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Criterion's latest offering from their contract representing the Charles Chaplin films, is The Kid, a 1921 production, released here in its 1972 re-issue version, with the deleted 1921 material offered among the myriad of extras.
The best word that I can come up with to describe the imagery as seen on this new Blu-ray, is "otherworldly."
It's a rarity to have access to original elements going on toward the century mark, but as with the other Chaplin films, curatorship has been of prime importance.
Gray scale, grain structure, black levels, stability and overall resolution will seem unattainable to those whose experience with 100 year old films are scratched, jerky antiques.
The Kid is simply one more meticulously produced Criterion / Chaplin offering, that sets Blu-ray standards.
For those studying Mr. Chaplin's works, and with the latest Blu-rays available on the his shorts and two-reelers, Criterion is down to the last remaining productions, with some of the latest and earliest yet to be released -- A King in New York, The Circus, A Woman of Paris, as well as a group of 3 and 4 reelers from the early 1920s. Universal is holding the last film -- A Countess from Hong Kong, and hopefully will make that available in short order.
My advice is to just buy this one, and be amazed at the quality.
Image - 5
Audio - N/A
4k Up-rez - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Very Highly Recommended
RAH
The best word that I can come up with to describe the imagery as seen on this new Blu-ray, is "otherworldly."
It's a rarity to have access to original elements going on toward the century mark, but as with the other Chaplin films, curatorship has been of prime importance.
Gray scale, grain structure, black levels, stability and overall resolution will seem unattainable to those whose experience with 100 year old films are scratched, jerky antiques.
The Kid is simply one more meticulously produced Criterion / Chaplin offering, that sets Blu-ray standards.
For those studying Mr. Chaplin's works, and with the latest Blu-rays available on the his shorts and two-reelers, Criterion is down to the last remaining productions, with some of the latest and earliest yet to be released -- A King in New York, The Circus, A Woman of Paris, as well as a group of 3 and 4 reelers from the early 1920s. Universal is holding the last film -- A Countess from Hong Kong, and hopefully will make that available in short order.
My advice is to just buy this one, and be amazed at the quality.
Image - 5
Audio - N/A
4k Up-rez - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Very Highly Recommended
RAH