The 5.1 was done in MGM's "restoration" and is with the 35mm print that has been shown only a handful of times. Those caps show the detail restored along with a heavier color palette. It looks gorgeous on the big screen and this BD loses some of the greenish cast of the DVD. The Italian BD more closely resembles old release prints and especially the old LDs for the slightly fuzzy look and being rather blown out,

Would the MGM LD be a better base source since in the LD era it was common to simply transfer the master mag track? I'll check mine out and see if it sounds more like optical.