Is the project in any way at all going through a colour correction process? I must say that none of the releases on DVD/blu-ray/HDTV have looked particularly great so far. Criterion is the most balanced, but still has its problems.
There is a good comparison of the DVDs here:
http://sd.caps-a-holic.com/vergleich.php?vergleichID=52
And the blu-ray/hdtv/criterion here:
http://www.avsforum.com/t/1266651/robocop-1987-unreleased-sony-vs-fox-blu-ray-comparison-pix