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Well, I got stuck with a missing disc in the first package I was sent. The second one though was fine.
Sounds good enough to me. I suspect perhaps the main reason why Amazon is receiving complaints and taking it off the market for now is because most people are expecting 35mm remastered prints and if it isn't, they think something is drastically wrong. Personally I don't mind 16mm prints because the audio is usually more superior than the remastered 35mm DVDs; which often has a very nobbled sound when put through filters and the like to eliminate any hiss in the soundtrack. The 16mm prints seem to be left as is without tampering. As was the case with Room 222. I was happy with those sets, so if this set is better then I'm all for it.Neil Brock said:I got it and to me it looks fine. Its not remastered and its not from 35mm but from 16mm. Of course, I haven't forgotten the days of independent stations where all shows looked like this. They aren't as bad as the Room 222 sets but 16mm is still 16mm. Certainly better than the off-air records I have from 30 years ago.
Neil Brock said:I got it and to me it looks fine. Its not remastered and its not from 35mm but from 16mm. Of course, I haven't forgotten the days of independent stations where all shows looked like this. They aren't as bad as the Room 222 sets but 16mm is still 16mm. Certainly better than the off-air records I have from 30 years ago.
I agree with everything allready said about this set, good and bad...but, that being said, I'm pleased with this set and enjoying it tremendously! If you're a fan of IT TAKES A THIEF you shouldn't hesitate to get it, especially if you can get it at a good discount in the future...the colors are fine in seasons one and two, but a lot of the season three source elements have either a yellow or red shift tint to them, that diminishes quickly 2-3 minutes into their running times, only to return near the episode ending...I suppose because those are the segments of the original print reel that are most prone to chemical degradation in the yellow, cyan and magenta fix (?) being more exposed to environmental reagents (?)...I'm no expert...and for all episodes a lot of dust specks, scratches, etc...but as Danny says, nothing excessive at all...and, as Patrick refers, the Dolby 2.0 audio is wonderful, especially in surround sound...I can't get enough of the great Dave Grusin theme (both versions, allthough I prefer the theme in seasons 1 and 2)...the only glitch I've found is in the opening theme and title credit sequence in the season 2 episode "Boom at the Top" , where a pixelating image of guest star Barry Sullivan appears very briefly and disapears quickly and the episode continues as it should...certainly this must be some editing mistake in the disc authoring to begin with? Anyway, I'm really enjoying this show again and just want to put the naysaying in a more complete context...PatrickGoodluck said:Sounds good enough to me. I suspect perhaps the main reason why Amazon is receiving complaints and taking it off the market for now is because most people are expecting 35mm remastered prints and if it isn't, they think something is drastically wrong. Personally I don't mind 16mm prints because the audio is usually more superior than the remastered 35mm DVDs; which often has a very nobbled sound when put through filters and the like to eliminate any hiss in the soundtrack. The 16mm prints seem to be left as is without tampering. As was the case with Room 222. I was happy with those sets, so if this set is better then I'm all for it.
Actually, that review was posted 12/13.Ron Lee Green said:Here's another review done back in November: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/51196/it-takes-a-thiefcomplete-series/
Originally Posted by smithb
Originally Posted by Ron Lee Green [url=/t/309748/it-takes-a-thief/90#post_3880080]
Here's another review done back in November:
[url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/51196/it-takes-a-thiefcomplete-series/]http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/51196/it-takes-a-thiefcomplete-series/
Actually, that review was posted 12/13.