PaulMSchneider
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- Paul Miles Schneider
I want to weigh in here, because I'm really stunned that this Blu-ray Disc has been getting such high praise on the forum.
I understand the hurdles the restoration team encountered to get it to look "this good," but shouldn't the reviews reflect the end result and not the arduous process?
The end result, in my opinion, is a big disappointment. The image is too dark and muddy at times. Details are lost completely in the blacks (see Gene Kelly's black tuxedo early on and Cosmo's navy blue overcoat in the opening scene). Shadow details are gone entirely, in some cases. There are strong halos and edge enhancement throughout (really strong around Kelly's tuxedo in the night shots). Colors, on the whole, are over-saturated, particularly in the darker hues.
This may be the best "Singin' in the Rain" has looked in years, or can look now, but it still isn't "excellent." It's merely "good" at best and not much better than the standard-def DVD with a good up-conversion overall. I would call it a marginal upgrade.
I'm grateful for the work that was done to get it "this far," but it's still a long way off from an outstanding HD image.
The sound, however, was a noticeable improvement over previous releases.
I understand the hurdles the restoration team encountered to get it to look "this good," but shouldn't the reviews reflect the end result and not the arduous process?
The end result, in my opinion, is a big disappointment. The image is too dark and muddy at times. Details are lost completely in the blacks (see Gene Kelly's black tuxedo early on and Cosmo's navy blue overcoat in the opening scene). Shadow details are gone entirely, in some cases. There are strong halos and edge enhancement throughout (really strong around Kelly's tuxedo in the night shots). Colors, on the whole, are over-saturated, particularly in the darker hues.
This may be the best "Singin' in the Rain" has looked in years, or can look now, but it still isn't "excellent." It's merely "good" at best and not much better than the standard-def DVD with a good up-conversion overall. I would call it a marginal upgrade.
I'm grateful for the work that was done to get it "this far," but it's still a long way off from an outstanding HD image.
The sound, however, was a noticeable improvement over previous releases.