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Topic: Dr. No Trailer
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Ernie Zahn
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 540
From: Greenwich, CT, USA
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted November 30, 2013 07:35 PM
I didn't see this listed, so I thought I'd just do a quick review on the Dr. No trailer currently available from The Reel Image.
This is an extra long trailer. I wish there were more trailers like this out there. It's probably close to 70 or 80ft. I usually make smaller reels that I play before the main feature and this trailer really adds value to that preview reel.
I have to admit that I'm not a fan of this Bond film. I might be in the minority there. I don't like the ending. I prefer From Russia with Love a lot more. Though with Dr. No I enjoy moments. Actually I enjoy the beginning and middle of the film, but the ending just doesn't work for me. It's too outlandish and costumes at the end seem silly and garish. The parts I enjoy about the film are the ones featured most prominently in the trailer. In that way, I think the trailer holds up. Also, on a personal note, I'm not a huge fan of the misogyny in Bond films. I'm fine with positive and balanced sex imagery but not into the kind of "A** slapping" behavior that the Connery films seem to feature in his Bond films. Fortunately for me, that stuff doesn't show itself in the trailer.
Highly recommended for Bond film fans.
SOUND: It's mono, no surprises there. The sound is fairly clear. It seems to fade out at one point but that may just be the recording.
Picture: It's flat but not masked. The picture still takes advantage of the whole frame. The color is a bit muted. I'm not sure if this came from a print that was a bit faded or just that the trailer was a bit rough around the edges to begin with. I'd say it' the latter because the black levels seem pretty solid as in not red. It's very sharp and perhaps only a touch too grainy.
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Check out the trailer for my feature length Spaghetti-style Western:
Six and Bisti
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