Universal's Franchise Collection: How about Psycho? (1 Viewer)

[Gordon McMurphy]

The current R1 transfer of Psycho could be greatly improved upon today. The existing transfer was created in early 1998, has a low bitrate and is quite noisy in places. Zooming the simply-letterboxed image just makes things worse.

A new, hi-def-originated, anamorphic, high bitrate transfer with careful digital restoration would yield a great image of a meticulously constructed film that demands for optimal quality.

I am reading Raymond Durgnat's, A Long Hard Look at 'Psycho', which is not only the best analysis of the film I have ever read, but one of the best analyses of a film that I know of. It's a bit tricky to get, as it is OOP, but if you love Psycho and want to see all its nuances illuminated, then you must read this book by who I consider the greatest poet/film-critic ever.

 

[John Sparks]

"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" needs to be anamorphic too!

 

[Kevin M]

Which version? The original is from Republic Studios DVD, the 1978 remake is from MGM & the 1994 version is from WB (the only one that actually is enhanced BTW) so none are in the hands of Universal anyway.....that may or may not be a good thing depending on your POV.