BEST OF DOLBY DIGITAL (AC3) DVD & LASERDISC LIST - 10/15/97

[Christoph Steinecke]

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BEST OF DOLBY DIGITAL (AC3) LASERDISC & DVD LIST : 10/15/97
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I. New In This Version
II. Best of DOLBY DIGITAL (AC3) LASERDISC & DVD "TITLES" list
III. General Information
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I. NEW IN THIS VERSION
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Added LASERDISC "titles" this month : Breakdown
English Patient
Logan s Run

Added DVD "titles" this month : Assassins
Bram Stokers Dracula
Demolition Man
First Knight
Last Action Hero
Tango & Cash

Upcoming BEST OF DOLBY DIGTIAL LD releases : Apollo 13
Austin Powers
Batman & Robin
Con Air
Contact
Conspiracy Theory
Dune
Face Off
Fire Down Below
Flashdance
For Your Eyes Only
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park 2-Lost World
Licence To kill
Living Daylights
Min In Black
Octopussy
Patriot Games
Saint
Speed 2
Thelma & Louise
Volcano

Upcoming BEST OF DOLBY DIGITAL DVD releases : Austin Powers
Backdraft
Batman & Robin
Bram Strokers Dracula
Cliffhanger
Contact
Conspiracy Theory
Demolition Man
Fan
Fifth Element
First Knight
Ghostbusters
Highlander
Highlander 2
Johnny Mnemonic
Last Action Hero
Last Man Standing
Lethal Weapon 3
Men In Black
River Wild
Shadow
Sudden Death
Terminator 2
Thelma & Louise
Under Siege 2
Waterworld

Newsgroups (posted to monthly) : alt.video.laserdisc
alt.video.dvd
rec.arts.movies.list-surveys
rec.audio.misc
rec.video.releases

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Email : ch...@pegasus.owl.de

Format : Theatrical Aspect Ratio - Laserdisc/DVD ratio can differ
THX : The Master from which the LD/DVD was transferred was THX cert.
SE : Special Edition/Signature Edition/Criterion Edition
(m) : the movie was originally recorded with mono surround sound
(some remixing may have been done for the LD/DVD release)

LD : Title is available on Laserdisc (US domestic release only)
DVD : Title is available on Digital Video Disc (Country Code 1 only)

Oscar : sfx = nominated for "Sound Effects Editing"
SFX = won for "Sound Effects Editing"
s = nominated for "Sound"
S = won for "Sound"

Rating : scr = audio quality of the muscial score (Dolby Digital Sound)
sfx = audio quality of the sound effects (Dolby Digital Sound)
ac3 = quality of the Dolby Digital mix

Note : dialogue driven movies such as comedies or dramas are not
considered in this list !
(e.g. Get Shorty, Black Sheep, Bio Dome, The Birdcage)

