The Gold Collection transfer was lightly plagued by a number of issues; it had some flickering, graininess, an appearance of video more than film, plus the occasional scratch or assorted print intrusion. This Anniversary Edition does not seem to eliminate any of these things, exhibiting most of the same shortcomings. A/B comparisons reveal almost no difference; in some scenes, the color palette seems brightened a tad and others find the light white speckles toned down. But this is definitely not a dramatic restoration, even if the average bit rate here (6.97 Mb/sec) is noticeably higher than before (5.89 Mb/s). The softness and inconsistency that could be forgiven 6½ years ago are less acceptable in today's DVD marketplace. On the whole, the two releases look very similar; some shots even appeared a tiny bit more worn in the new edition, a few looked better presumably due to enhanced compression techniques, but most were alike enough to make discerning the pair a chore.
The one thing that seems pretty certain is that there is not enough picture improvement to merit an upgrade solely on that, unless you are insistent upon having the best transfer available and are willing to place value on even small gains.