The battlefield sequences serve up a number of big sky shots, and though we did see small amounts of grain here and there, in general the image remains solid. Colors a very well rendered and saturated throughout the presentation. Earthy tones of brown, green, and all shades of yellow look clean and solid. Flesh tones also look good in all lighting keys. Contrast and brightness levels are good and consistent throughout the feature, and shadow detail is fine, though we ve seen better in transfers of more recently released films.
Blacks are deep and solid, and whites are usually bright and clean.
The print used by MGM to strike their anamorphic master was very clean and nearly free of distracting nicks, scars, and scratches, though there are a few marks that catch the eye here and there. Few negatives aside, MGM has done fine work here with Woody s epic. This is an unremarkable, Dolby Digital, mono soundtrack. Even now he ll release a feature in mono only. Other than the music heard in his films, there s little need for spacious, enveloping tracks.