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As for looking better, the last special edition was visually identical to the first, no-frills DVD. Only the sound was different—or so it appeared to me. It actually appeared to lok very similar (same master?) as the last MGM laserdisc, which was a very beautiful transfer. MK

Gaga? It's got nothing to do with gaga. It has to do with affordability. MK

I concur. The films so far, with just a few exceptions, have been the most obvious of the mass market crap. Even the sole really good film before this—GoodFellas—has been released over and over again, though I haven't bought it since laserdisc days, so I took the plunge. (My HD-XA1 should be...

O.K., then I guess I'm the only one who prefers the deeper, more saturated colors of the earlier disc, right? Come out of hiding, my allies! (Jeez...after that, I hope I have some...) ;) MK

I'm sorry not to have the laserdisc handy to supply you with the exact items on the disc (a lot of the Gala was omitted), but thanks to the Met Database, here's a guide to the entire 8-hour Gala (Parts I and II): Metropolitan Opera House October 22, 1983 Matinee, Broadcast / Telecast...

I actually think the laserdisc looks damned good. Naturally, it's not going to be quite as sharp as any of the DVD's because of the format's lower resolution. MK

Yes, Mr. Harris. But did George Feltenstein work in a vacuum when he was preparing the Ultimate Oz transfer? Why are the hot pink outfits of the chorus girls at the party in Singin' In The Rain a pale pink on the most recent transfer? This too has faded color when compared to the original...

Definitely. But that seems to be an "unknown," meaning we can only guess at which is more true to the original intention of the filmmakers. I go with the Ultimate Oz LD and the 1997 MGM DVD, not either of the Warner releases. I'd sure love to see screencaps of THOSE compared! MK

Neither dvdbeaver nor most of our posters here seem to realize the fact that I'm not comparing the new screenshots to the previous disc. I'm comparing both the new one and the previous one — both inferior, IMæ — to the original DVD from 1997, shortly after the format made its debut, and to The...

That's a good question. Of course we have no way of knowing whar was done to this scan in terms of after-the-fact video processing. I only know what my eyes tell me. And they tell me the older discs have much stronger color. The same is true of Singin' In The Rain, BTW. The first DVD has...

As Mr. Harris previously stated, the new transfer strongly resembles the previous one. It's also slightly warmer. That said, to my eyes, it's still far inferior to both the first DVD, and to the Ultimate Oz laserdiscs, which were warmer and much more saturated. They were also less bright...

Frankly, though I realize I'm in the minority here, I found the most recent DVD of Wizard to be far inferior to both the original DVD and the Ultimate Oz laserdiscs. These had far deeper, warmer, and more saturated color; also, the more recent DVD was far too bright. If the new one looks that...

Not to mention that—unlike those public domain horrors—the Criterion discs of Rebecca, Spellbound, and Notorious were among the greatest transfers for video of vintage films I've ever seen. Spellbound in particular—a monstrosity on Anchor Bay—was a true tour de force. And the copious extras were...

Did anyone bother to read the following note at the bottom of that R2 review? October 2005 Update: This edition will soon been [sic] superseded by a new R2 edition from Universal, and a lavish Special Edition from Warner Home Video in the US. I think it's safe to assume that this 2001...

So far, every link seems to indicate that Vertigo and Psycho are non-anamorphic. Remastering of these two films would seem to be the only motivation for most fans who already have them to buy the set. Can someone direct me to a single link that indicates specifically that these films will be...

In response to David, yes, I've got a little Plus Piano, which may not be a big Marantz or Sharp, but really produces a beautiful picture from DVD. It's also very tweakable, so I can get the color/gamma fairly spot-on, at least via eyeball (and I think my eyeballs are pretty good ;-) I...

I've only viewed this so far on my iMac's 17-inch widescreen monitor, but on that screen it looks absolutely stunning. The laser was nice in its day, but as David stated, if you've got anamorphic capability especially, there's no comparison whatsoever. (I've got the huge LD box set, and...

Whew! Thanks! MK

Am I nuts, or do some of the screenshots in these reviews look way too pink (see the fleshtones in the first shot in the DVDFile review, and also in the two-shot of De Havilland and Flynn from the end of the film)? The Basil Rathbone shot looks tremendous, but if the colors are this...

Agreed 100 percent about this transfer. The EE is absolutely atrocious, and completely ruins the film; everything's got a white halo around it (check out the opening credits: did you know cattle wear yarmulkes?). Not to mention it's soft, dark, faded, and has goosed-up contrast. A complete...

All true. My Oz SE screws up in the menu/special features department in the manner described, though I have figured out Sony 7000 work-arounds. It's clearly an authoring issue. (BTW, The Harvey Girls will not play AT ALL on the 7000.) And although we've been down this (yellow brick) road...

"42nd Street" is the greatest DVD of a vintage b&w film I've seen--to my eyes, it's far superior to the later, more ballyhooed Lowry jobs like "Citizen Kane" and "Now, Voyager," in which the grain-removal machine was ratcheted all the way up. This one is an honest, natural, simply gorgeous...

The Searchers was a "Technicolor" (and VistaVision) film, I believe shot on Eastman stock. I don't believe Giant was WarnerColor either. MK

That weird out-of-phase look seems to be misregistration (which I'd guess was caused by differential shrinkage of the b&w separations). The Searchers was one of the glories of the laserdisc catalog, and in this era of the digital restorations, it's hard to appreciate how stunning the disc...

Best DVD news I've heard in some time. King of the Hill is truly one of the funniest TV shows ever, and it was so right from the very first episode. Anyone who like Beavis and Butt-Head will appreciate King of the Hill (for obvious reasons). Can't wait! :D