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  1. lark144

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

    You're certainly welcome to disagree, but what I'm describing is not about the L&H "mythos". It's a matter of reality. These were shot on film, and L&H's images and the essences of their gags were captured and preserved by film grain. Take away the grain and you're taking away the essential...
  2. lark144

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

    It is silly, and yet true. I appreciate your humor, which seems entirely appropriate for a thread about Laurel and Hardy, so please excuse me if i get a bit serious. When they did their performances on film, the grain captured their essences and also retains the essence of their humor; it's...
  3. lark144

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

    Let's be absolutely clear. These were shot on film. Grain is not an impediment or a distraction to be whisked away, as grain is what gives these Laurel & Hardy films life. Without grain, Laurel and Hardy do not exist. Their sight gags are no longer funny, as the glow and essence that illuminates...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    No one said it was "garbage." According to Merriam-Webster, garbage is " a thing that is considered worthless." On the contrary, Mr Harris has been stated repeatedly throughout this thread that: "These films could not be in better hands, both on an institutional as well as personal level...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray

    The set is also called "LAUREL & HARDY: THE DEFINITIVE RESTORATIONS." According to Merriam Webster, definitive means: "serving as a perfect example" while restoration means: "the action of returning something to its original condition." I don't think these films looked soft, degrained and...
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