1 LFE enhancement. The music is well-recorded and expansive.

DVD/LD Comparative Review:

Viewed in component video, the anamorphically enhanced DVD, exhibits a sharper and more solid picture than the LaserDisc. Images are sharp and detailed on both, but fine definition is revealed on the DVD. The stylized picture is dark, but colors are naturally balanced on the DVD while LaserDisc hues are weaker by comparison. The LaserDisc exhibits distracting noise, while the DVD is consistently more solid, but both versions will surely please. The anamorphic and letterbox DVD aspect ratio measures 1.78:1, while the LaserDisc is 1.75:1.

The DVD has miscredited the soundtrack as Dolby® Surround when both the DVD and LaserDisc soundtracks are 5.1-channel Dolby Digital audio. The sonic presentation is remarkable in terms of dimensional utilization, and credit is due for fine fidelity. The dialogue is placed too far forward, with voices not very well-integrated with the scenes. Sound effects are placed subtly and prominently throughout the soundfield, and surround envelopment is occasionally aggressive. The dimensional distribution of these effects results in a soundfield that is convincingly holosonic. Deep bass, when utilized is dynamic and effective, at times with .1 LFE enhancement. The music is well-recorded and expansive. The matrix PCM version on the LaserDisc isn’t much different in sonic character from the discrete, but the latter is preferred for having a slightly better defined spatial soundfield, and deeper bass.

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

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