Laurel & Hardy: Year One (1 Viewer)

[Arthur Powell]

It's now in my hands. Hopefully I'll have some time tonight to start watching what may very well be the release of the year!

 

[dana martin]

Why do I have a feeling that this release is going to be one of the most screened and compared to previous release, probably expect maybe three or four different reviews on this side alone. And apparently Volume 2 and volume three are already in the works., think I heard mention of that on one of the threads on nitrateville

 

[Paul Penna]

Just spent an hour or so sampling everything. How many times can I say WOW!

 

[dana martin]

Just spent an hour or so sampling everything. How many times can I say WOW!

elaborate on WOW! please

 

[Skretvedt]

Hello, folks -- Randy Skretvedt here. I was privileged to provide commentaries, write booklet notes, and assemble the photo galleries for this release. It's such a pleasure to see these films in gorgeous quality. When these existed only in grainy, blurry dupes, it was a bit of a chore to sit through them, but now they're easy on the eyes, and as a result much funnier.

 

[FreshFish]

Thanks Randy, I'm a big fan of your work, and I can't wait for a copy of this release to reach me in the UK!

Can you recommend any particular book to read to accompany this?

 

[Paul Penna]

Just spent an hour or so sampling everything. How many times can I say WOW!

elaborate on WOW! please

Like I said, I've just sampled, but I saw a lot of excellent-quality 35mm material, but everything was way beyond what we've had to put up with up to now.

 

[dana martin]

The sound of that is putting a smile on my face, and hopefully the proper amount of grain

 

[Skretvedt]

Thanks Randy, I'm a big fan of your work, and I can't wait for a copy of this release to reach me in the UK!

Can you recommend any particular book to read to accompany this?

Thanks for your kind words -- I hope you enjoy the new Blu-ray.

 

[Peter Keller]

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Thanks for your kind words -- I hope you enjoy the new Blu-ray.

Hi, what is being subtitled, if you know? Thanks in advance.

 

[Paul Penna]

The Lobster restoration of The Battle of the Century in this release is an improvement on the one in the 2020 Definitive Restorations Blu-Ray. Not a night-and-day difference, but definitely apparent, and more pleasing overall, to my eyes. It uses the same Donald Sosin score.

 

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Mine just arrived!!!

 

[Robert Harris]

As has mine. I’ll be digging into this as time permits over the next week, but just from an initial read of the included 36 page monograph, I know that this will be one of the most important classic releases of the year.

Kudos to Flicker Alley, and all involved!

 

[Albert71292]

My copy arrived in the mail today. I've read over the booklet, but haven't had a chance to watch any of it yet, since I've been watching the live recording on the Patreon feed for the "Stu's Show" podcast for the past three and a half hours. It was one of two packages I got today. The other package was from Amazon, the Honeymooners Specials.

 

[Skretvedt]

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Hi, what is being subtitled, if you know? Thanks in advance.

Subtitles aren't needed, since these are silent films which have what they now call "intertitles."

 

[Peter Neski]

This set is great!

 

[Daniel Melius]

Mine should arrive tomorrow. I cant wait!

 

[Traveling Matt]

Mine should arrive tomorrow. I cant wait!

Same!

 

[Peter Keller]

Subtitles aren't needed, since these are silent films which have what they now call "intertitles."

Of course! I’m talking about for the bonus materials/extras…are they subtitled?

 

[Paul Penna]

Of course! I’m talking about for the bonus materials/extras…are they subtitled?

Yes. Both Restoring Laurel & Hardy with Serge Bromberg and Laurel & Hardy On-Location with John Bengtson are subtitled.