The outstanding cast of THE THIN RED LINE also features George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Jared Leto, John C. Reilly, John Savage and John Travolta. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has done a truly spectacular job with their second DVD release of THE THIN RED LINE . Although the first DVD was presented in anamorphic enhanced wide screen, the new DVD has only been upgraded in the audio department to incorporate a DTS soundtrack. Every subtle nuance on the image is clearly visible, making the sharp, highly defined transfer demonstration quality. Colors are generally quite realistic, with the lush greens of the jungle vegetation appearing completely convincing.
Blood reds can be intense, but for the most part, none of the hues appear over saturated.
There is no chroma noise, nor do the stronger colors bleed beyond their boundaries. Blacks are solid and inky, plus the picture provides smooth contrast and excellent shadow detail. Efficient dual layer authoring prevents any visible signs of digital compression artifacts from marring this exemplary presentation. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack is one of the best tracks that I have ever encountered. There are plenty of showy moments during the battle scenes, in which the track comes to explosive life, but this isn't what impressed me about the DVD's audio.