I think Fitzcarraldo is their greatest work as a team, but Cobra Verde is a close second and almost as impressive in the end. If you want to learn more about this strange and intriguing partnership, I recommend you check out Herzog's film titled My Best Fiend. This documentary paints the entire picture of their relationship, which proves to be a complex and highly interesting piece of work. This transfer does show some grain, but this is intentional and is no reason for concern, as Herzog often prefers a grainer picture for realism's sake. This is a nice overall transfer, with bright colors that never smear and flesh tones that seem natural and warm at all times.
Contrast is smooth as well, detail looks high and no shadow layering issues arise.
This is a solid transfer in the end and fans of the movie should be very pleased with it. This disc includes a new Dolby Digital 5.1 mix for the original German soundtrack, which sounds terrific and gives the film a nice level of depth. I didn't notice a lot of surround use, but what is here is well placed and works to effective ends. The front channels handle the load well and few problems arise overall, which is impressive for a remix track like this. I figured the surrounds would be forced and such, but this is a natural sounding mix from start to finish.