Jeff Daniels plays Tim, a TV news producer, who witnesses a spectacular UFO crash on a deserted beach but when he gets to the site there s nothing left but a tiny toy spacecraft which he takes home. The alien of course follows him and ends up making a huge impression with Tim and his girlfriend. Even though he tries to keep the alien under wraps, SETI gets wind of the arrival and goes on the hunt. Even lacking anamorphic enhancement I was hard pressed to find any jagged edges or other compression artifacts.
Flesh tones are rich and accurate and the original print seemed extremely clean.
Noise, saturation and black levels seem ideal while brightness is maintained at a comfortable level. The disc contains 20 chapters and English captions. One of the most outstanding features of the 5.1 audio track is solid and plentiful bass. The rear effects channels are used a fair bit for ambient and musical cues, however the mix didn t appear as active as I would have expected considering the outrageous special effects occurring on screen. Dialogue is clear and easy to make out, although it suffers from noticeable clipping.