Stars:
Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen, F. Murray Abraham, and James Coburn
Writer:
Peter Barnes
Director:
John Irvin
Feature
length: 156 minutes
Extras:
Interactive Memory Game, Featurette, and Trailer
Languages:
English Dolby Surround 2.0
Subtitles:
English Closed Captions
Packaging:
Keep Case
Chapter
Stops: 48
Sound:
Dolby Stereo Surround Sound
Year
of DVD Release: 1999
Home
Video Distributor: Artisan Home Entertainment
MPAA
Rating: Not Rated
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
I
was not fond of this 1999 television miniseries adaptation of the story of
“Noah’s Ark.” I did not find the element of humor and liberties
scriptwriter Peter Barnes took with this adaptation particularly entertaining. I
prefer the dramatization with John Huston as depicted in the feature film he
directed entitled “The Bible …In The Beginning.”
Artisan
Home Entertainment’s DVD edition presents “Noah’s Ark” in the (1.33:1)
aspect ratio of the original television broadcast with English Dolby Surround
Sound and optional English Closed Captions for the hearing impaired. There is a
memory game, which can be played on any DVD-Video player and is based on pairing
up animals for the ark. A home video trailer is also included.
The
menus feature full motion scene selections and animated transitions and are easy
to navigate. There is also an insert with liner notes within the DVD keep case.
“Noah’s Ark” is available on DVD-Video now from Artisan Home
Entertainment.
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Copyright 2002 By Mark A. Rivera
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