The film element used to transfer this 1970 production is in very good shape, and rarely displays any signs of age. There are moments when film grain is noticeable during the movie, although it never becomes bothersome. Digital compression artifacts are well disguised by solid authoring that takes advantage of dual layer technology. Lalo Schifrin s musical score reaps the largest benefits from the re-mix, although the other sound elements are also well served. Directional sound effects do not have the sweep that one associates with brand new movies, but the battle scenes do produce some fine moments.
Dialogue is clean, fully intelligible and firmly locked into the center channel.
Explosions seem to be somewhat enhanced in the new mix and they do make use of the bass channel. However, anyone expecting gut-wrenching bass from this track will be disappointed. A French monaural soundtrack is also encoded onto the DVD, as are English and French subtitles. The interactive menus include music, but are otherwise basic in their implementation. Through the menus, one has access to the standard scene selection and set up features, as well as a theatrical trailer.