Lost Souls (US)
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Deliver us from evil
Certificate: R
Running Time: 98 mins
Retail Price: $24.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler`s List) directs Oscar nominee Winona Ryder (Girl Interrupted) and Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line) in a riveting supernatural thriller.
For 2000 years, he has feasted on pain, sown the seeds of chaos... and waited. But now, the Devil will take human form and plunge humanity into eternal darkness - unless one woman can stop him. Maya Larkin (Ryder) must race against time and all the forces of evil to convince a born skeptic (Chaplin) that he`s the unwitting, chosen pawn in a shocking Satanic conspiracy that will end the world as we know it.
In the terrifying tradition of the Exorcist and Rosemary`s Baby, Lost Souls is a pulse-pounding rush that`ll scare the hell out of you!
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Commentary by Director Janusz Kaminski and Director of Photography Mauro Fiore
Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Cast and Crew Filmographies
Original Theatrical Trailer
DVD-ROM Features:
Script-To-Screen
Original Website
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
DTS 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English
Directed By:
Janusz Kaminski
Written By:
Pierce Gardner
Betsy Stahl
Pierce Gardner
Starring:
Elias Koteas
John Hurt
Philip Baker Hall
Sarah Wynter
Ben Chaplin
Winona Ryder
Casting By:
Mindy Marin
Soundtrack By:
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
Director of Photography:
Mauro Fiore
Editor:
Andrew Mondshein
Anne Goursaud
Costume Designer:
Jill M. Ohanneson
Production Designer:
Garreth Stover
Producer:
Nina R. Sadowsky
Meg Ryan
Christopher Cronyn
Executive Producer:
Betsy Stahl
Donna Langley
Pierce Gardner
Michael De Luca
Distributor:
New Line Productions
Your Opinions and Comments
The video transfer is horrible. I really can`t think of any reason why the compression level of this disk is so high. There are compression signs throughout the entire movie. To top it, the transfer is very dark (and many details are, therefore, lost) and seems out of focus. One more thing is the absence of colors. The hues are totally desaturated.
The DTS and DD 5.1 soundtrack are both good. The surrounds are used frequently to increase the haunting atmosphere.
The menus are all animated with sounds.
The extras include a commentary and about a dozen deleted scenes. Nothing too thrilling.
Bottom line - a spooky, yet too familiar movie with a really bad transfer. Better wait for a better transfer. For now, though, give it a miss.