No real compression artifacts to speak of. Surround Ample play in all of the sound fields, but nothing here suggests state of the art. Which is only fitting, considering that the film's original soundtrack was intended for mediocre theater sound systems. Dialogue mix is strong enough to support the various overlays, allowing us to pinpoint every word. Musical cues are clean and presented without any distortion or hiss.
Rear speakers are add ons, with the occasional sound or musical cue filling in for ambient noise.
Surround effects are not an issue one way or the other, while the front stage stereo mix is okay but nothing to wrote home about. Basically, the soundtrack gets the job done. Anything else is a bonus. Good Exclusive interview with director Altman, offering an extensive, in-depth look at the difficulties of getting the film made, financed, and then cast. Altman goes through each cast member and provides insight into their character and the reason he chose them.