Dante`s Peak (US)

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Whatever you do, don`t look back!
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 109 mins
Retail Price: $34.98
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Synopsis:
Without warning, day becomes night. Air turns to fire, and solid ground gives way to white-hot molten terror. Brace yourself for action-packed. Earth-shaking thrills, and whatever you do don`t look back. Peirce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton star in an epic adventure from Director Roger Donaldson that will blow you away! Erupting with spectacular special effects, heart-pounding suspense, romance and remarkable characters.

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
"Getting Close to the Show" Featurette
Cast Interviews
Behind-the-Scenes Footage
Special Effects Coverage
Other Exciting Materials

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French

Subtitle Tracks:
Spanish

Directed By:
Roger Donaldson

Written By:

Starring:
Charles Hallahan
Pierce Brosnan
Linda Hamilton

Music From:
James Newton Howard
John Frizzell

Director of Photography:
Andrzej Barthowich

Editor:
Tina Hirsche
Conrad Buff
Howard Smith

Production Designer:
Dennis Washington

Visual Effects:
Digital Domain

Producer:
Joseph M. Singer
Gale Anne Hurd

Executive Producer:
Ilona Herzberg

Distributor:
Universal Pictures

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7 / 10
Almost 6 years after reviewing this movie (one of my very first reviews, by the way), I came back to it, this time in a re-issue of the region 1 version of it.
Well, the movie still remains a nice popcorn movie, with no exceptional qualities other than its visuals.
The acting is decent and the plot - pretty much the same.
The video transfer is very good. There are no compression signs and the color palette changes beautifully during the movie. The CG is also awesome.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good (and much better than the DD 5,1 soundtrack of region 2 version of the movie). The surrounds are used throughout the movie very nicely.
The menus are still with sound.
The extras include a commentary, a detailed 1-hour behind the scenes featurette and some production notes.
Bottom line - a nice movie and finally, a decent disc to match.
posted by Zvi Josef on 4/3/2006 13:54