I know the history of Fox discarding original elements of most of their Technicolor films and the problems they have putting these films on Blu-ray.
But one question:
Why do the DVD's look so much better and much more colorful?.......
"Twentieth Century Fox has provided Twilight Time with yet another fantastic transfer"
Eh....most Twentieth Century Fox color films, especially the Technicolor films, have terrible transfers!
Very contrasty en very teal-ified!
Like a lot of other Fox films on Blu-ray this one looks very blue.
Also, take look at: Bus stop, Desk set, The inn of the sixth happiness, The black swan
Wether the blue is corect or not is besides the point: it looks terrible I think......
The DVD's have a lovely warm color which I do like.
Just received the "old" DVD of The Good, the bad and the ugly.
Bought it on eBay for about € 5,-
Anamorphic 2.35:1, original english mono and (nearly complete) international cut, what's not to like!
Yes the resolution is lower, yes there are imperfections like scratches and debris but I don't...
Weird:
I just checked my UK Blu-ray and the mono track is not a mixdown of the 5.1 and so does not have the new foley like in the beginning when van Cleef pulls the emergency stop.
And the train stopping sounds are the old ones and not the new ones.
It's the same as the mono track on the...
I like a bit of gate weave, it reminds me that I'm watching (an old) film and not a modern, digital special effects extravaganza (which I also like....)