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 Eurotika1955 |
The Terror on TCM |
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Posts: 171 (04/07/07 08:50:16) |
Last night I recorded TCM's broadcast of "The Terror." WOW! I have never seen the film look so good. And it was widescreen. I have no clue if the aspect ratio was correct, so perhaps someone else who saw the broadcast can relate back to the forum.
TCM also ran "A Bucket of Blood" on the same double bill and it was also widescreen. "Drama is life with the dull bits cut out." Alfred Hitchcock
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 Latarnia |
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Posts: 11934 (04/07/07 11:07:18) |
For the first time I tried to time my recording on my DVD-R recorder--and, when I woke up in the morning to check, I realize that I had failed!
I should have gone with my instinct and just recorded while still awake in a slower speed mode, getting THE TERROR in, and BUCKET OF BLOOD, too. Mirek |
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iamglobal |
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Posts: 376 (04/07/07 11:41:21) |
This appears to be a quite historic happening, considering the buzz on the different boards. And apparently, more than a few did fail to properly record it. I did get it on my cable/recorder hard drive or whatever they call it; I've never actually seen the film...
"No one sleeps the sleep of the just unless the abuse of dreams rendering
us powerfully helpless bottling up and unbottling renders a justice that restores us..." |
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Koukol 5 |
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Posts: 1997 (04/07/07 13:20:01) |
The color of the TCM showing was brilliant, but i'm not sure yet that the picture was any wider. I recorded it, but havn't had the time to compare it to my fullscrean DVD.
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iamglobal |
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Posts: 376 (04/09/07 14:18:16) |
Finally saw it, and found it quite enjoyable; the one scene that I assume has everyone's head scratching is Dick Miller's "It's not the Baron, it's Erich!" speech which makes no sense and is poorly played by all (most likely, they were all confused). Not sure why it was left in, as the script almost makes some kind of sense without it, and it's clear Karloff believes he's the Baron throughout. But it was good, clean fun. Loved the melting face.
"No one sleeps the sleep of the just unless the abuse of dreams rendering
us powerfully helpless bottling up and unbottling renders a justice that restores us..." |
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Koukol 5 |
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Posts: 1997 (04/10/07 10:08:34) |
Well, compared to my full screen DVD, the TCM version of THE TERROR had only a fraction of an inch of information on the sides, but missing a lot more information on the top and bottom.
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Atomic Mystery Monster |
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Posts: 918 (04/10/07 11:52:32) |
Quote: Hhmm...maybe it was shot open-matte? |
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Latarnia |
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Posts: 11934 (04/10/07 17:15:13) |
I hope to have some screen capture comparisons, courtesy the generosity of Eurotika, up soon.
I bet THE TERROR was shot open-matte. Mirek |
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iamglobal |
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Posts: 376 (04/10/07 18:02:07) |
I assume it was as well, but the framing looked well-composed, even handsome on occassion, in its letterboxed variant. Even if something is shot open matte, that doesn't mean the larger is the preferred variant -- while nekked bits getting cut off in VAMPIRE LOVERS or SWINGIN' CHEERLEADERS is inexcusable, I gotta say I never felt THE TERROR's faming seemed cramped or suspect.
I'm sure I'll be proven wrong! "No one sleeps the sleep of the just unless the abuse of dreams rendering
us powerfully helpless bottling up and unbottling renders a justice that restores us..." |
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Latarnia |
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Posts: 11934 (04/18/07 11:31:12) |
Okay. Courtesy our good friend Eurotika, I'm able to present some screen capture comparisons of the TCM presentation of THE TERROR and the full-frame versions available on PD releases. The comparisons are not of the exact same frames, as that would take considerable time, but you can get a fair sense of the framing issues nevertheless.
The TCM version is in widescreen, cropping off the full-frame presentations at top and bottom, with a bit more side info. The quality of the TCM version is obviously better, but there are instances where the cropping is too severe, in my estimation.       Again, thanks to Eurotika for making these comparisons possible. Mirek |
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Koukol 5 |
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Posts: 1997 (04/18/07 13:57:22) |
Thanks Mirek and Eurotika.
I could swear my full screen DVD had more information, than the TCM print, on the top. Too bad i know nothing about computers or I'd post a screen cap. |
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