Deepak Shenoy
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More to critique? OK......
On Golden Pond
Five Easy Pieces
Stalag 17
Dominick & Eugene
Now And Then
Disclosure
Midnight Cowboy
Oh, God!
Body Heat
Some Like It Hot (SE)
Naked Gun 1
I am afraid that this second batch of titles you picked features some less than stellar transfers (at least the ones I own or have rented). I am going from memory here because I haven't watched some of these in years.
Five Easy Pieces has a mediocre transfer from what I can remember, but maybe the source material is to blame.
Stalag 17 doesn't look as pristine as it could have. I
remember it having lots of blemishes and scratches.
Midnight Cowboy has a sub-par non-anamorphic transfer with some visible film damage. This is a title that could really use a SE rerelease (are you listening MGM ?).
Some Like it Hot looks quite good, but not as good as some of the black-and-white transfers from Warner and Criterion. Besides, it is 1.66:1 and non-anamorphic.
Probably the safest buy of the bunch is Body Heat which can often be found in the bargain bins of major stores (going for under $10). The transfer is not spectacular, but does justice to this fine film-noir.
-D