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I hope there is also a restored Blu-Ray and not just 4K.
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American Graffiti - Original Cut Restoration (Mechanical Assistance/Telecine Experts Needed!) (* unfinished project *) - lots of information... — Page 5
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I new here and it’s obvious I’m not in the right thread. That said, the discussion is about alternate versions of the American Graffiti so I have a question related to the various copies of this film. The version I saw in a theater in 1974 differs slightly from the Blue Ray print I recently purchased from Amazon. The difference I noted is that in the closing sequence where Suzanne Somers calls the pay phone at Mel’s Drive In, Richard Dreyfuss is gone and the camera pans in on the ringing phone which is never answered. Was there ever an added scene version where he does answer the phone? From the other postings I note the clouds were added and Ford’s song in the car appears in different versions. Can some of the expert editors weigh in on this? Thanks in advance.
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I new here and it’s obvious I’m not in the right thread. That said, the discussion is about alternate versions of the American Graffiti so I have a question related to the various copies of this film. The version I saw in a theater in 1974 differs slightly from the Blue Ray print I recently purchased from Amazon. The difference I noted is that in the closing sequence where Suzanne Somers calls the pay phone at Mel’s Drive In, Richard Dreyfuss is gone and the camera pans in on the ringing phone which is never answered. Was there ever an added scene version where he does answer the phone? From the other postings I note the clouds were added and Ford’s song in the car appears in different versions. Can some of the expert editors weigh in on this? Thanks in advance.
Idk what you’re talking about because he answers the phone in the 1973 and 1978 cuts
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someone shared their own scan of the original 1973 cut on myspleen yesterday, though unfortunately it’s only 480p
Do you still have access to this? Would love to see it
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So from what i have read the new 4K has atrocious DNR, and the Blu is the same disc as before. I guess i shouldn’t be surprised. The digital mockery of what once was a film is right up George Lucas’s alley.
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Is there any renewed interest now that the 4K remaster has turned out to be so disastrous? The Blu-ray is not fantastic, but I’d love to see a 4K telecine of 35mm elements…
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It is sad that still the best version of the film is the 1982 VHS, laserdisc, and first R1 from 1998 or R2J DVD release (next to the 35mm original print with mono remix). Though both R1 home media releases use the reissue 1978 print.
Fans, and lovers of the film just want a raw scan of both the theatrical release with the theatrical mono mix, and re-release with the dolby digital and thx stereo option. No DNR, no cropping, no AI upscale, no sharp imaging, no bloat or adding digital edits. Luckily the various dubs or subs of the film exist to be added as options (japanese, french, arabic, spanish, etc.) So a re-remix converted to ISO format can be done if the raw ever becomes available.