However, the higher color saturation also seems to enhance the grain in a number of scenes, as well as having a bit of smearing and chroma noise from time to time. Contrast and brightness are very good as are sharpness and detail. The audio has also benefitted from a new transfer. The Dolby Stereo soundtrack is very clear, especially when compared to the older disc that has an unusually noticable hiss. Dialog in natural sounding and directional effects are more clearly defined.
Frequency range is improved with a solid low end and crisp mids and highs.
Crocodile Dundee' runs 98 minutes and Paramount has added 16 chapter markers for those that appreciate such things. I will add a final closing thought. If one gets a negative impression from the above comments, that would not be my final intention. Having gotten used to some truly stunning laser transfers in the last couple of years, some of which came from Paramount, I suppose I was hoping for a bit more than was delivered. Fans of this film should be quite pleased with this new letterboxed disc which is, as I said, quite an improvement over what was previously available.