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I see from JustWatch.com that The Longest Day is streamable from the Criterion Channel, has anyone watched it and can comment on picture quality in comparison with the Blu-ray?

I watched the remastered Patton this morning, exterior shots look superb, like they were filmed yesterday. There was absolutely no need to use DNR, as there is little inherent grain. There are density fluctuations that are a little distracting. A few of the interior shots have an overly...

I pulled out Patton 2008 and the DNR is obvious on my OLED TV vs my 720p plasma of ten years ago when the DNR was not so obvious. I'm going to order the remastered Patton. Thanks for the advice. It seems The Longest Day is a lost cause, maybe a 4K UHD stream will appear with improved picture...

Thanks, mine is the unremastered version from 2008. I'll rewatch it to see if I want to upgrade. The reviews at Blu-ray.com push the video score from a respectable 4.5 (unremastered) to 4.9 (remastered) and give clues as to what to look for. Any news on The Longest Day?

While I've not watched Patton since getting an OLED TV, it looked fine on my previous plasma, perhaps there was a secret remaster? (like Gladiator). I'll pull it out and rewatch. I know when they were first released both Patton and The Longest Day were heavily criticized for DNR, The Longest Day...

The Lowry early Bond Blu-rays certainly had their own 'look', not filmic but very reminiscent of the Criterion laserdiscs that I've always found appealing. Thunderball on video has always been a 'difficult' movie. The laserdisc and early DVD had big problems, the Lowry DVD then Blu-ray much less...

I believe the real reason why restoration, scanning and authoring info is generally not provided on the exterior case is, it provides the buyer with information about whether to buy this latest incarnation or not, that is, it is bad for sales versus the impulse buy. If the info is provided in...