THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING

NICE!

Just saw this on the HTF release details. Great news indeed!

The new disc lists the mono as included, but I hope it is some kind of lossless track. Probably won't be. The last 5.1 remixes were awful, so why they need a new 7.1 mix is beyond me.

Yes, let's spend a bunch of money and restore the film from the original negative and say f-you original mono soundtrack!

Further reading the HTF article and came across this tidbit:

Once the picture restoration was completed, the team at Universal Studios Sound prepared to up-mix  Jaws to a 7.1 mix from the 5.1 mix that had been created in 2000 using the original mono soundtrack. Now on the forthcoming Blu-ray, fans can enjoy JAWS in DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, optimizing the sound for the latest home theater technology.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/319941/ushe-press-release-jaws-blu-ray-plus-restoration-details

And there's yet another blurb:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLWvXaeDzwU&feature=player_embedded

The audio is clipped on every track in the ProTools screen glimpsed. With all of the video processing being done, wonder how much of the original softness will be intact?

"English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1/DTS Digital Surround 2.0 Mono and Dolby Digital 2.0" says the press release.

I'm eager to see how it looks. The video makes it look like Spielberg was involved, I trust more than Lucas was with the SW Blus.

"That's some bad hat, Harry."

This is going to be awesome. Quite shocking how bad shape the negative was in.

I didn't think so, just because of the extreme trial that was the troubled production. Not to mention the footage that went overboard and had to be saved in the lab! Then there's the fact that many prints were probably struck off the negative.

What I'm wondering is if TSISW will be presented in full, or only excerpted.