Soon after their arrival, our plucky group find themselves fighting for their lives against killer seaweed, giant sea creatures and a Grand Inquisitor who intends to strip their ship of all its supplies. This presentation includes 8 minutes of cut footage that was uncovered from a Hammer film vault. The restored footage is in rough shape and shows some dark streaking through the image. Other than this, the picture is quite watchable. Sharpness and detail are nowhere near the levels of a brand new Hollywood film, but everything is pretty crisp and rather nicely defined.
Film grain is occasionally noticeable, plus there are some age related marking on the film element.
Colors offer decent saturation and the flesh tones vary between pale and reasonably realistic. Blacks are good, but not exactly perfect. The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack isn t high fidelity, but it doesn t contain any serious flaws. Music during the opening credits warbles a bit, although it is pretty solid during the rest of the presentation. The film s dialogue is clear and intelligible.