As We Wait On Captain Blood Does Anyone Really Know How They Decided What Got The Technicolor Treatment (1 Viewer)

[Capt D McMars]

Didn't know Disney did colorization too! Interesting that Orson Wells original contract for Kane saved that film from colorization! My friend u have led a interestingly life.

Disney wanted some of the earlier Micky Mouse cartoons colorised, you'd think they would be easier than a feature film, but actually they were harder, less forgiving. Because the exactness of "not coloring outside the lines" made the process slower, but still very doable!! Here's one of them - From 1929 Wild Waves -

Now many compnies are using AI tech to try and speed up the process, but with very limited success. I think as the abilites of the tech tools grow and advance, so will the success rate and the quality of the colors advance. If you want that sort of thing, LOL!!

 

[Capt D McMars]

Disney wanted some of the earlier Micky Mouse cartoons colorised, you'd think they would be easier than a feature film, but atually they were harder, less forgiving. Because the exactness of "not coloring outside the lines" mad the process slower, but still very doable!! Here's one of them - From 1929 Wild Waves -

 

[RobertMG]

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Video Release Comparison

Wonderful behind the scenes pics! None in color really though

 

[Capt D McMars]

Wonderful behind the scenes pics! None in color really though

and then, 4K, LOL!!! WAC did a great job bring this classic back to life, they just need to carry on the taskes at hand...

 

[RobertMG]

and then, 4K, LOL!!! WAC did a great job bring this classic back to life, they just need to carry on the taskes at hand...

Look at the real color of one of the great costumes Flynn wore in The Sea Hawk! And how it photogrpahed in black and white.

 

[AnthonyClarke]

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Video Release Comparison

Great comparisons. And interesting how close the Criterion Laser Disc is, in tonal qualities, to the Blu ray.
The comparisons make me really itch for a UHD! Thanks Chuck for everything.....

 

[Desslar]

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Video Release Comparison

Wow, that '82 laser disc was a crime against nature. It looks like an SLP off the air recording.

 

[compson]

Wow, that '82 laser disc was a crime against nature. It looks like an SLP off the air recording.

Entertainment Weekly apparently named it the 25th best laserdisc ever produced.

Looking Back: EW's Top 100 Laserdiscs and their appearance on DVD.

I was looking at The Entertainment Weekly Guide to the Greatest Movies Ever Made today. This book was released in 1994 and includes 100 of the best laserdiscs ever made. I thought it would be interesting to see what has and has not made it to DVD, in terms of both films and extras. Also...

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I suspect people at the time were happy to have any version in their homes.

 

[Chuck Pennington]

Entertainment Weekly apparently named it the 25th best laserdisc ever produced.

Looking Back: EW's Top 100 Laserdiscs and their appearance on DVD.

I was looking at The Entertainment Weekly Guide to the Greatest Movies Ever Made today. This book was released in 1994 and includes 100 of the best laserdiscs ever made. I thought it would be interesting to see what has and has not made it to DVD, in terms of both films and extras. Also...

www.hometheaterforum.com

I suspect people at the time were happy to have any version in their homes.

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EW wasn’t referring to the 1982 CBS/FOX Laserdisc. They specify the MGM release, which I didn’t track down for my comparison.

The 1991 MGM release was notable at the time for its lower MSRP of $24.99. Unfortunately, it didn’t start much of a trend for lower-priced discs. Most new titles ranged from $29.99 to $39.99 with special editions ranging from $49.99 to $124.99.

The initial 1982 LaserDisc was indicative of the kind of contrasty 16mm dupes often seen on television up to that time.

 

[Capt D McMars]

Wow, that '82 laser disc was a crime against nature. It looks like an SLP off the air recording.

it must have been pulled from the master VHS sources!!

 

[Capt D McMars]

Entertainment Weekly apparently named it the 25th best laserdisc ever produced.

Looking Back: EW's Top 100 Laserdiscs and their appearance on DVD.

I was looking at The Entertainment Weekly Guide to the Greatest Movies Ever Made today. This book was released in 1994 and includes 100 of the best laserdiscs ever made. I thought it would be interesting to see what has and has not made it to DVD, in terms of both films and extras. Also...

www.hometheaterforum.com

I suspect people at the time were happy to have any version in their homes.

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Truly a captive market...Our way of the Highway...my how times haven't changed, much.

 

[Desslar]

it must have been pulled from the master VHS sources!!

I wonder if the film was also released on VHS at the same time, and how the picture quality compared with the disc version.

 

[Capt D McMars]

I wonder if the film was also released on VHS at the same time, and how the picture quality compared with the disc version.

 

[KPmusmag]

The Criterion edition CAV laserdisc of The Adventures of Robin Hood was quite lovely, I watched it often.