I do indeed see it there.

No difference?
http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=754&d2=753&s1=7519&s2=7511&x=355&y=380&i=0&a=2&go=1&l=1
http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=2&x=529&y=328&d1=754&d2=753&s1=7522&s2=7514&l=1&i=3&go=1
The DVD really was miserable as someone mentioned above.

Thanks for the details. I just got a Blu-ray player, and this is one of the first films I watched on it. I'm fine with a full screen as long as the image isn't severely cropped on the sides. I don't notice much improvement in picture quality in an older title like this, but then again, I still watch VHS so my standards are different.

Warner always presents 1.85 movies as 1.78 on bluray. Ideally they will be opened up not cropped though cropping occasionally happens with this sort of thing.
As you can see, compared with the DVD bluray loses at left and on top but gains at right and in the bottom of the frame.
http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&d1=754&d2=753&s1=7519&s2=7511&i=0&l=0
This is how the 1.85 area is actually located within the 35mm frame (in this type of movie, ignoring things like Super 35).
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com:443/data.filmboards/images/upload/eYKoGKb.jpg
As you can see it is easy to increase the height of the image a bit if so desired.

Can you (or anyone else) explain why the Blu-ray appears to be cropped? The aspect ratio is 1.78:1, while the original aspect ration was 1.85:1 This seems like the type of film where they'd try to preserve the theatrical presentation.

Great, thanks for the reply. I'm glad they finally decided to upgrade this quite worthy film.

A journey into the realm of the obscure:
http://saturdayshowcase.blogspot.com/

Good standard Warner Brothers quality. Far better than DVD.

How is the new transfer? I just watched it on DVD, the original release from 1998 I believe, and the picture was terrible. VHS quality, and that's being kind.

A journey into the realm of the obscure:
http://saturdayshowcase.blogspot.com/

Good Blu Ray, new transfer. No supplements, though, except a commentary.