Overall, the mix is well done and breathes new life into this near 30 year - old film, but it's still odd that the original mono track wasn't thrown in for good measure. (dvdtalk.com)
The wilting, autumnal colors, so violently pumped up in most previous versions, here recover the chilly, bluish cast that suggest a Midwestern winter is fast approaching (although the film was entirely shot in sunny Pasadena, Calif.), and if the newly created 7.1 surround soundtrack seems awfully busy for this tight and rigorous film, the original mono track is available as an alternative. (nytimes.com)
The original mono track is offered alongside a near - identical DD stereo option, the sole substantive difference coming during the abovementioned three - way tryst / double - castration, where an adventurously distorted soundmix (parts suggest a fetal heartbeat monitor) is rendered with more clarity. (filmfreakcentral.net)