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Goldfinger, the third Bond production from UA, and the final in spherical (1.66:1) form, was also the last to be produced on a moderate budget of approximate 3.5 million dollars. This was triple that of Dr. No, and budgets would triple once again for Thunderball.
I attended the NY premiere of Goldfinger and can recall how beautiful it was in a new dye transfer Technicolor print. I've also been watching the image degrade for the past 40 years, most noticeably in dupes such as the binocular shots of Gert Frobe playing cards.
Thanks to Lowry Digital -- they're the company that degrains while not negatively affecting resolution -- Goldfinger looks very similar to what it did in 1964, albeit a bit sharper and with less grain -- and without its original UA logo.
Goldfinger is vintage Bond, and with Lowry's help it is firmly in place to entertain generations of new aficionados of this very special spy genre.
With both its original mono, as well as a nicely balanced 5.1 mix, Goldfinger from MGM is Highly Recommended.
RAH
I attended the NY premiere of Goldfinger and can recall how beautiful it was in a new dye transfer Technicolor print. I've also been watching the image degrade for the past 40 years, most noticeably in dupes such as the binocular shots of Gert Frobe playing cards.
Thanks to Lowry Digital -- they're the company that degrains while not negatively affecting resolution -- Goldfinger looks very similar to what it did in 1964, albeit a bit sharper and with less grain -- and without its original UA logo.
Goldfinger is vintage Bond, and with Lowry's help it is firmly in place to entertain generations of new aficionados of this very special spy genre.
With both its original mono, as well as a nicely balanced 5.1 mix, Goldfinger from MGM is Highly Recommended.
RAH
