http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/multi_comparison.php?art=part&x=520&y=270&action=1&image=4&hd_multiID=1303&cap1=28532&cap2=28516&disc1=3100&disc2=3099&lossless=#vergleich 

Critics be damned, I went ahead and sync'd the mono from the earlier Blu-ray to the new 35th disc.  It appears to be a perfect match...no delays or re-syncing needed.

I'm still interested in a LPCM preservation of the Criterion LD.  It still sounds better, but this will do!

...it seems that I'm forced not only to color regrading the movie, but also to capture and sync the laserdisc PCM audio... OK, if I'm forced to... (^^,)

Looks great Stamper.  Again, no one said it had to be perfectly timed to please everybody.  I really like what you did there because it's warmer and that's the spirit of the project.  That's the general idea anyway for fans of the THX version.  Now add that look to stronger blue nights throughout the film and I'd be more than pleased.  The original Blu-ray leaned more towards this look, yes, but it wasn't quite there in my opinion.  Far better than the muted look of the 35th for those of us who prefer stronger colors in Halloween.

Here you are my attempt, in comparison with Stamper's - just to show that our results are really similar (click for original version):

clouds are back, trees are more orange but still not like the DVD...

^I think you forgot the link! I'd love to see it though!

I can testify to the new BD being more in line with the theatrical and early home releases of the film, but I love the '99 color timing. I remember the first time I watched the '99 version (around 2000/2001) and was I just blown away. It really gives the film the feeling of fall in the mid-west (except that it's still clearly California) and the night scenes really feel creepier.

Turisu said:

Personally I can't stand the THX DVD's digitally tweaked look. I'm just making the point that there was more than simple color regrading that went into making it look that way.

I don't think there was any magic involved, this fella over at horrordvds: http://www.horrordvds.com/vb3forum/showthread.php?t=44865&page=17

managed to approximate the look by simply adjust the yellow color channel.

As you can see, it can easily be accomplished without isolating specific sections of the original image if that's the look you want.

This result is excellent, but I don't think a single adjustment will be right for the whole movie; more tests should be done on different shots to prove if that technique will work.

_,,,^..^,,,_ said:

This result is excellent, but I don't think a single adjustment will be right for the whole movie; more tests should be done on different shots to prove if that technique will work.

Yes, you can obviously forget one single adjustment for the whole film. The point was, there's no isolated manipulation of the image in the THX release to get those colors which some people seems to think.

Well it just wouldn't be a BluRay if the blues in the picture weren't cranked way up (in the daytime scenes) =) Look at the interior car shot, the reds of the car are way too purple.

Though a simple switch to the "warm" setting on ones TV might be enough to fix it.

Wow... those are some good examples of what might be done to strike closer to the THX.  When it comes to the night scenes, one of the strongest blue casts fall over Jamie Lee Curtis when she crosses the street and arrives at the other house where Annie was babysitting.  When she steps up to the porch the shot is deep blue with great shadow.  It's a perfect illustration of how the THX night scenes add great atmosphere with its particular choice and intensity of color.

2007 BD

 

'99 THX DVD

 

2007 BD

 

'99 THX DVD