Originally posted by: tweakerI forgot that, being hardcore fans, you'd be archiving both versions "Both versions"? That has been my point there entire time, that there is only one version. And Laserman, I'm aware you're doing it both ways, and I have been for quite some time - I just don't understand why. By the way if you took what I said in context, you would have realized I was remarking that the matte boxes (not the lines) are barely visible on the DVD. But dress it up how you might, it doesn't alter the fact you're using today's technology to edit yesterday's movies. I never saw Babe Pig In City... but I remember when I saw the original Babe, because I wanted to have pork-chops!
Anyway, you yourself said that you've thought of colourizing the black R2D2 - and I suppose somehow this is still different from colourization?
They weren't a 'necessary' by product, just an unwanted one.
They were both - they were unwanted, but necessary for the special effect.True the matte lines were somewhat visible at the cinema
... 1: However, they were never intended to be an integral part of the film, 2: they are akin to a processing error, or a scratch on the film
Let's see: #1. Well intention does not guarantee performance. The best intentions in the world don't necessarily make right. Imagine going through an old film scene by scene and adjusting colour, brightness and contrast to make it more consistent, and then saying "this is obviously what they would have done if they could have, they obviously intended to have their shots look a little more consistent". While you're at it you could say "And they obviously intended it to look cinematic, which is difficult these days since widescreen subtly makes people feel the movie being cinematic, so we'll convert it to widescreen - which is what they would have done, if they'd made the movie today".
