DVD CRITERION EDITION

I expected more sharpness, contrast and picture quality from Criterion's release.....I found it somewhat faded, showing some scratches, not sharp enough, sometimes it lacked contrast, the outdoor scenes too dark... I was somewhat diappointed.....being a Criterion release, which are pretty pricey....I'm not certain that Universal, who owns many Paramount Pictures'rights/masters of '30s films (Cleopatra, Scarlet Empress, Peter Ibbeston, Design for Living, etc..), gave Criterion the "best copy of them all" for their dvd release, because I'm almost sure that there has to be a better copy around....I'm even pretty sure that one of the copies owned by TCM and AMC networks, which have been shown from time to time, are sharper an better....

Maybe Universal wanted to hold the better copy for their own release of this gem..... 'cos I've seen pretty good copies/editions of very old early '30s and even, late '20s films, by many companies, i.e.: Image ("Evangeline"-1929), Roan ("Lonely Wives"-1931, "Dixiana"-1930, etc), even Universal ("Dracula"-1931, "The Mummy"-1932, "Frankenstein"-1931, et al). Kino ("The Good Fairy"-1935)

I know that "Trouble in Paradise", although never released on video format, was once released on laser-disc.....was it an Universal release? anyone knows if that copy of the picture, was any better than the Criterion release??

Anyway kudos for Criterion, for doing their best with what they got from Universal!!!!

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