Mike_G
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The Big Reel. I don't know if it's still around, but it was a mag dedicated to the buying/selling of film.
How does it compare? Well, to be honest, I sold the film before DVD was released. Here's what I remember: scratches, not so many splices, the detail and color was extraordinary compared to LD, but I'd have a hard time deciding which is better-a heavy, bulky 35mm print or a 2 oz. remastered DVD, both shown on a 9 ft. screen. I'd bet the DVD would give the print a run for its money. It's been way too long to say which is better, but I do know that storing several hundred DVDs is better than several hundred 35mm prints.
I don't know if it's truly psychological, but there's this old-school feeling about watching a 35mm print of a film like that. Even if you watched a film on the same screen as the same movie on DVD, the film would make you "feel" like you were in whatever your favorite theater was at the time. It's almost like the defects give it the feeling like you're watching it in a theater. Like vinyl albums.
A side note about film - it's hit or miss. My 1977 35mm print of Star Wars is fading, except for reel 5 which was printed on Fuji stock (but with the same date mark). I loved collecting film, but it was terribly inconvenient. Temperature control alone is a big problem. When we were married and alone, we had room but now we have two kids and no room. I still have a projector and a half, but no room for the projector anymore so it's in the garage (Simplex E7).
Mike
How does it compare? Well, to be honest, I sold the film before DVD was released. Here's what I remember: scratches, not so many splices, the detail and color was extraordinary compared to LD, but I'd have a hard time deciding which is better-a heavy, bulky 35mm print or a 2 oz. remastered DVD, both shown on a 9 ft. screen. I'd bet the DVD would give the print a run for its money. It's been way too long to say which is better, but I do know that storing several hundred DVDs is better than several hundred 35mm prints.
I don't know if it's truly psychological, but there's this old-school feeling about watching a 35mm print of a film like that. Even if you watched a film on the same screen as the same movie on DVD, the film would make you "feel" like you were in whatever your favorite theater was at the time. It's almost like the defects give it the feeling like you're watching it in a theater. Like vinyl albums.
A side note about film - it's hit or miss. My 1977 35mm print of Star Wars is fading, except for reel 5 which was printed on Fuji stock (but with the same date mark). I loved collecting film, but it was terribly inconvenient. Temperature control alone is a big problem. When we were married and alone, we had room but now we have two kids and no room. I still have a projector and a half, but no room for the projector anymore so it's in the garage (Simplex E7).
Mike