Flesh tones appear accurate, including Pee-Wee s, who are just a tad too healthy to be real. Blacks are accurately reproduced and the picture has very even contrast. However, the slightly diminished level of shadow will remind one that this movie was released back in 1985. There are some directional sound effects in the mix, but they tend to remain within the forward soundstage. As for the rear channels, they provide mostly ambient sound and musical fill.
Dialogue is focused in the center channels and is always completely intelligible.
The bass channel never really asserts itself, but it keeps the sound from becoming overly bright or strident. A French monaural soundtrack is also encoded onto the DVD, as are English and French subtitles. The interactive menus have an amusing interface that utilizes a bit of animation and sound. Through the menus one can access the standard set up and scene selection features, as well as the DVD s nice array of supplements. There is a lot of information on how this project got off the ground and the people involved with the production.