Press Release Criterion Press Release: Summertime (1955) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[RICK BOND]

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It looks exceptional! Can't wait to get this!

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The colors are much better and natural.

The Japan Bluray is so much Brighter. I Have to see it in person. I just got a Sony 4K 85" X95J from Best Buy 2 weeks ago. My Blu & 4K's look Amazing ! I have a Digital version of Summertime on Amazon Prime. Here is a photo of the Digital version I have.

 

[RobertMG]

The Japan Bluray is so much Brighter. I Have to see it in person. I just got a Sony 4K 85" X95J from Best Buy 2 weeks ago. My Blu & 4K's look Amazing ! I have a Digital version of Summertime on Amazon Prime. Here is a photo of the Digital version I have. View attachment 143228

he raves about the Criterion and says 1:37 is accurate

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Every one of those screenshots cry out for a 1.66 aperture plate.

 

[RICK BOND]

Every one of those screenshots cry out for a 1.66 aperture plate.

I don't know Why ? Criterion just didn't release a Full and Widescreen version of this movie. Waterfront got 3 different screen versions ! It was Best Picture 1954 and won 8 Awards total must be the reason. It's a Great movie classic for sure. I guess Summertime just isn't as popular.

 

[RobertMG]

I don't know Why ? Criterion just didn't release a Full and Widescreen version of this movie. Waterfront got 3 different screen versions ! It was Best Picture 1954 and won 8 Awards total must be the reason. It's a Great movie classic for sure. I guess Summertime just isn't as popular.

Agree sir but they stuck to their guns that it is the proper ratio they can be stubborn thats for sure but they are a nice bunch - just wish we can get more classics from the 30's and 40's loved their Red River. Temple Blake etc

 

[mark brown]

Forget it!

 

[RobertMG]

Forget it!

Think it will sell?

 

[Mark B]

I can not believe a film by David Lean, a man whose images were more carefully composed than any other film maker in his time, is being released with the compositions shot to hell.

 

[Lord Dalek]

 

[RICK BOND]

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Nice !! Widescreen photos. Wish my Criterion Bluray coming July 12 from Amazon looked like that.

 

[roxy1927]

Whenever I've seen Waterfront as far as I can remember it's only been in 1.37:1. I can't imagine it any other way.

 

[Drew Salzan]

If you use your zoom feature on your monitor you can approximate a wide screen image from the open matte image.

 

[Robert Crawford]

If you use your zoom feature on your monitor you can approximate a wide screen image from the open matte image.

Yeah, but you lose picture quality doing so.

 

[sleroi]

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Not to stir anything up again, but to my untrained eye all four of these images have too much headroom.

 

[Will Krupp]

Not to stir anything up again, but to my untrained eye all four of these images have too much headroom.

I thought it was just me! lol

 

[Gerani53]

We must also accept the reality that many 1:37 transfers presented as "open matte" have been pre-trimmed on the sides for safety, which means that what you're starting with is not even the true, full open matte. Generally speaking, when you zoom on these, filling your screen at 1.77, you'll never get as much picture area for correct composition as you'll get from a properly-prepared widescreen release, which is often 1.85 or 1.66.

 

[Lord Dalek]

Extraction window: 1482x801 (dead center, 1.85:1).

 

[Lord Dalek]

Extraction window: 1482x893 (dead center, 1.66:1)

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1.85

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1.66

 

[haineshisway]

Extraction from WHAT. Certainly not the Beaver caps and I don't believe this Blu-ray has been released yet. Do explain.

 

[Lord Dalek]

Criterion Channel. They've updated their stream to the new master.