Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
I know that it's the industry standard, but at the same time, he isn't willing to spend the kind of money it would take to restore one of his weathered prints, so he instead took the best home video master he had on hand to re-create the original movies. He didn't want to re-release the O-OT AT ALL.
Gimme a break. The amount it would cost him to restore one of his prints is nothing compared to the amount of money he'd make on the DVD release. You act like he's barely surviving and that he needs each release just to break even.
That's not hard to do though. Most of the home video releases were VHS and even the laserdiscs weren't going to look as good as the master.
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-TonicAlso, when I was talking about "crappy presentation" I wasn't tring to even get into the quality of any given movie in it's own right, merely the crappy presnetation a film based presentation provides. Unless you see it the first time it was unspooled (and usually only theater employees see the first unspooling) it will have dirt, scratches, and image instability.
I know that it's the industry standard, but at the same time, he isn't willing to spend the kind of money it would take to restore one of his weathered prints, so he instead took the best home video master he had on hand to re-create the original movies. He didn't want to re-release the O-OT AT ALL.
Gimme a break. The amount it would cost him to restore one of his prints is nothing compared to the amount of money he'd make on the DVD release. You act like he's barely surviving and that he needs each release just to break even.
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-TonicAgain, I think most of the people who really wanted the O-OT on DVD will agree that this is better than not getting it at all.
No, my bootlegs are better than not getting anything at all. I know a lot of people that didn't pick up this release because they figured "Why bother? I've got a bootleg. There's no reason to pick up this release".
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-TonicSure it's not the best it could be, but it's better than any previous home video release of the O-OT, including the laserdisc this master was created for in the first place.
No, my bootlegs are better than not getting anything at all. I know a lot of people that didn't pick up this release because they figured "Why bother? I've got a bootleg. There's no reason to pick up this release".
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-TonicSure it's not the best it could be, but it's better than any previous home video release of the O-OT, including the laserdisc this master was created for in the first place.
That's not hard to do though. Most of the home video releases were VHS and even the laserdiscs weren't going to look as good as the master.
Originally posted by: Go-Mer-TonicAlso, when I was talking about "crappy presentation" I wasn't tring to even get into the quality of any given movie in it's own right, merely the crappy presnetation a film based presentation provides. Unless you see it the first time it was unspooled (and usually only theater employees see the first unspooling) it will have dirt, scratches, and image instability.
Unless you see it in a digital theater. Then, it doesn't matter how many times it's been viewed. A crappy movie is still a crappy movie with a digital presentation. The difference is, it doesn't get any crappier with time
