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| Thousand Acres, A |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Colin Firth, Keith Carradine, Kevin Anderson, Pat Hingle, Jason Robards |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Touchstone Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
12979AS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
106 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1997 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Jocelyn Moorehouse |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Laura Jones |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Richard Hartley |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Dan Davis |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Maryann Brandon |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Armyan Bernstein & Thomas A. Bliss |
| (Co-Producers): |
Diana Pokorny |
| (Producers): |
Marc Abraham, Steve Golin, Lynn Obst, Kate Guinzburg & Sigurjon Sighvatsson |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.88:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Digital |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
In A Thousand Acres, when Larry Cook (Jason Robards), the patriarch of a thriving family farm, decides to retire, he divides the farm between his three daughters, Ginny (Jessica Lange), Rose (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Caroline (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Through a series of emotionally shattering events, the seemingly generous gift reveals long-guarded secrets, unspoken rivalries and hidden desires that threaten to destroy the whole family.
LaserDisc Picture:
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
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Collector Edition: |
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DVD To LaserDisc Comparison:
The non-anamorphic DVD is not dramatically superior to the LaserDisc. There is virtually no chroma noise which results in slightly better color resolution for a bit sharper and more detailed picture with improved contrast. Had the transfer been anamorphic the result would have been substantial. The LaserDisc appears a bit softer overall but otherwise color fidelity is excellent. Fleshtones are natural and blacks are deep and solid, and shadow detail is good. Both versions, slightly overmatted at 1.88:1, present a naturally rendered picture experience with no distracting noise or artifacts. The Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete and matrix PCM soundtracks are generally mono directed with moments of stereo music score background that, at least in the matrix PCM version, provides a subtle sense of surround. There is one intense storm scene in which surround envelopment is aggressive and discrete with deep and powerful .1 low frequency effects. The matrix version pales in comparison to this display of soundfield delineation. Otherwise the Dolby Digital is essentially limited to a 3.0 channel presentation in most scenes. Dialogue sounds mostly natural though there is a noticeable element of ADR dialogue processing.
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