MattH - I said clearly I wasn't criticizing - but I think in DVD reviewing when a DVD has been out before it's nice to know what the differences are. A further caveat is that I haven't seen the Criterion, but am basing my comments on screencaps. I have no doubt that the Criterion is sharper and cleaner and I'll probably have to have it, but JMK is right about the reds (and blues from what I can see in the caps) - much richer in the MGM, as they should be. I had an IB Tech print of the film - anyone who has ever seen anything printed in IB Tech knows that reds are incredibly poppy as are blues and greens - and that the skin tones are not quite so pasty brown. When I get the Criterion I'll be more detailed, but, as I already posted, others are saying the same thing.