For example, check out many of the touching scenes between father and son, it s some pretty emotional stuff. Jaded by the flood of recent releases which feature spanking clear video, this one doesn t exactly stand up against those newer DVDs but still manages to look very impressive. Given that this movie was originally released some 23 years ago, I couldn t get over how great this new transfer looked. Granted, there are moments where some dirt shows up on the print, but most of it looked pristine. The movie has a hazy appearance to it, creating somewhat of a dreamlike state and working perfectly with the comic book motif.
Black levels are a bit weak but apart from that, everything looks fantastic.
You d never think the movie was approaching its 25th anniversary. The actual feature presentation is presented in widescreen anamorphic. Purists became extremely pissed at this, wondering how studios could tamper with such a classic. Great stuff throughout. But the most worthwhile extra on the disc is probably the brand new commentary track courtesy of director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz.