This DVD says DreamWorks on the box, and that's come to mean something with fans of the format. You can expect top video and audio quality from a DreamWorks disc, along with very well designed navigation, beautiful animated menus, and a horde of extras. And with the exception of the horde of extras, Amistad delivers. The video, in full anamorphic widescreen, is excellent. The detail is crisp with virtually no noticeable artifacts or grain.
Color is rich and accurate, with deep blacks and good contrast.
This is, simply put, a reference quality image. The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio is equally good, rendering a rich, atmospheric sound field, with deep bass, and excellent clarity of dialogue. Even the score sounds magnificent, nicely blended within the mix. I've come to really love the way that DreamWorks structures the navigation of their DVDs. I also love the care DreamWorks puts into the transitions from page to page.