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Today's
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Raw
Heat
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
Thriller
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| Video: |
1.33:1
fullframe |
| Audio: |
English Dolby
Digital 2.0 |
| Language: |
English
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| Subtitle: |
English
(cc) |
| Length: |
92
min |
| Rating: |
PG-13
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| Release
Date: |
09/24/2002
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| Studio: |
Artisan
Entertainment |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Pierce Brosnan,
JoBeth Williams, Virginia Madsen |
| Screenplay
by: |
Written by:
James Desmarais, Alison Rosenfeld Desmarais |
| Produced
by: |
Gary Goldstein, Bernie
Goldmann |
| Directed
By: |
Jerry London |
| Music: |
Richard Stone |
| The
Review: |
Released
in 1991 on television under the title "Victim of Love," "Raw
Heat" is basically being rereleased to capitalize on Brosnan's
latest movie, "Die Another Day." It's the only way it makes
any sense: I mean, why else would we be getting a second release
of this copycat movie that basically rips off Hitchcock and
about a thousand other movies of the same genre? Brosnan plays
a mystery man who falls in love with a psychiatrist and her
patient; The head doctor senses things are amiss, begins looking
for trouble, and later finds it. The movie mostly plays by the
rules, crafting itself around Brosnan's performance and presence
onscreen; for that it may be worth it, but the cliched plot,
ridiculously hammy acting, and cold sex scenes make for a weirdly
underdeveloped experience. |
| Image
and Sound |
All
I can say about this transfer is that the movie's age shows
in almost every frame. The image is framed at 1.33:1, and is
extremely grainy and noisy in many different places. Colors
have been preserved rather well, and fleshtones are accurate,
but the picture is wanting in clarity, solid blacks, and overall
quality. The sound is mastered in Dolby 2.0, but is mostly congested
into the front and center channels without making use of the
lower frequencies or surrounds. |
| The
Extras |
None
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| Commentary |
None
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| Final
Words: |
I'm
sure there's some people out there willing to gobble this crap
up, and even those who saw the film in 1991 may choose it for
sentimental reasons. Otherwise, Otherwise, it's a no-brainer
thriller without much zing, and the DVD doesn't do anything
to enhance it. |
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