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II. BEST OF DOLBY DIGITAL (AC3) LASERDISC & DVD "TITLES" LIST
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Title LD/DVD OSCAR scr/sfx/ac3 "Demo Chapters"
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2001 - A SPACE ODYSSEY LD/--- ---/- 2 / 2 / 2
ABYSS (m) LD/--- ---/s 4 / 4 / 3
ALIENS (m) LD/--- SFX/s 3 / 3 / 2
AMADEUS (m) LD/--- ---/S 3 / 2 / 2
APOCALYPSE NOW LD/--- ---/S 4 / 5 / 4
ARRIVAL LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: 2,21,37,38
ARRIVAL SE LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 LD : 1,8,12,17
ASSASSINS --/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 4 DVD: coming soon
BAD BOYS --/DVD ---/- 4 / 3 / 4 DVD: coming soon
BASIC INSTINCT --/DVD ---/- 4 / 3 / 3
BATMAN (m) --/DVD ---/- 3 / 1 / 2
BATMAN RETURNS --/DVD ---/- 4 / 3 / 3
BATMAN FOREVER LD/DVD sfx/s 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: 1,14,31,34
BEETLEJUICE (m) --/DVD ---/- 2 / 2 / 2
BLOWN AWAY LD/DVD ---/- 4 / 4 / 3
BODYGUARD --/DVD ---/- 5 / 4 / 3
BRAM STOKER S DRACULA --/DVD SFX/- 5 / 5 / 5
BRAVEHEART LD/--- SFX/s 5 / 4 / 3
BREAKDOWN LD/--- ---/- 5 / 4 / 3
BROKEN ARROW LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 LD : 2,4,12
CHAIN REACTION LD/--- ---/- 5 / 4 / 4
CLEAR & PRESENT DANGER LD/--- sfx/s 4 / 5 / 4 LD : 8,9,11,14,18,22
CONGO LD/--- ---/- 4 / 4 / 3
COURAGE UNDER FIRE LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5
CRAFT --/DVD ---/- 5 / 4 / 5 DVD: coming soon
CRIMSON TIDE LD/--- sfx/s 5 / 5 / 5 LD : 16,19,20
CROW LD/--- ---/- 4 / 4 / 3
CROW 2 LD/--- ---/- 4 / 4 / 4
CUTTHROAT ISLAND LD/DVD ---/- 4 / 5 / 5 DVD: coming soon
DANTE S PEAK LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5
DAYLIGHT LD/--- sfx/- 5 / 5 / 5 LD : 2,9,21,22,27,40
DEAD PRESIDENTS LD/--- ---/- 5 / 4 / 4
DEMOLITION MAN --/DVD ---/- 4 / 4 / 3 DVD: coming soon
DESPERADO --/DVD ---/- 5 / 3 / 5 DVD: coming soon
DIE HARD (m) LD/--- sfx/s 3 / 4 / 2 LD : 20,28
DIE HARD 2 (m) LD/--- ---/- 3 / 3 / 2
DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 3 LD : 9,16,26
DIRTY DANCING --/DVD ---/- 3 / 2 / 2
DOORS:THE MOVIE (m) LD/DVD ---/- 4 / 3 / 5
DRAGONHEART SE LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 LD : 7,10,11,12,18,27
DROP ZONE LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 3
ENGLISH PATIENT LD/--- SFX/S 5 / 5 / 4
ERASER --/DVD sfx/s 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: 1,10,16,20,25,38
ESCAPE FROM L.A. LD/--- ---/- 5 / 4 / 3 LD : coming soon
EXECUTIVE DECISION LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 4 DVD: 11,25
FIRST KNIGHT --/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: coming soon
FLED LD/--- ---/- 4 / 4 / 3 LD : 5,10,23,25,31
FORREST GUMP LD/--- sfx/s 5 / 4 / 2
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN SE LD/--- ---/- 4 / 5 / 4 LD : 17,18,23
FUGITIVE --/DVD sfx/s 4 / 4 / 3 DVD: 1,8,22,23,28
GHOST AND HE DARKNESS LD/--- SFX/- 5 / 5 / 5 LD : coming soon
GLIMMER MAN LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 3 DVD: 5,6,22,31,33,34
GOLDENEYE LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: coming soon
HEAT LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 4
HIGHLANDER SE (m) LD/--- ---/- 2 / 3 / 4 DVD: coming soon
HIGHLANDER 2 (m) LD/--- ---/- 3 / 3 / 3 DVD: coming soon
HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (m) LD/--- SFX/s 4 / 4 / 3
INDEPENDENCE DAY LD/--- ---/s 5 / 5 / 5
IN THE LINE OF FIRE --/DVD ---/- 4 / 4 / 3
IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS LD/--- ---/- 5 / 4 / 5
INTERVIEW W.T. VAMPIRE LD/DVD ---/- 4 / 4 / 3
