TomArrow

Thanks Craig!

Unfortunately I just looked and the auction has ended. Looks like he got a good offer. Oh well, next time!

Soupdrinker0 said:

I’ll give 50USD for this.

Nice! Thanks

FunkySi said:

Sounds ideal, i’ll pitch in $10. Maybe more if we’re struggling.

Noticed the auction has ended, did you bid??

Thanks! No I did not. That auction ended a long time ago. I’m looking at a different print, a German one, which I hope will be comparable save for the different language.

Just thought I’d pitch this. It’s a German 35mm print of Falling Down. English audio could of course by synced. The print would probably cost around 200 EUR, scanning around 150 EUR.

Here’s an auction with an English print that was once sold with some pictures. I think it looks amazing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/333606062514

I presume the German one would look similar, but may have German titles, not sure. The Blu Ray looks a bit “eh” in my opinion, nothing special.

Since I don’t even know if anyone’s interest, I’m not gonna make any long detailed post for now. Just let me know if and how much you would like to pledge, if anything at all, to get this preserved. If we reach enough to at least buy the print, I’ll elaborate some more. =)

Pledges total: $70
FunkySi - $10
soupdrinker0 - $50
craigbillet - $10

Try youtube-dl?

If this should go above 300 or so, you may as well just get it from lddb: https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/shop/09271/17665/Matrix-The

Looks like it’s the same according to the cat number.

The amount if silliness in this feels spread thin, like too little coke spread over too big hooker tits. Or something like that.

A few of the edits are really funny imo, but a lot of the in between stuff just feels a bit like empty filler and not changed enough considering what you’re going for. Reminds me a bit of the German edits where they replaced the voices - Sinnlos in Mittelerde. I think a custom dubbing like that could lift this up a notch or two.

Bobson Dugnutt said:

Is it still possible to make a contribution? I’d pledge $10 if I could!

Sure, I’ll write you a PM.

A first sample has been sent to donators via PM

You would think a good 35mm film would profit from a 4K scan but theatrical prints are at least 3rd generation copies from the original (Original negative, interpositive, internegative) and aren’t as high resolving as the original negative. And the Russian film stocks aren’t terribly high resolving either. The only thing that would likely gain noticably more detail in a 4K scan of a typical print (there are exceptions I’m sure) is the tiny scratches, dust and hair all over it. =)

For example compare some commercial Blu Rays done from the original negative against some done from the interpositive and you might already notice a slight decline in sharpness, and that’s just the first generation master copy basically.

dickalan said:

Lol this place is nothing but a graveyard of good intentions, but dead projects.

That seems a bit harsh. Many projects have been finished.

craigbillet said:

I’ll donate $15 to this if still possible!

Yup, I’ll write you a PM.

SpookyDollhouse said:

TomArrow said:

SpookyDollhouse said:

I’d like to donate if it’s not too late!

Not too late at all. How much would you like to donate?

I’ll do $15. I can do another $15 on the first of June also.

Great! I’ll write you a PM and update OP asap.

Great news. All the donations have been received. Thank you very much to everyone who is supporting this project.

As soon as there’s anything to report, I’ll let everyone know!

SpookyDollhouse said:

I’d like to donate if it’s not too late!

Not too late at all. How much would you like to donate?

Well that was quick. Assuming all pledges come through, we are now 100% funded and the project’s future is secure. Any donations coming in now will merely reduce my own pledge of currently $240.

PMs have been sent to all OT members who pledged a donation for this project. I’m collecting the donations now to see who’s still in since we’re almost there.

Already mentioned it in the updated OP but: If we absolutely fail to raise the extra $150, the project will happen anyway. However I would have to pay a lot more out of my own pocket than I’d really like, so any further donations will be much appreciated. =)

A little update, see OP. Unfortunately we still need to raise about $150 more. I made a mistake and assumed a wrong price for scanning. Beg your pardons.

@Gomu69 Thanks man! I updated the OP.

Thank you sebkarlbjork! Noted.

@FilmD00d Thanks man. Hard to say at this point. I should be able to handle it all, however in case something unexpected happens (like me ending up having no time to do a release), I’ll ask around for help for sure.

@trillary dump Thanks! Noted.

That’s amazing, Gryfun! I’ve already said it, but thank you very much! I’ll pay for the final difference myself. Will start asking people to send their pledges once I figure out the payment details.

Thanks SpacemanDoug! Almost halfway there.

@tomi @kchrules
Thanks guys! Noted.

Moiisty said:

Didnt an imax preservation get released in the last few years? how would this one compare to that?

Different thing. The IMAX preservation reintegrated some IMAX scenes into the movie in the normal aspect ratio instead of cropped in the top and bottom like in the official release. Those were sourced from Blu Ray extras and a fullscreen DVD.

This here would be a scan of a 35mm print as it was seen in cinemas back then, so you would get all the theatrical colors, grain etc.