Here’s the sky from the LPP:
Yes That’s it! in the DVD it is just grey (magenta tinged) clouds. That is why I guessed the 35mm would be the same but it seems it’s right sort of Blue / cyan color without any major tints which I am surprised about. Because I thought that the 35mm would closer reflect the DVD in this instance.
I have a feeling Marion and the Mummy skeleton is not that green color thinking about it. I don’t remember that. it was more sort of purpleish (not pink).
But the truck chase I really do remember those colors I shit you not. It had that greenish color really dirty when it was on TV in the UK. I distinctly remember that look with the cyan sky. And I watched that sequence so many times on VHS because I really liked the music and the action.
It’s nice to rattle the memory bells and yeah it’s obvious now the promo pics vs frames. are those frames 100% reliable I would say the truck chase definitely rings bells. And I also think Belloq at the top with the ark in a crate rings bells too (no yellow). Same for Nazi with the burnt hand looks familiar sort of color, Ball rolling Blue light yep I remember that.
And Electric Blue Sky above the opening of the snake pit.
I think that is really all there is to take away from those pics.
The VHS, Widescreen LD and DVD were all created from timed low contrast prints, so they all have some level of authenticity. Some scenes were brightened and tweaked, but there aren’t wholesale color changes like the blu-ray. The wowow was sourced from the camera negative, so each shot had to be digitally graded from scratch, leaving a lot more room for changes. With that in mind, it’s mostly faithful, even if it’s oversaturated and too bright in places. The blu-ray (probably) took that base scan, made it even brighter, reduced contrast and inconsistently applied the orange/teal filters.