Last Crusade is like a flat soda. Still good, but just lifeless. Had a choice between picking up an LD of it or this other movie from 1989...

Batman. Found a shrinkwrapped LD and finally did the shootout I've wanted to do since getting the 2disc DVD. I've always disliked the 5.1 remix for this film and after getting DTS capable I still wasn't satisfied. (Although the DTS mix is not bad at all, it still does not feel right) To my ears the DVD mixes sounded a bit tinny and very subdued. There's little to no low end. The LD proved me right. When a good sounding Dolby Stereo movie gets remixed into 5.1 all the subtleties get lost in the process. On LD the mix is more balanced and has just the right amount of low end for the Keaton punch.

And it was nice to see in the composed 1.85:1 ratio instead of cropped to 1.78:1. I know it's a minute difference, but everything just has more room and if it's they way it was composed, why change it?

You weigh a lot more than 108 balls in the pale moonlight.