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  1. Rob_Ray

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    Here's a nice review: http://www.themoviewaffler.com/2020/07/laurel-hardy-definitive-restorations-bluray-review.html?fbclid=IwAR2boA3AcSmWwMw9Ej4prqNZ0zWopyI_CV5Vzi0rSOjOlmMsdOICiJQOxTk
  2. Rob_Ray

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    The second reel is entirely 16mm as the constant back-and-forth between 16mm and 35mm was very distracting and took one's attention away from the comedy. The result looks very consistent and well-done.
  3. Rob_Ray

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    Okay, I have now sampled a release copy of the bluray on my 55" plasma, courtesy of Randy Skretvedt, who just received his copy on Thursday. Mine will arrive in a few days. For the record, regardless of what any press releases may have said, nowhere does the word "pristine" appear on the...
  4. Rob_Ray

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    Can we please stop all the bickering and pettiness and focus on the Laurel and Hardy Definitive Restoration set?. I, speaking as someone who is good friends with many involved in the creation of this set, have the utmost respect for Mr. Harris, his body of work and his expertise. I am...
  5. Rob_Ray

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    Look, the L&H films have been mishandled and mistreated for 90 years and regardless of whether these transfers are the absolute best they possibly can be, they are light-years ahead of what's been seen since the 1930s. I think we need to give all the photochemical and digital transfer analysis...
  6. Rob_Ray

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    It is. From the UCLA restoration done in conjunction with Jeff Joseph of the extended print discovered by Jon Mirsalis.
  7. Rob_Ray

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    I also have no intention of cancelling my preorder. I can't wait to see the result of all the hard work KIt Parker's team put into this. Apart from the extensive work they did in bringing the UCLA and LIbrary of Congress' restorations to the digital format, I know Randy Skretvedt put many...
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