You've won the argument. That image clinches it. The Paramount logo is clearly visible towards the bottom of the cover and the Paramount Internet address is given while the top shows a label confirming the disc was "distributed" by Warners. Exactly what you said. You've been vindicated.ahollis said:
I can't agree more. Fox is the catalog winner of 2013. I hope that the James Dean Collection, and their other recent vintage catalog releases are a sign that we will see increased catalog output in 2014. I'm not going to issue Warner that much praise until they match Fox's output.Didier R said:
One of RAH's "Yellow Dye Failure" columns for The Digital Bits concerned Gunfight At The OK Corral. He interviewed a Paramount person who spoke about when they made the DVD and the problems they faced. On some reels the OCN was unusable and they had to work from the B&W separations. Of course, several years have passed since then and restoration techniques have improved. Several people have spoken highly of the HD stream playing these days. The biggest flaw I noticed in the DVD was flickering brightness at times. This film is probably my favorite Western and I hope they put their best effort into it as well.Paul_Warren said:
Amen to that!Keith Cobby said:
Given that MGM's last Golden Age musical, "Billy Rose's Jumbo" was recently reissued by Warner Archives in blu, I'm hoping THIS will be TOO!!!Keith Cobby said:
Yeah, it's not great. The colors look dull, sometimes purple-ish (especially the sky), and there are frequently columns on the left and right edges of the image that are darker than the middle, almost like the mismatching panels of Cinerama presentations. This film once had eye-popping greens, but they seem washed-out here. I can't believe this came from an OCN (if that even exists anymore), but surely a better effort could have been made from the source they did use.haineshisway said:
Does it come with any special features?Dick said:
Yes, I've seen a broadcast version of 'Gunfight' in HD; from the moment the opening titles kick-in, it's clear the viewer is in for a VistaVision treat. No flickering at all; genuine eye candy.John Hermes said:
Zero.darkrock17 said:
I never was impressed with any release of HATARI!, from the first VHS to Laser to DVD. The HATARI! Blu-ray is still far from perfect but it is clear, bright and better than any of the past releases. I am disappointed with Paramount but also wonder what the condition of the elements are or were? Anybody have information? I also wonder if filming on location in Africa gave problems to the original negative. I was to young to see this in Theatres so I would like to hear what some members that did see it in Theatres thought. GUNFIGHT AT O.K. CORRAL is a Vistavision treasure and looks great.Mark-P said:
I remember seeing Hatari! and Big Red on the same double bill at the State theater here in San Diego in 1962 when I was ten years old. Sorry, all you guys with the out-of-this-world memories, I don't recall what the prints looked like!ahollis said:
The same here, I can just remember films looking great, well it was the cinema. When I read people saying that a film was projected in 1:66 & not 1:85, I'm thinking; oh come on!
