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Great in DVD...!!

posted 19 years ago by rsgre
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I just received my copy in DVD...it's great!! First time I see it in the original CinemaScope. Much improved...the scene compositions are excellent, and can be appreciated fully for the first time! The stereo sound is fantastic as well! More later...after I watch it once or twice. One of the best movies of all time...(I think)!
Update (8-16): Just finished watching the entire film in DVD, including the narrated version with James Monaco. Beautifully done CinemaScope version can finally be appreciated; very well done, and great "1950's period piece". Makes you realize how much inflation we have had in the last 50 years, Tom Rath just wanted to make $10,000 a year! (Probably like $80,000 today, maybe?)
However, like many narrated versions that come too late (all the principles are either dead or too old), James Monaco doesn't seem very inspired, and makes a number of rather strange and/or irrelevant remarks (including some very unflattering remarks about a supposedly "gay character" Bill Ogden. Funny...that never occurred to me either when reading the book, or watching the movie previously! Strange remarks...!)
[I noticed the same problem with the narrated version of "North by Northwest". Ernest Lehman (the screenplay writer) talks about too many negative things in the movie...we don't want to hear about them! Why do you think we bought the film in the first place?!?!...)
Anyway...for all you fans of this movie "out there"...enjoy!!

Best regards,

Steve

[–] csu16387 18 years ago

I haven't seen this yet, but last year one of my teachers recommended this film a couple of times. I'll be on the look out for it. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit and The Song of Bernadette are just two of the films starring Jennifer Jones I would like to see. Perhaps I'll check them out over the holidays.

"Dry your eyes baby, it's out of character."

[–] rsgre 14 years ago

Just watched it again, first time in 5 years. DVD is excellent, the film is restored plus the CinemaScope composition is great. Stereo sound is carefully crafted and meticulous music score by Bernard Herrmann. Story holds up better than ever. A great look backwards to see where we came from....inflation has sure taken it's toll since then !

RSGRE

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

And now that everybody has big HD TVs, this movie really needs to be released on blu-ray disc!