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19-02-2002, 08:48 PM
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<center>
<h2>He Died With A Felafel In His Hand.</h2>
Release Date: Out now
Roadshow Entertainment
Rating: MA15+
RRP: $34.95 </center>
<UL>SPECIAL FEATURES AND SPECS</b></center>
<LI>Theatrical Trailer
<LI>English language in Dolby Digital 5.1
<LI>Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired
<LI>Aspect: 1.78:1 widescreen 16:9 Enhanced
<LI>Single Layer/single sided.
<LI>Running Time: 102.43mins. </UL>
<center><b>CAST</b></center>
Noah Taylor, Emily Hamilton, Romane Bohringer, Sophie Lee, Haskel Daniels.
DIRECTED BY: Richard Lowenstein
<center><B>FROM THE BACK COVER</b></center>
If hell is other people, then Danny (Taylor) is experiencing the torture of Hades over and over again. He has just moved into his 47th shared house, this time in Brisbane and the flatmates have not improved. One lives in a closet, another in a tent in the living room and, before Danny takes off for Melbourne, he will have endured satanic worshippers, skinheads and the perennially ubiquitous cane toad. No wonder he is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. That and being a budding writer with little future is enough to drive anyone over the edge. But being the complete masochist and serial house sharer that he is, Danny is going to subject himself to it over and over again: same nightmare, different location. It isn’t pretty but it is hilarious – for us, anyway.
From the acclaimed director of Dogs In Space, comes this 20/30 something housemate-from-hell tale starring Noah Taylor (Almost Famous; Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and Sophie Lee (The castle; Bootmen). Forget “Big Brother” and check out life in the real world with a bunch of nutters, psychos and the occasional spunk, HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND.
<center><b>AUDIO/VISUAL</b></center>
He Died With A Felafel In His Hand has a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track and it was of a pretty pleasing quality. Speech is easy to comprehend and always appeared to be in sync.
There was good use of all speakers with some nice directional sound and the occasional bit of speaker separation.
The rears actually stood out at times with some outstanding and sometimes surprising rear effects. The title sequence at the start and the golfing part in the first chapter are good examples of the rears being used nicely.
Bass was present during the movie and was just noticeable at times but nothing to get excited about.
He Died With A Felafel In His Hand is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 widescreen that's 16:9 enhanced and it looks pretty good!
We are offered a very clear transfer that shows off some good detail at times.
There aren't any real noticeable imperfections such as scratches, marks or grain and the
colours are mostly clean, bright and well presented but they can appear to be slightly softer and just a little dull in some scenes, but this doesn't happen too often and wasn't much of a concern.
Blacks and shadow detail looked pretty good to top off what I thought was a very nice looking transfer.
<center><B>EXTRA FEATURES</b></center>
Trailer -
An interesting trailer that sells the movie well. It's in widescreen and runs for 2.06 mins.
<center><B>OVERALL</b></center>
He Died With A Felafel In His Hand is an interesting, but enjoyable Australian movie that has some very funny situations that will surely get a laugh.
It's transferred well to DVD, and the only minor disappointment is the lack of extra features.
Don't let this stop you from viewing this movie on DVD though as the quality of the picture, sound and the movie itself shouldn't disappoint.
He Died With A Felafel In His Hand has a release date of Feb 20th, 2002 with a RRP of $34.95.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" ALIGN="center" BORDER="1">
<tr><td><B>VIDEO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>9/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>AUDIO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>9/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>EXTRAS</b> </td><td><B>2/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>THE MOVIE</b> </td><td><B>8/10 </b></td></tr>
<tr><td><B>OVERALL</B> </td><td><B>8/10 </b></td></tr></table>
Thanks for reading.......
<center>
<h2>He Died With A Felafel In His Hand.</h2>
Release Date: Out now
Roadshow Entertainment
Rating: MA15+
RRP: $34.95 </center>
<UL>SPECIAL FEATURES AND SPECS</b></center>
<LI>Theatrical Trailer
<LI>English language in Dolby Digital 5.1
<LI>Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired
<LI>Aspect: 1.78:1 widescreen 16:9 Enhanced
<LI>Single Layer/single sided.
<LI>Running Time: 102.43mins. </UL>
<center><b>CAST</b></center>
Noah Taylor, Emily Hamilton, Romane Bohringer, Sophie Lee, Haskel Daniels.
DIRECTED BY: Richard Lowenstein
<center><B>FROM THE BACK COVER</b></center>
If hell is other people, then Danny (Taylor) is experiencing the torture of Hades over and over again. He has just moved into his 47th shared house, this time in Brisbane and the flatmates have not improved. One lives in a closet, another in a tent in the living room and, before Danny takes off for Melbourne, he will have endured satanic worshippers, skinheads and the perennially ubiquitous cane toad. No wonder he is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. That and being a budding writer with little future is enough to drive anyone over the edge. But being the complete masochist and serial house sharer that he is, Danny is going to subject himself to it over and over again: same nightmare, different location. It isn’t pretty but it is hilarious – for us, anyway.
From the acclaimed director of Dogs In Space, comes this 20/30 something housemate-from-hell tale starring Noah Taylor (Almost Famous; Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and Sophie Lee (The castle; Bootmen). Forget “Big Brother” and check out life in the real world with a bunch of nutters, psychos and the occasional spunk, HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND.
<center><b>AUDIO/VISUAL</b></center>
He Died With A Felafel In His Hand has a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio track and it was of a pretty pleasing quality. Speech is easy to comprehend and always appeared to be in sync.
There was good use of all speakers with some nice directional sound and the occasional bit of speaker separation.
The rears actually stood out at times with some outstanding and sometimes surprising rear effects. The title sequence at the start and the golfing part in the first chapter are good examples of the rears being used nicely.
Bass was present during the movie and was just noticeable at times but nothing to get excited about.
He Died With A Felafel In His Hand is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 widescreen that's 16:9 enhanced and it looks pretty good!
We are offered a very clear transfer that shows off some good detail at times.
There aren't any real noticeable imperfections such as scratches, marks or grain and the
colours are mostly clean, bright and well presented but they can appear to be slightly softer and just a little dull in some scenes, but this doesn't happen too often and wasn't much of a concern.
Blacks and shadow detail looked pretty good to top off what I thought was a very nice looking transfer.
<center><B>EXTRA FEATURES</b></center>
Trailer -
An interesting trailer that sells the movie well. It's in widescreen and runs for 2.06 mins.
<center><B>OVERALL</b></center>
He Died With A Felafel In His Hand is an interesting, but enjoyable Australian movie that has some very funny situations that will surely get a laugh.
It's transferred well to DVD, and the only minor disappointment is the lack of extra features.
Don't let this stop you from viewing this movie on DVD though as the quality of the picture, sound and the movie itself shouldn't disappoint.
He Died With A Felafel In His Hand has a release date of Feb 20th, 2002 with a RRP of $34.95.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" ALIGN="center" BORDER="1">
<tr><td><B>VIDEO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>9/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>AUDIO QUALITY</b> </td><td><B>9/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>EXTRAS</b> </td><td><B>2/10</b> </td></tr>
<tr><td><B>THE MOVIE</b> </td><td><B>8/10 </b></td></tr>
<tr><td><B>OVERALL</B> </td><td><B>8/10 </b></td></tr></table>
Thanks for reading.......