Gene Hackman and Danny Glover star in this hard-hitting true story from the Vietnam war, which has been given a sturdy presentation on DVD. Bat 21 has been given two transfers to disc for this release -- one in letterboxed format at the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 (with the images enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors) and a pan-and-scan version at the full-frame ratio of 1.33:1. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Surround; the dialogue is in English, with optional subtitles in French and Spanish. The movie's original trailer is included as a bonus.
Really liked this movie when I first seen it. Even though I'm sure that there's enhanced scenes to make it more "watchable", its still a good movie based on true facts.
One of Michael Crichton's lesser-known films, Runaway comes to DVD with two different transfers. The widescreen anamorphic 2.35:1 image is far superior to the full-frame standard 1.33:1 picture. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 4.0 and Dolby Digital Surround, while Spanish and Portuguese soundtracks are mixed in Dolby Digital Mono. English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai subtitles are accessible. Spartan extra features include talent files and a handful of theatrical trailers. Fans of Crichton's sci-fi tinged stories will enjoy this fine-looking disc.