Part of the Warner Archive Collection, this new presentation was derived from a recombination of separation masters scanned at 4K 16 bit by digital movie wizards MPI Film, before undergoing a full restoration and color correction.
Although the final results are better visually then ever released, unavoidable soft focus and occasional color shifts still exist in segments.
However, those moments can be ignored, especially while basking in the new clarity and enhanced colors. The overall visual upgrade really pays off when first viewing the face of the creature and its grotesque facial abnormalities.
The enhancements are most noticeable when viewing anything red from a smoking jacket to frothing liquid in beakers, a bulging red tongue or blood dripping from a head wound with a saturated hue that will practically burn out the eyes.