Good point, Billy Batson. For all the releases about which people argue whether or not something is wrong, there are many, many more about which there is no argument. So the very fact that there's so much disagreement over THE KING AND I, for example, indicates a high probability that there is a...
I think there are SOME good arguments on both sides as to why some people stongly believe believe the color on the KING AND I Blu-Ray is off, while others strongly believe it's not. But in an attempt to establish some sort of agreed-upon standard of judgment, I'll rephrase as a question a point...
"A true greyscale, rich vibrant picture with cherry reds, yellows, blues & greens. These are fifties colour musicals, there should be a wow factor, that's if the original negatives are in a good state & not faded or course!"
Yes. To clarify what I wrote in an earlier post, being able to judge...
"And there you have it. Everyone is right, everyone is wrong, everyone knows everything and no one knows anything - in equal measures."
But some people present their opinions as if they are sure they know everything, while others are less adamant about it. Also, some people's opinions are much...
I think it's pointless to judge the color palette of a home video transfer on "how the film originally looked" because it's impossible to determine that, for very good reasons that many people on this forum have mentioned -- including but not limited to the important fact that not all prints had...