He shows a subtle, gentle touch with the material, and his love for humanity and American culture is readily apparent. Although somewhat languid, the film is not slow-moving, and even after seeing this film for probably the fifth time, I didn't enjoy it any less. The image quality is easily the best available on home video, handily surpassing the grainy laserdisc. Although still a tad bit grainy in the darkest scenes, the transfer overall is good considering the material, and the anamorphic side especially benefits from the increased resolution. Colors are well saturated, although it is worth noting the film was intentionally shot in warm earth tones, mainly reds, browns and muted blues, so they are not eye-popping.
Black level is near-perfect, and contrast solid.
The Dolby Digital soundtrack is unfortunately presented only in 2.0 Dolby surround, even though the original theatrical presentation was full 6-track Dolby. But the 2.0 surround track we do get is adequate. The dialogue is well-balanced, dynamic range good and bass response adequate. No great shakes, but not terrible either. The extras are pretty slim, with only brief production notes in the keepcase booklet and a theatrical trailer included.