Recent content by Christian D66

I don't think they're "junk topics" as they relate to correct presentation of films including AG. And I don't appreciate being scolded by a hall monitor.

Wow! I bet sctv saw this too (they did a Benny Hill parody too)...

I remember how cool it was to get the first official letterboxed film on VHS: MANHATTAN. Even the INNERSPACE VHS made a point of showing why the black bars were on the frame to those unawares (sometimes people would complain to me at Tower Video until I explained). Like I said, I was aware of...

The shot of Stewart holding the trunk open in shock is one of my favorite Hitchcock images.

Hitchcock is my favorite director and yet I've never seen TOPAZ until last night on VUDU UHD -- and it looked sharp on my OLED 4K but there was a distinct ugly red tint to people's mouths so I can't believe this is the best 4K version on the disc. The film was better than history has judged but...

Those two lines from VERTIGO are Stewart's finest acting moment onscreen. He thinks he was miscast in ROPE but he's perfectly believable as a Faulker-esque smart-ass. His little asides are gems. I feel that the beauty of the new 4k is vindiction for my lifelong love of the film.

Just watched TMWKTM on UHD streaming to check it out. Very impressive. Not a great Hitchcock but it has a lot of great Hitchcock moments. Stewart is so much better in ROPE and he didn't think he was right for the role -- but I disliked this ugly bumbling American character here since I saw it as...

I became aware of aspect ratios very early on watching Bond films on ABC and others. I wondered why the black bars vanished after the credits scene or came back at the end of the film and I hated it as a kid.

My fave Hitchcock -- not saying it's the best -- and this is best I've ever seen it. Superb. I was grinning through the whole thing.

The ROPE trailer on the 4k looks like a midnight commercial on a 1970's tv station.

ROPE has always been my favorite Hitchcock and I've been waiting for a remastered version since I saw it on VHS. Based on the titles alone so far, this is a spectacular 4k... After viewing, I almost cried. This is how the film was meant to look.

"And for MORE AG, now we can get rid of that grain from the Vietnam section!" - Lucasfilm

This film probably inspired a lot of monster kids into poetry and Kerouac later. Like me.

Yep. Preserving film or art isn't about keeping the parts one doesn't mind is gone. The logos and the music placed over them are part of the film and filmmakers have edited them with this in mind. That's why new filmmakers now use old studio logos in certain films for efffect (somebody named...