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#939546
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Last movie seen
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Small Soldiers (1998) – B-

There are some things that I don’t like about this film, but when it comes down to it, there isn’t a lot to dislike. The few things that bother me (like the awkward teenage romance) take down what would be a B+ or an A- . It’s not a film that tries to take itself too seriously, and that makes it work just great.

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#938687
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The "Name that Movie/TV Show I Can't Name" Thread
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Okay… I’m not expecting anyone to be able to help with this one, but I thought I’d try.

I don’t know if it was a movie or a series, but my brother told me about a scene he saw on television while staying in a hotel, and that he had no idea what it was from.

As far as his memory serves him, it goes like this:
The scene is in a hospital, a man being treated (most likely the protagonist) is in his hospital room. Outside the room, a doctor wearing a doctor’s mask (most likely a villain) is fighting some other guys (most likely some good guys). Then, a nurse shows up and starts throwing knives at the man being treated (obviously this nurse was another villain).

That’s really it. I’d be baffled if anyone recognizes the scenario, but there’s always a chance 😄.

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#938363
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THX on 35mm Tech IB preservation - HELP NEEDED (work in progress)
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poita said:

Final scans have arrived and I am working on them now.

Thanks for the update! I was wondering where this was at 😄.

Unfortunately for the past 48 hours I and most of the rest of the family have been laid up with a particularly violent vomit bug. The kind where you think you are going to die, and then start wishing you would.

That sounds awful, and extremely unpleasant. You’ll have my prayers, and I hope it goes away as soon as possible.

The print is very beatup in places, I have been working on some algorithms to help automate the process. I’ll pop out a low rez grindhouse, and a first cleaning pass version soon, so you can all follow along with the process.
Basically I analyse the film, work out some semi-automated routines, run those passes and then look for what didn’t work, and then start finessing it from there.
I’d be appreciative if people could join in and help ID the sections where my routines fail so I can modify them and then finally go through and do a manual pass to clean up any remaining problem areas.
It is particularly tricky due to the CRT flickering screens and fine details in some scenes, but overall it is great to watch a ‘film version’ even if it is in a language I don’t speak. It is a mostly visual film anyway 😃

I’m not sure how much help I can be on the glitch spotting side, but if the previews are small enough files for a quick short download, I’ll try to help out what all I can.

Keep us posted; I’m sure we all share the same ecstatic excitement for the finished release!