A Few Words About A few words about...™ The Searchers -- in High Defintion (9 Viewers)

[Keith Cobby]

Poor blu ray, I gave mine away. A title as important as this should be on 4k, particularly as it's a VV.

 

[jim_falconer]

I remember back in the LD days, the first one released was a blurry mess. Then Warner released this amazing restored version. Once it went to DVD, all the colors were off from the perfect LD. And then unfortunately the same transfer from the DVD went onto the BD. Hopefully they’ll go back to the colors from the restored LD again, with the next release onto BD

 

[John Hermes]

Robert Harris-Ned Price interview on The Searchers from 2006.
http://archive.thedigitalbits.com/articles/robertharris/harris082106.html

 

[JPCinema]

I have never liked the blu ray. The colors are not right.

 

[Robert Harris]

The film can now be restored fully and properly.

 

[Robert Crawford]

The film can now be restored fully and properly.

Yeah, but afterwards, what about a 4K disc release?

 

[haineshisway]

So disagreement of opinion is now being berated and put down? Come on, people on different sides of such arguments are always passionate with their opinion. I still think the BD looked fine in 2006, but I recognized that there were issues with the colors and I know for a fact that Warner knew there were some issues too.

It wasn't here, it was elsewhere and it was hardly disagreement of opinion. It was berating and viciously so. You have NO idea.

 

[FordPeckinpahLeone]

The film can now be restored fully and properly.

But will it be done? What might it take? I’d be curious to see it done, especially since The Searchers is one of my favorite films of all time.

 

[Robert Harris]

But will it be done? What might it take? I’d be curious to see it done, especially since The Searchers is one of my favorite films of all time.

No idea. Should be done. Can be done.

All it takes is a budget.

 

[FordPeckinpahLeone]

No idea. Should be done. Can be done.

All it takes is a budget.

Yep. I look forward to seeing that get done. I hope it will get done. It’s one of my favorites.

 

[Tino]

No idea. Should be done. Can be done.

All it takes is a budget.

I would donate to a Kickstarter fund to restore The Searchers in a minute.

 

[PMF]

I would donate to a Kickstarter fund to restore The Searchers in a minute.

Yes. Tino’s idea, and any other means of forward moving support, would be a very exciting prospect. It’s been 15 years since the release of the current BD. My gosh,15 years. The restorative advancements since that time are vast.

Count me in and show me the way.

 

[Worth]

If Warner can sacrifice its entire 2021 film slate to prop up its streaming service, it can afford to restore The Searchers.

 

[Bartman]

Let's hope that profits from streaming really take off (and critical people are re-employed) and some of the issues mentioned in various classic films can be corrected in new 4K releases (presumably streaming only).

 

[JPCinema]

Hopefully Warner will finally upgrade their classic films in SD that have been released on Bluray to HD.

 

[FordPeckinpahLeone]

I have the current Blu-ray, but which of the various releases is the most faithful to the proper original color timing of the film?

 

[jim_falconer]

I have the current Blu-ray, but which of the various releases is the most faithful to the proper original color timing of the film?

The restored LD from ‘91 had the most accurate colors. When they released the film onto DVD the colors were askew, with red adobe brick now appearing yellow. And that same transfer was then applied to the BD release.

 

[JPCinema]

Restoration Premiere at the TCM 2024 Film Festival!!!!!

THE SEARCHERS(1956)​

John Wayne stars as a Civil War veteran who returns home to Texas to find much of his family has been killed and his niece (Natalie Wood) has been kidnapped by a rebellious band of Comanche Indians in this John Ford Western.

WORLD PREMIERE RESTORATION​

TCM Film Festival 2024!

 

[Alan Tully]

I'm sure we're all interested in seeing what this new restoration looks like (& I think with the faded original negatives we're safe in calling it a restoration), & there surely must be a 4K release next year.

 

[Paul Bosquet]

Just read through this thread and glad to see a news restoration has been done. I haven’t watched this for a long time and look forward to seeing what the results are. Does its premiere at the TCM festival usually indicate it will be shown on the TCM channel afterward?