The image is reasonably crisp and boasts solid color reproduction. The film element used for the transfer displays some blemishes, but they never become distracting. Blacks aren t as deep as they are on more expensive productions, plus the image is lacking in depth during some of the darker scenes. Since most of the film revolves around the characters talking, there isn t much going on in the mix in terms of directional effects. Music offers the only real stereo presence in the mix.
Dialogue is intelligible, although it is a bit thin sounding.
The interactive menus utilize animation and sound, as well as full motion video. Through the menus one has access to the standard scene selection feature, plus the DVD s supplemental materials. As I stated above, the DVD ports over the supplements contained in the Criterion Laserdisc. Chief among the supplements is the infamous audio commentary, featuring director Kevin Smith, producer Scott Mosier, actors Ben Affleck and Jason Mewes, associate producer Robert Hawk, and Miramax executive Jon Gordon. Retaining the disparaging remark about the DVD format, the Laserdisc commentary is still a whole lot of fun to listen to, in addition to being quite informative about the film s production.