I will say one thing about the Imprint release of Day of the Locust is the commentary which was good and informative and a nice interview with actor William Atherton.
I think so but not a expert on how it looked originally in the theaters. Noticed some film damage and the night & dark scenes are the worst so having a lot of films from the 1970's in my library i think Paramount could have made it look better.
A lot of artifacts and a blotchy image especially during the night scenes with a lot of noise? Some scenes are ok especially in daylight but overall it's not good. I know it was shot with a soft look but as others have said it's a upscaled dvd.
Was very disappointed about The Day of the Locust and i chose it as the worst looking Blu-ray of the year. I hope for better results when Paramount releases it in the US.