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 Movie A- |
Video A- | Audio A-
| Extras B | Recommended!
Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev
Schreiber, Alan Bates, Philip Baker Hall, Ron Rifkin, and Bruce
McGill
director Phil Alden Robinson | Paramount Home Entertainment
2002 | Action - Suspense - Thriller | PG-13 | 123 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-9
anamorphic
widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio
| Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: Based on Tom Clancy's best-selling
novel, The Sum of All Fears is about the threat of Neo-Nazis
terrorists seeking world domination again by leveraging the speed of the
information age and confusion during Russia's transition to a new
president to pitch Russia and the United States against each other in a
nuclear power showdown. Ben Affleck stars as Jack Ryan, a CIA agent who is quickly tapped upon by the head of the CIA
(Morgan Freeman) for his expertise on the new Russian president.
Jack is convinced that the new Russian president is not a typical
hardliner, as with Russian presidents in the past. He suspects that
the nuclear cat and mouse game is being called by someone other than the
new Russian president. Will he be able to make his case to the
president of the United States before this armed conflict escalates out of
control and the world becomes engulfed in World War III?
This action thriller is likely to keep you on the
edge of your seat, as it for me. The visual special effects were
pretty darn good, considering a rather small special effects house
performed the work. This movie seems to have much relevance in
today's post September 11 world. If you're in the mood for a totally
consuming and gripping movie that takes you to the edge of suspense, take The
Sum of All Fears for a spin.
Special Features: audio commentary by director
Phil Alden Robinson and director of cinematography John Lindley; audio
commentary by director Phil Alden Robinson and novelist Tom Clancy;
"The Making Of The Sum of All Fears" featurette;
"Creating Reality: The Visual Effects of The Sum Of All Fears";
and theatrical trailer
DVD released on 10/29/2002 | Reviewed 10/27/2002
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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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