"High And The Mighty", "Island In The Sky", Hondo & McLintock on DVD (1 Viewer)

[oscar_merkx]

absolutely incredible news

 

[Jeff_HR]

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This DVD will be mine as fast as I can make it mine.

I wish all Special Editions were as packed as this one.

 

[Drew Salzan]

Very exciting news indeed. I hope the restoration improves upon the original and terrible WarnerColor. If anybody has ever seen it, one would know what I'm talking about.

 

[Charles Ellis]

Great, but what about McLintock!- I have yet to hear anything about this film being released at all!

 

[John Hodson]

From post #21:

 

[Mario Gauci]

While I haven't watched any of these 4 John Wayne/Batjac films, I was only going to pick up THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY (1954) based on its reputation but, seeing all those goodies on the upcoming disc of ISLAND IN THE SKY (1953), I'm not so sure anymore...

 

[Patrick McCart]

It seems that modern restorers are able to fix up WarnerColor somewhat. For example, Dial M For Murder and House of Wax both look wonderful on DVD, even if they have a little more grain than usual.

 

[John Hodson]

Confirmation that Island in The Sky will be a single disc...



Should work out quite cheap buys, especially considering the content looks excellent.

 

[Ken_McAlinden]

"Giant", on the other hand....

Regards,

 

[Robert Crawford]

I always thought "Island in the Sky" was filmed in black and white.

 

[Ken_McAlinden]

You were always right.

"The High and the Mighty" is Warnercolor, though.

Regards,

 

[Robert Crawford]

That part I knew since I've already seen that film.







Crawdaddy

 

[oscar_merkx]

thanks for the update

 

[RolandL]

I would love see Hondo released in the 3-D field sequential method but, I doubt if that will ever happen.

 

[Patrick McCart]

Well, notice how any shot with an optical (dissolves) looks crummy. It's the same for Dial M For Murder and House of Wax. Any shot with a dissolve looks pretty crummy compared to the rest of the film.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea also has this problem, though, it wasn't handled by Warners. All the crummy optical work of the 1950's really makes you appriciate the quality of opticals on 3-strip Technicolor films.

 

[Herb Kane]

Actually, without derailing this thread, I'd love to hear from RAH about this title re: his opinion on the problems the disc is plagued with (above and beyond the optical dissolves). Projected digitally on a 96" screen, Giant is barely watchable on my system...

 

[MarcoBiscotti]

The reissue from the James Dean set sports the same transfer, right?

 

[Herb Kane]

I believe its the identical set Marco - although I haven't received it yet...

 

[Robert Crawford]

In July, AMC is showing both "The High and the Mighty" and "Island in the Sky" with mulitple showings. Of course, AMC cuts their movie showings up with commercials, but for those that have never seen either of these films, it's a way to avoid a blind purchase before their 08/02/05 dvd release. I've already seen "The High and the Mighty" and have a total recollection of it, but "Island in the Sky" is one title I've seen, but only have a vague remembrance of it. However, I'll probably avoid watching the AMC showings because buying these two titles is a no-brainer for a John Wayne fan like myself.







Crawdaddy

 

[Jeff Swindoll]

I'd much rather blind buy them than watch commerical laden AMC Now if they were showing on TCM....

Thanks for the info Crawdaddy.