Recent content by Timothy A Goldich

Huh, elsewhere one hears about the digital restoration revealing a level of detail never seen before. Did some light from heaven materialize these flawless original prints you imagine? How is there no wires to remove? Did the monkeys fly and the tail wave by magic?

Well, of course, they could. In fact, they have. Using that home footage that exists and various surviving still photos, there is a recreation of the lost sequence. If brilliant enthusiasts chose to go all out with it and truly fully reproduce the sequence, I'd be happy to see what they managed...

The digital alignment is more perfect than a mechanical alignment could ever be. Wires have been digitally removed from the flying monkeys and lion's tail etc. Color, contrast, etc. have been adjusted to micro perfection. Every blemish, every scratch, every hair has been removed---no print of...

That's your opinion, but they weren't able to digitally align the strips in 1939 and therefore doing so could be considered an alteration (but I understand what you're saying). Creating a widescreen version is definitely an alteration, and you would presumably refuse to see it (you might even...

That's right. The reason Wizard can be mixed into stereo is that most of the original "stems" or "angles" were preserved there in the vaults all this time. The original mono mix, mixed using primitive mixing boards, is at least one generation removed from the these first-generation sources...

Actually, the sound *has* been improved a bit. Probably the same tweaks to the audio that were made for the 3D version: "There are a few subtle differences on this new 4K disc. The most obvious are boosted channels in several key scenes, including the Wicked Witch's "Surrender Dorothy" warning...

Thanks Todd for an in-depth review. Special thanks for being the only reviewer anywhere to care enough about the sound portion of the film to make in-depth comments about it. I was hoping it would be the sound as slightly augmented for the 3D release, sounds like it is and maybe a bit more.

I get where you are coming from. There should exist a maximally presented picture with mono sound, no changes. Such a thing would be the most authentic presentation of the classic. AND, I am very happy that the wires are gone. This issue is only going to grow over time. In 20 years they'll be...

Well, if some new effort had been put into the sound (Dolby Atmos, or something), they certainly would have advertised it. Too bad. It would have been fun to hear it in a new way. I hope the picture is noticeably improved. Word is that it is.

Really, why? It's a musical. Has the audio been more beautifully rendered in the 4K version?

That's great to hear!

Personally, I would be even more excited if the sound were improved. I don't know how much more picture information is available, but current audio technology has progressed enough that they could improve the sound greatly, but no one seems interested in the sound portion of the film. No...

The thing is, everyone seems to think that a movie consists only of a picture; what about the sound! Maybe the picture cannot be improved upon, but advancements in audio technology are such that noticeable improvements could be made. I'd be every bit as excited about that, but no one seems to...