What saves this film from being completely unwatchable are some genuinely good scares and a nice moody feel. I jumped in my seat on a few occasions, and there are just enough gory death scenes to keep your attention. That said, and in all honestly, this film is still only for the real die-hard Halloween series fans. The transfer used for this DVD is the same widescreen, non-anamorphic master used for the original laserdisc release. The picture is decent, but is far from reference-quality material.
Blacks are appropriately dark, but seem a bit grainy throughout the film.
There's also a fair amount of artifacting, which is most apparent during many of the darker scenes. The rest of the transfer is good, but is only slightly above average quality. What infuriates me about this release is the lack of anamorphic enhancement. There's simply no excuse for this laziness on Disney's part. Dialogue is maintained in the center speaker and is always audible, but there is little separation between the front channels.