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    Blu-ray Review Laurel & Hardy – The Definitive Restorations Blu-ray Review

    Totally agree. For my money THIS is a problem worth griping about. (Unless you're like a hearing impaired friend of mine who would only order the set after I confirmed that the subtitles were present and functioning.) Fortunately it seems pretty isolated and confined to a short that is, even...
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    Blu-ray Review Laurel & Hardy – The Definitive Restorations Blu-ray Review

    Loved the DVD release. Still waiting for the Blu-ray to arrive. Respect and appreciate your perspective.
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    Richard Bann addresses this in his commentary for BATTLE OF THE CENTURY.
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    Actually, that's not what I'm saying at all. I sometimes get the feeling we're having two different conversations; that we're speaking two different languages. (And, believe me, if you're going to throw tech talk at me, it WILL be read as a foreign language.) Essentially, and simply, Mr...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    Forgive the hack editing job on your quotes. I won't say that I respectfully disagree, because I don't completely disagree. I say, rather, that I respect and appreciate your perspective, but, thanks, I have one of my own. You know, there were many factors that Stan Laurel (and Hal Roach) took...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    Lol, you seem to have taken what I said a bit out of context. I said that the excessive grain in the particular print of SONS OF THE DESERT which is included in the Vivendi set is (and I meant "at times") a distraction. Wow.:)
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    As I've made abundantly clear, I'm no expert on the technical aspect of film. (Or any technology, for that matter.) My only concerns with film grain spring from my days collecting 8mm films, when I'd sometimes get a print that was TOO grainy. That extends even into the digital era, including...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    BONNIE SCOTLAND certainly has its moments, as does THE FLYING DEUCES (though that's not a Roach film). But FRA DIAVOLO and, especially, BABES IN TOYLAND are way up among my favorites. And I didn't want to be wracking my poor, tired brain trying to list "every" important film that wasn't...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    I suppose that, too,has a semantic element to it. I consider THE Essential Collection to be AN Essential Collection. But it doesn't include every title I would consider essential to an L&H fan. No BABES IN TOYLAND? No FRA DIAVOLO? And no silents? The Essential Collection provides an excellent...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    I stand... informed. Nope, as I said, I had not read all of the material promoting this release. (And, of course, it would have made no difference to me. I wanted the set because of the commentaries and extras.) Mr. Harris, I want you to understand that I am being neither obtuse nor sarcastic...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    But is the set being marketed as "absolute perfection?" Do they claim to have returned them to their original premiere states? I likely haven't seen every bit of marketing material connected to this release. I see what's printed on the DVD case and that that info is pretty much quoted by Mr...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    The odd thing is that the commentary track plays with no other sound. You can't hear the films themselves while Randy or Richard are talking. While I would prefer the usual muted soundtrack accompanying the commentaries, I have gotten used to it; even started to enjoy it. I watch with the...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    While I have to admit that I did notice a bit of "softness" through some of HELPMATES, most of what I've seen has been stunning. I've been watching my standard DVDs through a 4k Blu-ray player; on a 65" OLED TV. It's taking me back to 1986 and "The Stan and Ollie Follies," when I got to see...
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    Could Mr. Terrific appear on DVD?

    As a committed (perhaps "should be committed") fan of Mr. Terrific, I would also dearly love to see an American release. Though I purchased a couple of the German DVD sets, I'd be very willing to shell out a few more bucks for a Region 1 release, especially if it contained a complete print of...
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