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Keith Paynter · 04-23-2008, 06:34 PM

I, too, am surprised at what is turning out to be a less than ownable piece of legendary NFB cinema. They are typically very protective in terms of archiving, but I think that Criterion was probably not prepared to do too much in terms of digital cleanup on a title that's currently pre-selling for less than $10 on Amazon.

It makes me nervous about how they are going to be presenting The Red Balloon, another school-age memory for so many of us. A PPR copy on VHS from our local public library shows how badly the film has deteriorated over the years.

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Keith Paynter Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Local Time: 11:57 PM Local Date: 10-12-2008 Posts: 2,420	Re: HTF DVD REVIEW: Paddle to the Sea I, too, am surprised at what is turning out to be a less than ownable piece of legendary NFB cinema. They are typically very protective in terms of archiving, but I think that Criterion was probably not prepared to do too much in terms of digital cleanup on a title that's currently pre-selling for less than $10 on Amazon. It makes me nervous about how they are going to be presenting The Red Balloon, another school-age memory for so many of us. A PPR copy on VHS from our local public library shows how badly the film has deteriorated over the years. WB: Please free Tin Pan Alley Cats and Coal Black an' De Sebben Dwarfs from The Censored Eleven