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Post by Max on Oct 26, 2005 19:41:37 GMT
A friend brought his copy round to gloat today.
Had a quick look at some key scenes and the picture quality is fantastic.
BUT...
Such stunning pin-sharp images mean that EVERY wire holding up the War Machines is now apparant.
And stuff you never noticed is suddenly there - the police car that backs away and gets fried from the Heat Ray still in the cylinder is doing so in front of a very wrinkled backdrop sky painting!
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Post by Poyks on Oct 26, 2005 19:51:57 GMT
Oh I don't know, I think that's a good thing. I've mentioned the Thunderbirds comparison before; nothing spoils my viewing even though poor Virgil is practically held up by marine mooring ropes. ;D
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Post by RossH on Nov 2, 2005 17:05:04 GMT
I've watched the 'making of' but no the actual movie yet. The wires were visible at times in the previous release, I guess if the transfer is better then they will be even more obvious now. However, I agree that it's best to leave things as they were, rather than trying to digitally clean up some flaws in the fx. WOTW '53 is a classic movie, and should be preserved... warts and all.
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Post by ometiklan on Nov 5, 2005 4:10:32 GMT
Just finished watching the movie.
With the commentary By Gene Barry and Ann Robinson
running .
I must say that I learned alot about this movie from
them that I never knew before....Such as
Woody the Woodpecker being in the tree at the begining of the movie.
The picture quality is Light Years ahead of the previous
DVD release of this movie.
If you are A big War of the Worlds fan you owe it to
yourself to purchase this classic.
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Post by David Faltskog on Nov 5, 2005 10:06:52 GMT
Jammy Swine!!   D.F. |
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Post by misschicken on Dec 31, 2005 8:38:04 GMT
I was very pleased with the commentary on the DVD. I think Ann Robinson won the day as she was far more interesting than Gene Barry. She knew so much about the movie and her love for the movie showed.
It is one of the best commentaries ever on DVD.
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Post by hkev on Jan 9, 2006 22:00:56 GMT
Fascinating to hear on the commentaries that the wires were not visible in the original technicolour prints.
They've always been so obvious and distracting in the versions I've seen.
That realisation lifts the special effects to a whole new level.
This is one of the few instances when I think that CGI tinkering would be a good idea.
Get rid of the wires by all means, but please DON'T touch anything else.
And even with a highlighted photo I still can't make out Woody Woodpecker !
Kev.
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Post by theredweed on Jan 10, 2006 10:09:04 GMT
As an aminator it was great to see the amination test footage. The making of is great, love the stories about the bit with the martian.
Its a great DVD picture is good quality too.
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Post by D.A.V.E on Jan 10, 2006 12:09:05 GMT
I bought this when as soon as it came out, and ive still yet to watch it. I have watched the commentary, and loved the pictures of Harryhausens original idea for "War". That would have been *so* good . I think ill whack it on when I get home from work this evening, and then I can give a proper verdict. |
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Post by WaltP on Jan 16, 2006 0:00:41 GMT
And stuff you never noticed is suddenly there - the police car that backs away and gets fried from the Heat Ray still in the cylinder is doing so in front of a very wrinkled backdrop sky painting! Naw. that wasn't a wrinkled backdrop! The heat ray was so powerful it warped the sky! |
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Post by Lensman on Jan 25, 2006 2:11:13 GMT
On the "Thunderbirds" DVDs the wires are indeed so obvious they're often distracting. On the Classic "Star TreK" DVDs you can see coffee stains on Starfleet uniforms, zippers in costumes, and places where the paint has been patched on backdrops. Those TV shows were never *meant* to be shown with the crystal-clarity of DVD.
But I'd still rather have the improved picture quality. If you use a video projector, you can always de-focus the picture a bit if you want to experience it the way it was meant to be seen.
I can sympathize with the attitude that the wires holding up the Martian flying machines should be matted out, but I disagree. Once you decide it's acceptable to "improve" the film where do you stop? Spielberg decided to replace the pistols in gov't agents' hands with walkie-talkies at the end of "E.T." on the DVD release. Lucas notoriously changed the cantina sequence in "Star Wars" so Greedo shoots first. Ted Turner colorized "Casablanca" and the original "King Kong". Were these improvements? Heck no!!
Classic films should be left as they were made, "warts and all" as someone said.
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