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 Movie
B+ |
Video A- | Audio A-
| Extras B+
Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles
Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Derek Jacobi, Kelly
MacDonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe,
Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Watson
director Robert Altman | USA Films (distributed by Universal)
2001 | Drama - Murder Mystery | PG-13 | 138 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-9
anamorphic
widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio
| Dolby Digital 5.1
Academy
Award winner for Best Original Screenplay
Summary: This is a classic about some noble
English folks who come together for a weekend peasant shoot and when one
of them ends up dead, the police inspector must investigate and determine
who's done it. Though it's a classic murder mystery, the Academy
Award-winning original screenplay is fast-paced and deeply textured, with
rich character studies. The star-studded cast successfully brought
this complex script to life on-screen. If you're into murder
mysteries, don't miss this one. It's a modern masterpiece of this
classic genre. But you'll have to be quick on your toes as a viewer,
there's a lot of dialog to absorb and subtle clues to watch out for.
The audio is clear with superb musical score, while the image quality is
very good. Bonus materials are decent for a Collector's Edition.
Special Features: feature audio commentary with
director Robert Altman, screenwriter's commentary with Oscar winner Julian
Fellowes, deleted scenes with optional commentary, "The Making of Gosford
Park" featurette, "The Authenticity of Gosford Park"
featurette, Q&A session with
cast and filmmakers
DVD released on 6/25/2002 | Reviewed 5/31/2002
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Associated equipment used in evaluation: Sony
DVP-S7700 reference DVD player, Sony
KP-61V45 61" rear projection TV (4:3 screen aspect ratio), Sony ES STR-V444ES A/V receiver, four
B&W CDM 9NTs as left/right main speakers
and left/right surrounds, B&W CDM CNT center channel speaker, Monster Cable M-series S-Video cable MSV-500, Monster
Cable Interlink LightSpeed 100 (Toslink) optical cable, Monster Cable
Interlink 400 MKII interconnects, Monster Cable
Original speaker cables in bi-wire configuration with Monster Cable twist-on gold-plated banana plug
connectors, Lovan Sovereign T HiFi audio
rack, and Sony MDR-V600 studio monitor headphones. Our home theater equipment was calibrated
with the Video
Essentials DVD.
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2001 and our list of this year's Oscar winners on DVD.
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