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| Varsity Blues |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 34 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Ron Lester, Scott Cann |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV336433-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$29.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
104 |
| (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): |
Brian Robbins |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
W. Peter Iliff |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Mark Isham |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Jaymes Hinkle |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Wendy Chuck |
| (Editor): |
Ned Bastille |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Beth Sterner, MPSE |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
David Gale & Van Toffler |
| (Co-Producers): |
Herbert W. Gains & Ruben Hostka |
| (Producers): |
Tova Laiter, Mike Tollin & Brian Robbins |
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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): |
1.85:1 |
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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:
When starting quarterback Lance Harbor (Walker) sustains a season-ending injury, bench-warmer Jonathan Moxon (Van Der Beek) suddenly discovers what it’s like to be a star player in the football-crazed town of West Caanan Texas in Varsity Blues. Facing the pressures of his win-at-all-costs coach (Voight), his family, a golddigging cheerleader and the entire community, “Mox” must decide whether fame and power can exist with personal integrity.
LaserDisc Picture:
The LaserDisc exhibits fully saturated, vibrant colors that sometimes appear slightly oversaturated. Fleshtones are slightly reddish throughout. Images are sharp and detailed, with nicely rendered contrast and shadow delineation. The nighttime football game scenes are exceptional, with eye-popping colors, especially the bright blue jerseys, and deep pure blacks. There is minor noise apparent throughout the 1.85:1 LaserDisc.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The matrix Dolby Surround PCM soundtrack delivers a fine holosonic performance. The soundstage is wonderfully expansive, with the right combination of music and sound effects. The dialogue recording is first-rate: natural-sounding, free of excessive sibilance, and quite well-matched with the visual environments.
| (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): |
Yes |
| (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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