Adding to the mystery is the fact that the Cygnus sits perched upon the event horizon of a black hole. Dr. Reinhardt believes that he has some divine insight into the true nature of black holes and is planning to launch his ship right into the deadliest force in the universe. No they didn't have digital effects way back then. There is some evidence of film grain, but it never becomes a distraction. Blacks render deep and true, while contrast remains consistently good throughout.
Color reproduce with better than average saturation.
Chroma noise never becomes a problem, even with some of the film's hotter hues. Precise DVD authoring tamed all traces of digital compression artifacts. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack sounds just wonderful. John Barry's terrific sci-fi score gets the biggest boost from the Dolby Digital encoding. Barry's score has a strong musical presence in Dolby Digital that allows it to wash over the viewer.