From the opening shot of the feature, shown under the titles, one will note the incredibly distracting amount of image breakup in the sky. Colors look good throughout the presentation in all lighting keys. They re vivid and saturated, and exteriors with earthy tones look natural. Flesh tones appear a bit reddish on occasion, and we noted some color bleeding in a number of shots where brighter hues are set against the sky. We also noted thin line colored halos around characters faces during exteriors.
Blacks are deep and solid, and whites are usually bright and clean with no blooming.
Contrast and brightness levels are fairly good and consistent throughout the presentation. Shadow detail is also good, but we ve seen better on good transfers of more recent films. The print used by Warner Brothers to strike their anamorphic master was fairly clean. There are small nicks and scars, but nothing terribly distracting. Without question, the biggest problem here is the amount of grain in Warner Brothers transfer.