Good idea, poor execution. Well, sort of. Unfortunately, in all other technical aspects, the Criterion disc is superior. While colors are more vivid on this new disc, they also tend toward oversaturation and smearing and there is some very apparent chroma noise. This grain and oversaturation combine to reduce both clarity and detail when compared to the Voyager transfer.
Contrast also suffers.
The Criterion disc is a bit darker but is also much cleaner with good shadow detail. The Columbia transfer appears to have been 'pushed' in some scenes, perhaps in an attempt to lighten them. The result is, instead, graininess and loss of detail and somewhat flatter appearance. The audio on the new disc is at least as good as the Criterion disc, and certainly better than the video. Solid bass and clear mids and highs provide good spaciousness as well as impact.