Is "South Pacific" a Good Transfer? - Page 4

I really thought the Cinemascope version of Oklahoma! looked gorgeous in that last DVD set, and since the Todd-AO was such a botched job, I had just forced myself to admit when I wanted to see Oklahoma! it would have to be the Cinemascope version instead of the preferred Todd-AO.

A new Blu-ray of each version could ease a lot of pain over this.

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Originally Posted by MattH. 

I really thought the Cinemascope version of Oklahoma! looked gorgeous in that last DVD set, and since the Todd-AO was such a botched job, I had just forced myself to admit when I wanted to see Oklahoma! it would have to be the Cinemascope version instead of the preferred Todd-AO.

 

A new Blu-ray of each version could ease a lot of pain over this.

I totally agree with you.  but I do like the Todd-AO version better (not the transfer).  The scenes seem fresher and I understand that they shot those scenes first and then the CinemaScope scenes next.  I love to take out both discs and show friends the different compositions of each version with the "Kansas City" number being the most different from version to version.  Even Charlotte Greenwood has a bit more background dancing in the Todd-AO version than the CinemaScope. 

I hope this one of the ones that Fox working on for a future release. 
 

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Originally Posted by MatthewA 

Unfortunately, The Digital Bits said nothing more than "more Rodgers and Hammerstein in 2012," after they had said "more Rodgers and Hammerstein in 2011."

The Digital Bits reported way back in 2009  "more Rodgers and Hammerstein". I no longer get excited when I hear news like this.  Unless they studio states a specific month/season. 

The 50th Anniversary Edition of  "Ben Hur" was coming in 2009 (It's 50th anniversary) We seem to be getting that on store shevles in September 1211. Yes that would be the 52nd Anniversary year.  So much much for advance news and "Anniversary dates" 

Really, who wants to wait until 1215 for a film released in 1965 to finally hit stores just because that is it's anniversray date. Enough already..."Ben Hur" should be coming out in 1214 if they really want to keep that "special" anniversary marketing banner
 

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Originally Posted by GMpasqua 

The Digital Bits reported way back in 2009  "more Rodgers and Hammerstein". I no longer get excited when I hear news like this.  Unless they studio states a specific month/season. 

 

 

The 50th Anniversary Edition of  "Ben Hur" was coming in 2009 (It's 50th anniversary) We seem to be getting that on store shevles in September 1211. Yes that would be the 52nd Anniversary year.  So much much for advance news and "Anniversary dates" 

 

Really, who wants to wait until 1215 for a film released in 1965 to finally hit stores just because that is it's anniversray date. Enough already..."Ben Hur" should be coming out in 1214 if they really want to keep that "special" anniversary marketing banner
 

 

If it's an anniversary fetish they have, I hope it doesn't take them until 2013; the 70th anniversary of Oklahoma's Broadway debut.