Chewtobacca said:
ImperialFighter said:
Too many directors are fouling up their originals with all this colour-grading nonsense. It looks like I'll be sticking with more and more DVD originals at this rate...
I agree with you, and there was one hell of an argument when I and others brought this up at Blu-ray.com. For many there, directors can do no wrong...
I confess that I do actually like the new color timing for Alien. I watched both color timings back-to-back recently and to my surprise I found I preferred the new one. It seems more filmic, but less real world to me, so it depends on what you want.
I am in two minds about the new color timing of Bladerunner. At times it is closer to the workprint than the other cuts, but at other times it is too blue, and I find myself sick of the blue by the end of the film. When directors recolor-time they never seem to know when enough of one tint is enough. At least the other cuts have their original color timing on the five-disc set though.
All new transfers of Ridley Scott films seem recolor-timed, including the new master of Gladiator on the Anniversary Edition Blu-ray. At times the colors look amazing, but generally the new palette is too warm for my taste. The new master does not have all the DNR of the original though.
As far as Aliens go, both cuts will be on the same disc, so that implies that they will be seamlessly branched. I think it is a safe bet that they will both use the same color timing, and I am virtually certain it will be different. Apparently Alien and Aliens are undergoing the Lowry Digital restoration process, but the other two films in the quadrilogy are not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5y6sd17y9k
ImperialFighter said: It looks like I'll be sticking with more and more DVD originals at this rate...
I am increasingly doing the same. It might be disappointing, but at least it saves you money!
Lowry and restoration in the same sentence is kind of funny, considering they either apply too much dvnr, or fuck colors up on almost all their DVD's. I wonder why the Indiana Jones set turned out ok.
The fact they are being involved when they are the ones who botched the star trek blu rays, means i guess i will stick with the DVD's.