Oh GACK!!! This movie is so dreadfully boring that the idea of getting one second of material restored just makes me ill. Am I the only one that has no good things to say about this movie?
>> Am I the only one that has no good things to say about this movie?
> I'll say something good about it: Maybe interest in the 1954 version will > spark some interest in the classic 1937 version and cause it to
> 1) be restored (if needed, I have no idea) > 2) have some prints struck (Vision Premiere please) > 3) come out on BD (if it hasn't already)
I think it's time to remake the title. It's always been on the edge of new technology:
1937: One of the first features shot entirely in 3-strip Technicolor 1954: One of the first non-Fox films shot in Cinemascope. 1976: One of the first films in Dolby stereo.
Clearly, there needs to be an all-digital version of this story. :-)
>> I'll say something good about it: Maybe interest in the 1954 version >> will >> spark some interest in the classic 1937 version and cause it to
>> 1) be restored (if needed, I have no idea) >> 2) have some prints struck (Vision Premiere please) >> 3) come out on BD (if it hasn't already) > I think it's time to remake the title. It's always been on the edge of new > technology:
> 1937: One of the first features shot entirely in 3-strip Technicolor > 1954: One of the first non-Fox films shot in Cinemascope. > 1976: One of the first films in Dolby stereo.
> Clearly, there needs to be an all-digital version of this story. :-)
> btw, I like the 1954 version.
> Lincoln
How about in 3D IMAX starring Britney Spears and Sean Penn. Sh#t! I just snorted coffee through my nose!
> > I'll say something good about it: Maybe interest in the 1954 version will > > spark some interest in the classic 1937 version and cause it to
> > 1) be restored (if needed, I have no idea) > > 2) have some prints struck (Vision Premiere please) > > 3) come out on BD (if it hasn't already)
> I think it's time to remake the title. It's always been on the edge of new > technology:
> 1937: One of the first features shot entirely in 3-strip Technicolor > 1954: One of the first non-Fox films shot in CinemaScope. > 1976: One of the first films in Dolby stereo.
> Clearly, there needs to be an all-digital version of this story. :-)
> BTW, I like the 1954 version.
> Lincoln
The Streisand/Kristofferson version, while attempting something different, wound up being an ego trip for Barbara Streisand while Kristofferson channeled Jack Daniels.
But will the final result be a restoration of Ron Haver's reconstruction of the premiere version, complete with animated stills? Or has more of the deleted footage magically turned up?
