The New SAT – Critical
Reading & Writing (2005)
Picture: C+
Sound: C+ Extras: D Program: B
School is tough and college is becoming so expensive as to
be cost-prohibitive. That is why you
have to be as prepared as possible.
Several books are out there to help you, including on how to that SAT
tests. Videos have been made here and
there on the subject, but DVD eventually would turn up here to, which is where
Goldhil’s The New SAT series comes in.
Critical Reading & Writing is a remarkably thorough 90
minutes in many subsections that is practically interactive without overdoing
it.
This volume has several hosts and is especially formatted
for 2005. One problem some people who
take the test have is to think everything is a trick. That can lead to all kinds of wrong answers. This program is more tempered, thorough and
paced so anyone taking the test will not go overboard on any one
assumption. To some, this might seem
awkward or unintentionally funny at first, but once you get past the talking
heads, colorful video and see the information at the core, you know you are
getting a well-researched show that can deliver on its promise to improve test
performance and impressively so. The
result is a great teaching tool.
The 1.33 X 1 image is shot on professional NTSC tape and
simply so throughout, while the sound is here is Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo and
5.1 mixes, though the 2.0 is a little better as the 5.1 is flat with
compression problems. However, it is a
good option if it helps the viewer get into the material any better. There are no extras, per se, but this is
loaded with all the information you need and a Math installment is also
sold separately. Both are part of the Standard
Deviants series.
- Nicholas Sheffo
