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...
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...
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...
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...
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...