It's also the end of an era as Bond was given a softer, more gentlemanly persona from the next film on. As the traditional gun sight moved across the screen and opened to reveal the first shot of the film, I became extremely nervous. The image was scratchy and covered in dirt. After the initial opening shots though, I was pretty surprised by how good the DVD looks. The anamorphic widescreen picture is much fresher than a film that is over a quarter of a century old probably should be.
Colors are strong and solid, never smearing at all.
Even the brightest oranges come through cleanly. Detail is excellent although there is some shimmer visible in fine details. Black level is generally good, although it definitely looks a bit dated with shadow detail lacking in the darkest scenes. Minor edge enhancement shows up but never distracts. This is a good looking image that is really only marred by the age of its source elements.