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  1. Gordon McMurphy

    Which MGM/UA titles should Sony re-issue with a new transfer?

    Indeed, the Exodus transfer is one of the biggest embarressments in the world of DVD: a 220-minute film shot in 65mm with a non-anamorphic image on a single DVD-9. And it's mono, right? And no extras. Madness. Not a personal favourite of mine, but I hate seeing any film being treated like this...
  2. Gordon McMurphy

    Which MGM/UA titles should Sony re-issue with a new transfer?

    Excellent recommendations, Jay. I had forgotten about Hell in the Pacific; The Great Train Robbery; Eye of the Needle and Rob Roy - all very weak transfers and Crichton's commentary is not included on the UK edition, which is also non-anamorphic. The Electra Glide in Blue DVD is fine, I...
  3. Gordon McMurphy

    Which MGM/UA titles should Sony re-issue with a new transfer?

    I'm not sure if it was in Sensurround, but the London premiere was in 70mm magnetic 6-track. I'm guessing that it wasn't. 35mm prints were 4-track stereo. The UK SE is excellent, especially the commentary by writer William Harrison (Mountains of the Moon) talking about his original short story...
  4. Gordon McMurphy

    Which MGM/UA titles should Sony re-issue with a new transfer?

    MGM created a fair amount of poor and merely adequete transfers for some of their best titles. They also released all of their 1.66:1 titles with non-anamorphic transfers. A lot of bare bones editions, too. Sony are trawling through their library now, so which titles should they definitely...
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