Yes, I remember the thread very well - Mr. Harris referenced me once I'd seen the transfer and spoken up about it.
Thus spoke Mr. Harris: "
Note and Update: After reading Mr. Kimmel's comments -- I trust his eyes implicitly -- I'm going to agree with him, that something untoward is going on...
I doubt Marnie need any restoration. They simply went back to a better element, probably the original negative rather than trying to take an old transfer and slap it onto Blu-ray. You're not an expert in this - Mr. Harris is. The End.
Really? This is your response? For the cheap seats: HE DOES NOT OWN THE FILM. PARAMOUNT OWNS THE FILM. I'm not sure what's hard to understand about that simple fact.
You don't know what he thinks. You know what he said in some article written before the final work had been done. You do understand that Mr. Coppola does not own The Godfather. Here's something you can do - a little test - take a broken record, put it on your turntable and see how well it plays.
To the new gentleman - I should think Mr. Harris, who worked with Gordon Willis on the original restoration, knows whereof he speaks. Mr Coppola is not about to say in an interview, "Hey, they really kind of screwed up this new version." You do understand that, right? Just as I'm sure you...