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Post #918377

Author
silverwheel
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THX on 35mm Tech IB preservation - HELP NEEDED (work in progress)
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Date created
18-Mar-2016, 4:16 PM

Donation made! I should be able to donate some more in a few weeks. You guys are doing amazing work. Pre-“Director’s Cut” versions of this film are of strong cultural importance, as well as being quite a fine film in its own right. I consider the DC of this movie to be even more offensive than the Star Wars Special Editions, considering that THX 1138 was shot using existing locations and available light. Re-coloring and adding digital enhancements to the settings ruins the ethos of the movie (and just plain ruins the movie). The re-editing is also total shite, a lame attempt to inject kinetic energy into a movie that was defiantly languid in its original form. This movie reminds me quite a bit of Antonioni, kind of like something he might have made had he dabbled in science fiction. I’m happy to help save this from oblivion.