The transfer is very sharp and very well defined, with absolutely no signs of blemishes or film grain during the presentation. Even the nighttime sequences are rendered with astonishing detail and clarity. Flesh tones are very natural looking, while the rest of the hues appear quite vivid. Blood reds and fiery yellows and oranges are immaculately reproduced, without a hint of smearing. Even the deep greens of the trees look very impressive.
Blacks are absolutely perfect, plus the image displays excellent contrast and tremendous depth.
Flawless authoring keeps digital compression artifacts from marring this supernaturally good video presentation. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack is first class all the way. There is aggressive sound effects usage during the film s climatic moments, which takes advantage of all the discrete channels. Separations are as clear and wide in the split surrounds, as it is in the forward soundstage. Dialogue reproduction is crisp and precise, with none of the actors voices ever seeming muffled by any of the other sounds in the mix.