I also like the look of the new blu-ray. It's a shame that speculators snatched the 3000 copies up so quickly -- it's certainly the best the film's ever looked on home video.
While the cooler, darker look doesn't quite work all the time (and it seems that this is "flip a switch" colour timing, with little attention to modifying the look depending on the needs of a particular scene) it's added to my appreciation of the film.
As you said, Tustari, there's a more palpable sense of dread. I don't think I'd ever realized quite how much the bright sunlight on the VHS and DVD copies actively hurt the overall impact.
It could have been accomplished with a bit more grace -- apparently the D.P. gave instructions over the phone and someone at Sony implemented the changes without the D.P. or Savini seeing the results -- but I don't miss the old look of the film one iota.
For that matter, who's to say that the DVD or VHS looked the way the film looked theatrically? I can't claim to have seen it (and judging by the box office numbers, I'm not alone) but it wouldn't be the firs time that a movie has been brightened for home video.
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rickwj324
11 years ago
I've had the blu for a while and just watched it finally a few days ago. I didn't see a problem with it at all. I don't know what the original color timing looked like in the theatre, nor do I remember what the dvd looked like (I own it but haven't watched it in forever). Like Balthazar_bee said... do we know if the dvd was color timed correctly?! Anywho.... I have the blu and was quite pleased with it. Haters can hate on it all they want... ;)
Rick
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