captainsolo said:
I'm going to see the new Raiders 4K restoration this weekend at my local arthouse, but it's being advertised as a new 35mm print. I had been curious as to what sound mix would be present with the restoration should I ever get to see it, but was under the impression that this was shown in digital screenings only.
Lucky you!
I've heard reports that the newly restored prints should've the same mix as on the DVD's, no newly added content. The reflection that was removed back in 2003 is apparently removed this time as well but the reflections on the shots of Marion is still there, and the odd CGI cliff-shot is not included.
Since the DVD release I've heard some say that a guide-track for the boulder was removed and that some mattelines were cleaned up, is this bullshit or what? Would be nice to get this straightened out.
captainsolo said:
I'm actually hoping that the repertory dept. just shipped an original 35mm print with Dolby Stereo. I quite liked the DVD's mix, but wished that the Stereo surround had been included somehow.
Except the superior format, in terms of content there wasn't any differences on Raiders like with Star Wars between the 35mm Dolby Stereo and 70mm 6-track. Also, if it was originally mixed with split surrounds in mind, the 5.1 DVD mix might be even more faithful to the makers intent than the original presentations in '81 (if it now was only with mono surrounds back then). But I understand your thoughts on it, even if the 2003 re-mix is faithful.
captainsolo said:
And the LD mix is some kind of home video version like the '85 Star Wars mix, correct?
It depends which Laserdisc you're talking about, the old pan & scan CAV should have the original 35mm Dolby Stereo in analog which would be kind of nice to preserve. I have never seen or heard the widescreen release myself, but it was apparently a re-mix, a different sound effect for when Indy dropped the staff into the map room is one thing I have heard mentioned by several people.
captainsolo said:
Speaking of Dolby Stereo, Batman sounds like crud on DVD/Blu-ray. Very confined and almost tinny in places. The LD features the original Dolby Stereo with really exceptional split surrounds, that in my rig (5.1 setup playing ProLogic) almost sounds like 5.1 in places. I really enjoy the film more this way, and have made excuses to watch my LD many times in the past few months.
I have noticed that several Dolby 2.0 surround tracks sound incredibly good through ProLogic II, The Empire Strikes Back is one of them, but I have also noticed that some sound a little weird in places, Star Wars is one of them, I usually force my receiver to regular ProLogic on that one. Was Batman ever re-mixed for the DVD/Blu-ray? I have both the old and new DVD release, maybe I should compare them.