The transfer restores the movie nicely with colors that appear slightly washed out, an indication of the movie s age and period. Shadows are well defined and with good detail while blacks are deep and solid. The picture s highlights are well-balanced, giving the film a pleasing presentation. The track is well integrated and natural sounding. Although the bass extension on the track appears slightly limited, the overall frequency response is quite pleasing without creating the harshness found in many other movies of the time.
Dialogues are always understandable, nicely integrated into the movie s overall mix.
The disc also contains selectable subtitles in English, French and Spanish, as well as the movie s theatrical trailer and cast biographies. Throw John Candy and Tom Hanks in the jungle and let them go wild with a camera close by. The film has a certain uninhibited quality that is hard to pinpoint, but makes it a very refreshing comedy with plenty of absurd situations. The setting, the story and the characters create a colorful mix of source material for these master comedians to work from, and they do their best in making sure that viewers are completely absorbed by what they see on the screen. All rights reserved.