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Post #1232019

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Williarob
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Goldeneye - 35mm Scan and Preservation (a WIP)
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Date created
6-Aug-2018, 8:54 AM

Colson said:

anamorphous2351 said:

This one should be cool to see, actually! I remember seeing GoldenEye in cinemas back in late '95 and being shocked to actually notice the boom mic creeping in during certain shots. The one I remember most of all was when the girl is supposedly inspecting computer equipment she wants to buy, as a means of looking up Boris. From further memory, I think it also occurs during Bond’s early scenes with M, when they see the EMP blast going off on the screens. Curiously, with both the original widescreen laserdisc release and all DVD and HD issues the movie appears to be quite tightly cropped and re-framed, perhaps to hide this issue.

IIRC they discussed this on the 50th anniversary box set’s special feature about the restoration, though I think they were giving examples from several of the films, not just Goldeneye (or maybe not even Goldeneye at all). There is one movie where the entire camera and crew are visible in a reflection during a fight scene. Not sure which movie it was; I think one of the earlier ones. IIRC they digitally removed the error in the Blu-ray (Despecialized Bond, anyone?).

The film was The Man with the Golden Gun and EON chose NOT to fix it digitally. The mirror is knocked during the fight with the belly dancer and the entire crew becomes visible for less than a second. It’s one of those things you’d never notice until somebody points it out, and then you look for it every time you watch.

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Those of you who don’t have the box set can watch the special feature about the restoration here:

http://www.the007dossier.com/007dossier/post/2015/02/09/James-Bond-007-License-to-Restore