AdrianTurner
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I've just Google Earth'd Stanley's Childwickbury estate and to my amazement the usual image has been cropped to 1.66:1.
Originally Posted by Kevin_Kinto
OK, well, aspect ratio aside (not that I'm happy about that!!), my biggest gripe is the butchering of the opening sequence thanks to that dreadful monochrome 'new' logo replacement. Like no other movie I've seen the visuals, action and editing of BL are synced to the music track to an extraordinarily high degree and the logo change just pisses all over that, right at the most important moment - the grand opening. Without question a hallmark of Stanley Kubrick movies is that the mood and pace is set from the first frame, always coinciding with and synced to the music.
In the 'original' the docking of the zooming "W" logo (and the rest...like "presents") is synced perfectly to the opening chords (probably a lucky accident sequencing it in the edit room but intentional nevertheless) and there is one beat cut to black before the beat cut to "A Film By Stanley Kubrick" - now this has been replaced by a overly long section of black screen which completely destroys that rhythm and renders this once powerful opening quite lame and disjointed, especially the now 'sudden' appearance of his own credit card.
Why is there so little respect granted to the movies of a man who must surely rank as one of the greatest filmmakers ever? Honestly, its pathetic and shameful and all concerned should hang their heads in shame at this kind of alteration of one of the great movies of that great filmmaker. Damn, I so love this movie, have seen it so many many times (and will many more times). Fortunately I have a 720p recording of an HDTV broadcast and I will stay with that copy and bin the blu-ray.
Jeez Warners/Vitali et al. Do it properly or give the rights to someone who has sufficient respect.
If you *really have to* to put this crappy new B&W logo on, Warners, put it before the old zooming black on red one. In 10 years you'll change it again anyway. Who cares about it. Are you also going to butcher all the current movies that use this logo in animated fashion when the corporate lackies decide to change the look of the logo again?
As far as AR's go, why not include a couple more disc with the options for krisakes? Look at the airtime the discussions get - doesn't that tell these guys something? Everyone who buys these discs would no question pay the extra cost. No doubt whatsoever. So? Spielberg, Scorcese and other Hollywowd names- you guys often speak about how great Kubrick is, and preserving film heritage, (Marty especially about this movie): where are your powerful voices? Stand up and be counted and speak up for the films on behalf of the man who longer can...
Originally Posted by Kevin_Kinto
Sweet Vince, your opinion but I wager you don't know the movie very well or care much about details. One thing Stanley really did...
Originally Posted by Martin Teller
If you ever see me complaining about a studio logo before a movie, please, PLEASE kill me.
Originally Posted by Powell&Pressburger
The point is the film history. For those who don't care about the logo's then you wouldn't mind if we got the original theatrical presentation experience Right?