The action is almost non-stop, save for an itty bitty fling at romance. Zemeckis uses the landscape as a great prop and mines the most treaure from his actors. Diane Thomas has produced a nifty screenplay that borrows successfully from Walter Mitty. The photography by Dean Cundey adds lots of pizzazz as does the upbeat score by Alan Silvestri. Another first rate widescreen transfer from Fox which is very sharp without breaking up into a mass of NTSC artifacts.
Contrast ratio is outstanding resulting in a punchy picture.
Day or night, the DVD is virtually free from any grain. Color is intense and accurate. The range of reds is especially pleasing and the verdant jungle lively. The matrixed Dolby Digital 2-channel sound has lots of surround activity and Alan Silvestri's upbeat score has plenty of bounce and energy. The effects work is dynamic.