Nils Luehrmann
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:star: If you have the 1997 release DO NOT GET RID OF IT!!!!!
I had only skimmed through The Searchers... which looks amazing, but then I saw that Gary had posted a comparison review of both editions of Stagecoach and was really surprised how over filtered the new 2-Disc edition transfer looked. I still had my copy of Warner's 1997 release and so I compared them on my front projection system as well as my 46" RPTV, and I'm very sad to say that despite all the flaws in the 1997 transfer, the new transfer has lost a great deal of fine detail with no trace of any film quality/grain to the picture.
This is much worse than the effect all the added digital filtering had on Warner's Citizen Kane 2-Disc release.
Having said that, while I will be keeping the 1997 edition for viewing the film, the extras on this 2-Disc edition are great.
BTW: For those looking to get the entire set (which I highly recommend), Costco is selling it for under $50. Well worth it in my opinion.