Millionaires' Express Blu-ray Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

Not Arrow's best showing, Millionaires' Express struggles on multiple fronts. First is noise reduction, dropping fidelity to unfortunately non-existent levels. Faces look plastic or waxy depending on the shot. Light smearing results too. Then comes the grain, hard and exaggerated. If taking an educated guess, the grain was likely added digitally, replacing what was lost during the de-graining.

Against the opening scene's bright snow, a minor ringing will intrude. However, this doesn't suggest any egregious sharpening. Contrast is otherwise too bland to cause issues, especially the dry, barely notable black levels. Depth is not a friend to this presentation, as if IRE levels were set wrong.

Color looks a but better, at least sporting a few impressive moments. Costumes bring vibrant reds, and environments display vivid greenery against a pleasingly blue sky.

Audio

PCM provides the original Chinese mono track. It's rough. While there's no range to speak of as expected, the score muddies and flattens well below the expectation for an '80s era offering. Every line of dialog sounds equivalent to hearing it on a radio broadcast in the '60s. It's messy.