Marrying black and white with color images in the same frame, Pleasantville's colors are transferred with loving care. Every color as it is added to the monochrome world stands out vividly against its background. Colors are perfectly contained within their outlines. You couldn't have it any sharper on this DVD without creating artificial edges. The anamorphic transfer is simply immaculate, mining the most from the material with the same care that the filmmakers have lavished on their project.
Sonic location is accurate.
Dialogue is perfectly clear and Newman's music is balanced nicely. This is a first rate special edition to boot. There are two audio commentaries, one from Gary Ross and one with an isolated score from composer Randy Newman. The Art of Pleasantville , a featurette, explains many of the challenges of bringing this world to life. John Lindley carefully charts the challenging waters of lighting black and white and color in the same frames.