Paramount s transfer doesn t dull the hues at all. The deep, rich blue and peach colors of Wayne s shirts are striking. The drab, dusty rags worn by Mitchum and Bull also look very good. We noted no bleeding between color fields here, or anywhere else during the presentation. Contrast and brightness levels are very good and consistent throughout the feature.
Blacks are deep and solid, and shadow delineation is quite good.
As you would expect, there are some small, black nicks and scars in the picture, but these are never distracting. We noted no larger scratches during the feature. We re very pleased with Paramount s efforts here. This is an unremarkable, Dolby Digital, mono track. As you would expect, dynamic range is limited to the middle and upper middle zones.