It is quite possible that Michael Winner is the worst director of all time.
We're not talking bad like Ed Wood. Wood's films had a passion, even though he had virtually no talent.  Winner is just plain awful, in every possible sense of the word.  "Death Wish" is arguably the best film of his career, and one look at it will make viewers quiver at the thought of what his other films are like.  Charles Bronson plays Paul Kersey, a loving husband and father who awakens to the horrors of suburbia when his wife(Hope Lange) is brutally raped and murdered.  When the police are unable to find the killers, he decides to take to the streets to find vengeance.  While many viewers cheered his vigilante persona in the 1970s, this was more of a social commentary of the times than of anything redeeming in Kersey's actions.  While it's easy to cheer for Kersey fighting off a mugger with a sock filled with change, the film feels the exploitive need to move further, having Kersey become as much of a thug as the scum he seeks out.  Kersey makes "Taxi Driver"s main character seem sane.
PARAMOUNT went all out for this transfer.  Winner's taste for compositions leaves the image lacking in color, but at least there is genuine clarity in every scene.  While there is excessive grain throughout the film, this was evident in the theatrical presentation.  There are no artifacts. The original 1.85:1 aspect ratio is preserved with 16:9 enhancement.
The monaural soundtrack is fine and free of distortion. 
The theatrical trailer is included in mono and 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, and is in pretty decent shape.