There is some apparent film grain in the image, but it is part of the original photography and is never a distraction. Color reproduction on this DVD is absolutely first rate. Because of the lighting, the image takes on a highly saturated look that would have been impossible for the older analog video formats to reproduce accurately. Fortunately, DVD doesn t have any such inherent limitations, so the hot reds and cold blues within the image are perfectly recreated without a trace of noise or bleeding. There are other sequences within the movie that have a far less saturated look, but they too are reproduced with maximum color fidelity.
Blacks are a solid, inky black, plus there is a respectable level of shadow detail in the image.
Digital compression artifacts never cause any detriment to the visual quality of the presentation. Keith Emerson s musical score definitely gets the lion s share of the benefits from the work performed by Chase Productions. The music has good fidelity and is spread across the forward soundstage, as well as being given some fill by the rear channels. The surrounds also supply ambient sound to the mix. Dialogue is usually clean and pretty well focused, although it does have that unmistakable dubbed quality.