This Island Earth/Forbidden Planet (1 Viewer)

[William D Cavender]

Forbidden Planet had a 4 channel directional high fidelity sound track with anaspect ratio of 1:2.55. The current audio is from whats left of the left and right channels. The 1956 release did have greater use of the center and surrounds. I to have herd rumor that WB was working on this title.

It would be nice if the people at Paramount would completely redo the George Pal films When Worlds Collide and War of the Worlds. The current releases have too much visual information cropped/zoomed out of the picture. Then too it would be nice if they remastered the audio of Wae of the Worlds from its original 4 channel theater release.

 

[Jeff_HR]

Forbidden Planet had a 4 channel directional high fidelity sound track with an aspect ratio of 1:2.55. The current audio is from whats left of the left and right channels. The 1956 release did have greater use of the center and surrounds. I to have herd rumor that WB was working on this title.

It would be nice if the people at Paramount would completely redo the George Pal films When Worlds Collide and War of the Worlds. The current releases have too much visual information cropped/zoomed out of the picture. Then too it would be nice if they remastered the audio of War of the Worlds from its original 4 channel theater release.

Yes it would be great & I'd rebuy all 3 of them in a NY minute.

 

[John Sparks]

The laser of "This Island Earth" has brighter colors but the DVD is sharper.

The CAV MGM last issue of "Forbidden Planet" has better colors than the DVD and the Criterion version. The DVD is sharper than both.

I wonder why they never put the original stereo sound on the "War of the Worlds" DVD?

 

[Derek M Germano]

It would be great if THIS ISLAND EARTH could be restored to its full Technicolor splendor for a new DVD release.

As for FORBIDDEN PLANET, I hope that warner is working on a full blown Special Edition with improved image and sound... Perhaps Lowry Digital Images and Chase Productions could be involved in restoring this science fiction classic, so it achieves its full potential on DVD.