It's mean, it's gritty and it sparkles. The blacks are solid and I didn't see any bad digital garbage floating around. The sound it a simple Dolby Digital mono, and it's pretty playful. Especially in the opening shots. You get the effects that are needed and you walk away thinking it's more than mono, and that's what counts.
Extras are minor, which is a shame.
First of all, you should know that this disc was originally to have been a Collector's Edition DVD, that would have included the documentary Reconstructing Evil . I don't care how much legal hooey you have, put a disc out right or don't put it out at all. Touch of Evil is a film lover's dream, and having to go out and find the original version elsewhere is silly. Aside from that, Universal didn't even put a commentary track on this disc. Any yahoo could have done one.