Previously released by Criterion, Paramount’s new image harvest is night and day in comparison to the older scan.
The difference will be seen in overall detail, with an enormous boost to shadow detail, and resultant color, which in many cases previously read as black.
An essential piece of any serious collection, my advice is to pull the bonus disc from the Criterion set, and add it to the new Paramount release packaging. One can then gift the older version to a non-Blu-ray friend.
This is an easy upgrade.
Image – 5
Audio – 5 (5.1 DTS-HD MA)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Upgrade from Criterion Blu-ray – A necessity
Very Highly Recommended
RAH
Robert has been known in the film industry for his unmatched skill and passion in film preservation. Growing up around photography, his first home theater experience began at age ten with 16mm. Years later he was running 35 and 70mm at home.
His restoration projects have breathed new life into classic films like Lawrence of Arabia, Vertigo, My Fair Lady, Spartacus, and The Godfather series. Beyond his restoration work, he has also shared his expertise through publications, contributing to the academic discourse on film restoration. The Academy Film Archive houses the Robert A. Harris Collection, a testament to his significant contributions to film preservation.
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