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Is this movie restorable back to 3D or is it lost forever?
It's one of the better examples of "Laboratory SF" along with "Kronos", "The Satan Bug" etc. and good, bonkers fun. It's high time it reappeared.
 

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I know it was shown at one of the World 3D film Expo's in LA years ago. It might have been a private collectors copy though. I have a field-sequential 3D copy on DVD but you would need an old tube TV to watch it and the field-sequential equipment. Kind of a comical movie with a slow moving robot attacking people.
 

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RolandL said:
I have a field-sequential 3D copy on DVD but you would need an old tube TV to watch it and the field-sequential equipment.
Optoma 3D projectors support field-sequential DVDs through the VGA-input if your source player outputs component video and you use a component-to-VGA adapter. I know because I've watched some of my old field-sequential videos on my Optoma. I use my regular shutter glasses, not the old wired ones, and they work fine. (Of course, the quality doesn't compare with Blu ray 3D.)
 

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The studio only has 35mm material on the right side.

I found a pristine (but faded) 35mm print of the left side about fifteen years ago. It has since been scanned in 4K and is preserved.

Sadly, there doesn't seem to be much interest in releasing a fully restored 3-D Blu-ray.
 

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Bob Furmanek said:
The studio only has 35mm material on the right side.

I found a pristine (but faded) 35mm print of the left side about fifteen years ago. It has since been scanned in 4K and is preserved.

Sadly, there doesn't seem to be much interest in releasing a fully restored 3-D Blu-ray.

That's a shame. It's a decent enough movie and the 2D version gives the impression that they were trying to make the most of 3D in almost every scene.
 

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I am a big fan of 1950's sci-fi and by coincidence I watched the DVD for the first (and last) time yesterday. I thought it was a terrible film and not up to the standard of Kronos and The Satan Bug. Into the recycler it goes!
 

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fxrh said:
Optoma 3D projectors support field-sequential DVDs through the VGA-input if your source player outputs component video and you use a component-to-VGA adapter. I know because I've watched some of my old field-sequential videos on my Optoma. I use my regular shutter glasses, not the old wired ones, and they work fine. (Of course, the quality doesn't compare with Blu ray 3D.)
I wonder if my Panasonic AE8000 will do the same?
 

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Keith Cobby said:
I am a big fan of 1950's sci-fi and by coincidence I watched the DVD for the first (and last) time yesterday. I thought it was a terrible film and not up to the standard of Kronos and The Satan Bug. Into the recycler it goes!
I agree that "Kronos" is a better movie although I had to stifle a giggle or two at the animated legs when Kronos goes walkabout.
Sad that black and white classics lke "Kronos", "Earth vs the Flying Saucers" etc. are so rarely shown in TV.
 

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Bob Furmanek said:
GOG really benefits from viewing in 3-D and widescreen (1.66:1) as intended.
Wouldn't be the first time that was the case. 3-D absolutely transformed my impression of films like Creature from the Black Lagoon and House of Wax compared to previous 2d viewings. Sometimes it really is as if you were missing half the movie.


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The amazing Greg Kintz is working on this now and I've recently seen the first few reels.

WOW - it looks fantastic and Greg's restoration on the completely faded left side is remarkable!

can't wait. The before and after pic you posted some weeks back was seamless work. If the whole film can be finished to that standard it'll be a tremendous achievement.
 

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Interdimensional said:
Wouldn't be the first time that was the case. 3-D absolutely transformed my impression of films like Creature from the Black Lagoon and House of Wax compared to previous 2d viewings. Sometimes it really is as if you were missing half the movie.




can't wait. The before and after pic you posted some weeks back was seamless work. If the whole film can be finished to that standard it'll be a tremendous achievement.

That before/after image was just a preliminary test from SD transfers to show what we could achieve from a totally faded element.


The actual results once Greg began working with the masters is even better!
 

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cool!

You should remind Greg to set aside a suitable clip to demonstrate this restoration process. Be interesting to see the contrast between the studio-preserved right side and the archive-rescued left side, how the two sides work together both unaltered and fixed. It'd make a good extra, but aside from that studios need to see what's possible and what you're capable of, lest they decide some film is too far gone to bother with 3-D re-mastering.
 

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Bob Furmanek said:
Thanks Ed and we're way ahead of you. This one will definitely have a restoration comparison.

We wanted to do it for RARITIES but didn't have time. As soon as that was done, we started on THE MASK.
Completely understandable, considering just how much work must've gone into that disk. This is good to know. :thumbs-up-smiley:
 

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Bob Furmanek said:
Thanks Ed and we're way ahead of you. This one will definitely have a restoration comparison.


We wanted to do it for RARITIES but didn't have time. As soon as that was done, we started on THE MASK.

Will THE MASK have a restoration comparison?
 

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