I've never seen a movie this old look so good. Criterion did a hell of a job with the transfer on army of shadows. This may be the best looking transfer to DVD I've ever seen on a movie, especially given the age of the print. This made me gain a whole hell of a lot of respect from the guys at criterion.
Great movie, Amazing transfer.
Props should also go to the British Film Institute, in the UK...their release predated Criterion's by several months, and the two transfers are near identical. Criterion even used the fabulous commentary from the BFI edition.
shareno doubt, this movie looked amazing in my blue ray player, looked almost like new, one could hardly tell when it was made
shareFunnyStory, you should see Kino Video's dvd release of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis". I still can not believe the astounding quality of its transfer, seeing that the film dates back to 1926.
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I agree - the film looks as if it was made in the 80's+ the only give away were the model planes used in the drop back into France.
shareMaybe I'm just showing my age, but I preferred the model planes, sort of in the same way I preferred the puppets and costumes of the original Star Wars trilogy to the newer CGI laden latter works. If I wanted to watch cartoons I'd rent Cars or Toy Story.
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thats the reason I'm here. '69 didn't sound right when i saw the date. besides the transfer the film seems to be shot in a more modern style...
Oh dear. This calls for a very special blend of psychology ... and EXTREME VIOLENCE.
have you seen the blu-ray of 2001: A Space Odyssey? it looks amazing!
Baseball lies to us seductively, and we know we're being seduced, and we don't complain.
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Two things one should never underestimate: a) the visual quality of a Melville flick, and b) the visual quality of a Criterion release.
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