In addition to the cute and plucky Sandra Bullock, the cast of THE NET also includes Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller and Diane Baker. The pan and scan transfer is actually full frame and will make an acceptable viewing experience for undiscriminating viewers. However, THE NET looks like a direct to video release in this format. Colors are very good on the full frame version and the image is well detailed. Detail is excellent on the sharply rendered Letterboxed image.
Colors appear fresh, natural and offer good saturation.
MPEG-2 compression artifacts never called attention to themselves on either presentation. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack had a respectable mix, although the surrounds were not as active as they could have been. There was a good stereo image across the front and the dialogue was sharply focused in the center. Other soundtrack options include matrixed Dolby Surround, plus French and Spanish language tracks. Subtitles are available in English, Spanish and Korean.