The image is relatively sharp, despite being blown up. Because the image is blown up, it is slightly grainy. The colors on the pan and scan transfer are saturated, but remain realistic. Cinematographer Jack N. Green did a terrific job on the film, and his work is well served by this Letterboxed video incarnation. The transfer is crisp and well defined, even during the most difficult dark sequences.
Colors also reproduce beautifully, with great depth and clarity.
Artifacts were somewhat detectable during the darkest sequences. The Dolby Digital soundtrack has a subdued sound design, which uses the channel separation sparingly. The soundtrack does have depth and Lennie Niehaus' score benefits from the Dolby Digital encoding. Other sound options include a matrixed Dolby Surround track. Subtitles are available in English, French and Spanish.