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- Robert Harris
Over the past thirty years or so, on various threads here on HTF and elsewhere, there has been such a hue and cry for Brothers Grimm to be restored, them folks better ste up.
First and most important, this is not a restoration, and I'm fully aware what that word means.
David Strohmaier and Tom March have gone so far beyond that concept, creating a version of the film that looks far better than it did upon release, that restoration is the wrong word.
They've taken it upon themselves to correct a multitude of technical problems, mostly applied to the animation work, that viewing this new Blu-ray from Warner Archive is a surprising pleasant expectation, beyond what many people many have been perceiving going in.
The multiple 2k scans, going out to 6, have been downrezzed to 4k and then to Blu-ray resolution without a hiccup in sight.
Blend lines are virtually non-existent, color is crisp and clean, images are stable to one another, and all is well in Grimmland.
There's also a terrific documentary on the tech courtesy of Harrison Engle, that runs over 30 minutes and breaks down the multiple layers of work into simple terms. It's beautifully made.
Please purchase at least three copies each and gift them for the Holidays.
For those unaware, the film comes two ways - letteredboxed and smile-boxed. Ya pays yer money, ya takes yer choice.
Image – 5
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
Upgrade from DVD – Yes
Works up-rezzed to 4k - Yes
Highly Recommended
RAH
First and most important, this is not a restoration, and I'm fully aware what that word means.
David Strohmaier and Tom March have gone so far beyond that concept, creating a version of the film that looks far better than it did upon release, that restoration is the wrong word.
They've taken it upon themselves to correct a multitude of technical problems, mostly applied to the animation work, that viewing this new Blu-ray from Warner Archive is a surprising pleasant expectation, beyond what many people many have been perceiving going in.
The multiple 2k scans, going out to 6, have been downrezzed to 4k and then to Blu-ray resolution without a hiccup in sight.
Blend lines are virtually non-existent, color is crisp and clean, images are stable to one another, and all is well in Grimmland.
There's also a terrific documentary on the tech courtesy of Harrison Engle, that runs over 30 minutes and breaks down the multiple layers of work into simple terms. It's beautifully made.
Please purchase at least three copies each and gift them for the Holidays.
For those unaware, the film comes two ways - letteredboxed and smile-boxed. Ya pays yer money, ya takes yer choice.
Image – 5
Audio – 5
Pass / Fail – Pass
Upgrade from DVD – Yes
Works up-rezzed to 4k - Yes
Highly Recommended
RAH
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