Lil Brutto

I'd like to add this is AN EXTREMELY RARE OPPORTUNITY!!

The main thread for updates on this project is over at fanres.com so I encourage you to visit that site for updates.

(I'm basically cutting and pasting links from over there to here.)

Courtesy of magicians like Andrea there's plenty of room for further repair and cleanup in the digital domain after the physical restoration is complete.

Check it out:

https://www.sendspace.com/file/a2i4va

Partial physical restoration 35MM [top] vs. Partial physical restoration 35MM + spoRv's MagiClean [bottom]

Sure will.

Feallan said:

What happened here?

http://i.imgur.com/FK1u97C.jpg

From the expert:

"haha, i was waiting for that. yeah, first time it ran fine, second time, after some cleaning, a small tear decided to go across the frame, so i set a splice and ran the reel again."

It's a 50 year old print in a rough and fragile state. We certainly expected things like this to occur during the restoration process. That's where digital cleanup comes in!

I'd like to keep the digital tinkering to a minimum so far as to not lose its inherent qualities (e.g. grain, occasional lines, scratches. etc.) Afterall, that's the charm of 35MM.

Does anyone have a copy of any of the Italian VHS tapes below?

I'm trying to determine what version(s) of BBC was available prior to the 2000 restoration by the Italians.

UPDATE!

The print has been undergoing a $hitload of TLC over the past few months. For instance, the restoration working on the film just finished repairing a TEN FOOT TEAR without losing a single frame! It's a very time consuming process and can only be accomplished by someone like him with extensive knowledge and experience (a rarity nowadays).

Here is a link to a before/after comparison of R1 footage:

https://www.wetransfer.com/downloads/9c3fb3512137f071e81a68ec2d1d5cbf20150402190409/abbcd64b3ff19942656c68af0492193220150402190409/ee80d2

This is after numerous cleaning passes. No attempt has been made to color correct the scan as of yet. But it's abundantly clear that the MGM 4K BD is way off.

Enjoy!

I have the LD and equipment to do a lossless capture. Let me know if there's interest.

It's definitely superior to the DVD audio.

Where do I find this? I searched myspleen and nothing came up.

Here's another example: The Good The Bad and The Ugly 4K BD

Read the thread for more info. 

T1 and T2 are simply stunning. Fantastic job!

I requested an invitation earlier but no response. Hoping I can be one of the lucky ones and get an invite. 

I'd really appreciate an invite. These are must sees.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xcn5hgdqzif7bad/evil_dead_2_mono_synced.flac

RU.08 said:

The point is to use the IB as the colour reference, not the others (certainly not the MGM 4k). But my comment was that the Mondo already looks very accurate.

I have a question though, is the Mondo bluray and the 01 Distribution the same transfer? And if not, does anyone know how the 01 looks?

That's right, we're going to regrade the BD using the IB TECH. Nevertheless, Andrea's color corrections look good. The man clearly has skill. Once we have a complete scan that's faithful to the IB tech I'd love to have Andrea work his magic and regrade the 4K BD.

The Mondo and 01 are the same transfer. The only important difference is the 01 BD is region locked.

And because I know you're wondering...

vs MGM 2014 BD: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/110787

vs Mondo 2009 BD: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/110851

Thanks for the kind words, captainsolo. It means a lot. :)

Here's a comparison of the color timing difference (PNG format) we're contending with:

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/110784

RU.08 said:

Frankly, from the screenshots the film looks to be in pretty good shape - not the frail, fragile condition described.

 All thanks to the magic touch of "the man" charged with restoring the print.

jero32 said:

^^they look a bit magenta shifted to me. But overall it seems the bluray was going for this kind of a feel. They just went overboard with the green tint this time. (sort of like raiders really)

You're right, I've been alerted by a team member working closely with me that these images are magenta shifted from the video he viewed. I'm trying to get to the bottom of this. I do know that the original scan was color corrected to scale back the inherent green in IB TECH prints. It's possible there was an over-adjustment.

I must add the screencaps do exaggerate the magenta as compared to the video clip. However, I've decided to leave these images up for now because the overall "feel" is the same: saturated look of IB TECH along with excellent color range/depth etc, etc. I'll update this thread with new images once we get this figured out.

Lil Brutto said:

The fact is the IB TECH is EXTREMELY dirty and has a lot of scratches, lines, etc. Despite all this. the colors are intact and vivid. The skies are blue not green like the skies and Blondie's teeth on the 4K BD (just before the desert scene when Tuco catches up with him at Shorty's execution).

Stay tuned.

Following up on my previous post (above) I finally have some caps to share. The expert working on the print (i.e. clean/repair/scan) has been doing a FANTASTIC job. It's a slow and tedious process but the results are truly spectacular!

The R1 screencaps I posted before are from a "raw" scan without a LUT applied. Hence, the desaturated look. This time around the scanner sent me a sample video after applying a LUT in order to give a better idea of how the print actually looks. It's R9 footage of "Sorry, Tuco", which - by the way - has been conspicuously absent from all Italian home releases.

Please keep in mind these are downsized, lossy jpegs grabbed from a lossy sample video. Despite this, the characteristic color saturation/depth/range of the "glorious" IB TECH shines through.

There was some chatter about it being sourced from the master as the MGM DVD. Is this true?

Excellent job! I'm happy to give you feedback. Sending you a PM now...

metacarattere secondo said:

I own three German VHS and a TV capture from the 80s. They all have this nine differences.

Thank you very much for confirming this. At this point we have no doubt what comprised the International Cut (of which the US cut was most complete) based not only on home releases sourced from theatrical prints, but also a continuity script of the IC.

The Italian cut is less clear given we don't have access to a continuity script that provides a frame-by-frame description, but I'm confident we'll figure it out.

metacarattere secondo said:

By the way, in the "Kitty scene dubbed" thread of the leone forum, you asked about the original joke in the sentence...

I would love for someone to translate the Italian Cut word-for-word because I'm curious how much Mickey Knox strayed from the original script; not only for this scene, but also the entire film. I read somewhere that SL was less than pleased with the fact that MK had taken liberties with the original script in order to achieve his goal of maximizing lip synchronization.

Who's up to the task?? :P

metacarattere secondo said:

Is there an intermission included on this glorious IB Tech print?

I don't know the answer to that...yet. The reel that includes this portion of the film has yet to be scanned. 

Although we are continuing to make progress with the TECH IB, I'm unfortunately not at a point where I can provide a meaningful update. As soon as I have more info I'll share it with everyone here (and AMPS).

The fact is the IB TECH is EXTREMELY dirty and has a lot of scratches, lines, etc. Despite all this. the colors are intact and vivid. The skies are blue not green like the skies and Blondie's teeth on the 4K BD (just before the desert scene when Tuco catches up with him at Shorty's execution).

Stay tuned.