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  1. Mark Oates

    Some bad news concerning the dvd release of the original "King Kong"

    Saturday 21st August, BBCtv in the UK transmitted a remastered edition of King Kong in tribute to Fay Wray. In comparison with the currently available R2 edition of the movie, the transmitted copy was a considerable improvement. I don't have any details about the source of this remastered...
  2. Mark Oates

    Some bad news concerning the dvd release of the original "King Kong"

    Ed, don't be scared of cheap players. I've used and helped friends with a number of cheap multi-region players and frankly most of them beat big-name players hands down. (If truth be known, most of the name manufacturers simply stick their own logo and an enormous mark-up on a cheap imported...
  3. Mark Oates

    Some bad news concerning the dvd release of the original "King Kong"

    Ed, maybe I am contradicting myself. Somedays I can't be sure I'm typing sense, so please bear with me. The point I wasn't making was a) A good image shouldn't have any grain evident, but b) if the grain is evident, it might not be a good idea to actively get rid of it because you must lose...
  4. Mark Oates

    Some bad news concerning the dvd release of the original "King Kong"

    O-kay, I can see this is nit-picking territory. Fair enough. I'd like to point out I wrote my post above at the end of a very long day and maybe I wasn't firing on all cylinders. First of all, I'd love to see Lowry do a top notch job of restoring Kong. If they've got the restoration job then...
  5. Mark Oates

    Some bad news concerning the dvd release of the original "King Kong"

    I just came across this thread earlier today, and spotting Ed's reference to a review of the R2 disc on our site I checked over what Scott had to say. I don't agree with his review, so I've posted one of my own. http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/review...x=962&User=627 I'd hate to get into an...
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