ISLAND OF DR.MOREAU LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 5
JUDGE DREDD LD/--- ---/- 4 / 5 / 5 LD : 3,12
JUMANJI --/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 4 DVD: 2,9,16,55
LAST ACTION HERO --/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: coming soon
LAST MAN STANDING LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 4 DVD: coming soon
LAST OF THE MOHICANS (m) LD/--- ---/S 4 / 4 / 2
LETHAL WEAPON (m) --/DVD ---/s 3 / 2 / 2
LETHAL WEAPON 2 (m) --/DVD ---/- 3 / 3 / 4
LION KING LD/--- ---/S 3 / 4 / 2
LOGAN S RUN (m) LD/--- ---/ 3 / 2 / 3
LONG KISS GOODNIGHT LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: 4,8,12,22,25,26
LORD OF ILLUSIONS LD/--- ---/- 4 / 4 / 4
MARS ATTACKS! LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 3
MASK LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 4 DVD: 6,14,21,29
METRO LD/--- ---/- 4 / 5 / 4
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 LD : 12
MORTAL KOMBAT LD/DVD ---/- 4 / 4 / 4 DVD: 1,8,26
MR. HOLLANDS OPUS LD/--- ---/- 4 / 2 / 2
NATURAL BORN KILLERS SE LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5
OUTBREAK LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: 1,6,36,37,42
PHANTOM LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 LD : 13,17
POCAHONTAS LD/--- ---/- 4 / 3 / 2
POLTERGEIST (m) LD/DVD sfx/- 3 / 3 / 2
PULP FICTION SE LD/--- ---/- 4 / 4 / 1
RED HEAT (m) --/DVD ---/- 3 / 3 / 2
RIGHT STUFF (m) --/DVD sfx/- 4 / 4 / 3
ROAD WARRIOR (m) --/DVD ---/s 3 / 2 / 2
ROB ROY LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 4 / 3
ROCK LD/--- ---/s 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: coming soon
ROCK SE LD/--- ---/s 5 / 5 / 5 LD : 8,13,18,21
ROLLING STONES AT T. IMAX LD/--- ---/- 5 / - / 5
ROMEO & JULIET LD/--- ---/- 5 / 4 / 4
SEVEN LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 4
SEVEN SE LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 4
SHOWGIRLS LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5
SPACE JAM LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: 2,12,23,27,29,35
SPECIES LD/DVD ---/- 4 / 4 / 2 DVD: coming soon
SPEED LD/--- SFX/S 4 / 5 / 4 LD : 2,3,5,12,20,23,24
SPY HARD LD/--- ---/- 5 / 4 / 4 LD : 7,9,11,17
STRANGE DAYS LD/--- ---/- 4 / 5 / 5 LD : 2,10,15,19
STARGATE LD/DVD ---/- 4 / 5 / 4
STARGATE SE LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 4 LD : 8,14,22,25,26
STAR TREK - GENERATIONS LD/--- ---/- 5 / 4 / 4
STAR TREK - FIRST CONTACT LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 4
SUBSTITUTE LD/DVD ---/- 5 / 5 / 3 DVD: 43
TANGO & CASH (m) --/DVD ---/- 5 / 3 / 2 DVD: coming soon
TOP GUN LD/--- sfx/s 3 / 4 / 3
TOTAL RECALL --/DVD ---/s 2 / 3 / 2 DVD: coming soon
TOY STORY LD/--- ---/s 5 / 5 / 5
TRUE LIES LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 4 LD : 4,11,20,28,30,40
TWELVE MONKEYS SE LD/--- ---/- 5 / 4 / 5
TWISTER LD/DVD ---/s 5 / 5 / 5 DVD: 2,10,13,18,21,32
UNDER SIEGE --/DVD sfx/s 4 / 5 / 4 DVD: coming soon
UNFORGIVEN (m) --/DVD ---/s 4 / 3 / 2
UNIVERSAL SOLDIER LD/--- ---/- 3 / 3 / 2
VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5
VIRTUOSITY LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5 LD : 1,10,11,14,17
WHITE SQUALL LD/--- ---/- 5 / 5 / 5
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III. GENERAL INFORMATION
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This list can only grow with your help so keep those entries coming in !

if you have :
- Additions of Movies or special Scenes of Movies not listed yet
- Corrections
- Questions
feel free to email me !

(c)'97 Christoph Steinecke
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