The Blu-Ray looks so degrained and otherwise digitally prettied-up to me, I'm wondering whether they just re-released a slightly cleaned up version of the same HD master from a few years back. The box simply says "Newly Remastered." Nothing about it being taken from a 4k scan of the original...
OK, Mr. Harris. Maybe I was being a little too positive. Maybe I was under the impression this was IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE's Blu-ray's Bar Mitzvah & I was the rabbi and had to say something nice. The new IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Blu-Ray is not the worst I've ever seen. On the other hand, It doesn't...
Again, I'm not saying the Blu-Ray looks awful. Not at all. It looks quite nice and I think almost everyone will be happy with it. I'm glad I bought it as it's the best representation, both visually and narratively, of Frank Capra's masterpiece, that we're likely to get. In general, it looks...
Bruce, I don't think you're crazy, as I feel the same way. I got the Blu on Saturday, and so far I've only had time to sample it, but it looks nothing like the 35mm print I saw (which may have been nitrate) at Columbia University's School of International Affairs. Frank Capra was there and it...