That's funny. I never heard that, before. It might be true. I always assumed it was done for Oscar song consideration. The same reason "My White Knight" was replaced by "Being in Love", in THE MUSIC MAN. You have to have an original song.Joe Lugoff said:
I don't either, especially if the changes are done for cinematic purposes. It's when they're not, (like GUYS AND DOLLS and HOW TO SUCCEED..., and others) that it bothers me.Mark Booth said:
The cineric article links a publicity still for the 'King and I' (taken from a slightly different angle than what we see in the film). Here's that image:Chuck Pennington said:
I understand what you're getting at. However, there is one problem in this comparison: the camera used to take the publicity shot might not (most likely not) be using the same film stock that the motion picture camera is using. Different film stocks react and record light very differently. I learnt this the hard way when I was learning about 35mm photography in high school. The Kodak stock I was using emphasised reds, whereas the Fuji stock emphasised greens. It nearly drove me crazy.Mark Booth said:
FOX did correct Patton.Lromero1396 said:
Fox also redid "The French Connection". Their record is actually about the best of all of the majors for fixing problems.Wayne_j said:
This is something I have already noted generically. While "blue" overall, the Blu-ray color timing actually takes true blues and makes them a sort of muddy greyish blue. Another example from the film is the Kralahome's shirt near the end. It is a cobalt blue in the 2005 DVD and also the new 35mm print (which I have seen), while it is this funny muddy blue on the Blu-ray.Mark Booth said:The cineric article links a publicity still for the 'King and I' (taken from a slightly different angle than what we see in the film). Here's that image:
Here is the corresponding screenshot (as close as I could get) from the Blu-ray:
As "too blue" as the 'King and I' is through most of the Blu-ray, many of the closeup shots are much better. And, in this case, the royal blue sash that Brynner is wearing has become quite a bit less royal.
Mark
Perhaps they should try fixing their issues, prior to release.rsmithjr said:
When I look at color correction, I usually look to see if there is a lot of separation in hues. When all of a specific hue are shoved together into the same hue, it usually means that a drastic correction has taken place. Looking at your images, there is a lot more variation in the hues (particularly in the light coming in the window at the rear) on the blu-ray. The flesh tones and gold are better too. The top publicity image looks like someone shoved a whole bunch of red into it.Mark Booth said:
Completely agree. However, the issue under discussion was their record of fixing problems.John Maher_289910 said:
Most of the closeups look pretty decent. But I'm VERY confident that the sash that Brynner is wearing is supposed to be royal blue.bigshot said:
