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| Simple Plan, A |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 34 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV333763-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
121 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Sam Raimi |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Scott B. Smith |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Danny Elfman |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Patrizia Von Bradenstein |
| (Visual Effects): |
Rainmaker Digital Pictures |
| (Costume Designer): |
Julie Weiss |
| (Editor): |
Arthur Coburn & Eric L. Beason |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Michael Wilhoit |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
Michael Polaire |
| (Producers): |
James Jacks & Adam Schroeder |
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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): |
1.82:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS & 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:
Based on Scott B. Smith’s novel, A Simple Plan is a slow-moving thriller that takes us on a journey of greed and betrayal. When three men come across a downed plane, a corpse and over four million dollars, they imagine their futures are set. Along with one of the mens’ wives (Fonda) they devise a “foolproof“ plan to keep the authorities from discovering their new-found wealth, but soon mistrust begins to cloud the good judgment of the group.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.82:1 LaserDisc picture is nicely rendered, with accurate fleshtones, natural colors, white whites and deep, pure blacks. Images are generally sharp and detailed, though the picture sometimes has a soft appearance. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered, as is the overall visual experience, though noise is apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital discrete 5.1 and matrix PCM soundtracks are rather conventional with predominant monaural directed dialogue. The distinguishing characteristic of the discrete soundtrack is a bit more bass occasionally enhanced with .1 LFE. Low level ambience is better resolved on the PCM version but the discrete has been noise reduced and is overall quieter but less spatially open in scenes with low level ambient surround. Bass frequencies on both versions pound with an unnatural effect. The music score is well recorded and provides an aggressive and subtle surround presence as well as an expansive soundstage. At times the Dolby Digital version develops an aggressive split surround dimension, but other opportunities are missed.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (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: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
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