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Topic: FS: "Aliens" complete Super 8mm print

Thomas McGill
Junior
Posts: 5
From: Regina, SK, Canada
Registered: Dec 2015

posted May 28, 2016 04:40 PM

For Sale is a complete Super 8mm print now that I've upgraded to 35mm. This is a nice condition print with great color and sound. Reasonable wear. First 5 mins or so have a slight sound sync issue.

In general a great print of an awesome title!

Email Tom.mcgillwp@Hotmail.com.

Reduced - $500

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Larry Arpin
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 953
From: Sunland, CA, USA
Registered: Dec 2006

posted May 28, 2016 05:21 PM

I did a review on my print here and there is a screen shot. It is letterbox to get the full 1:85 image.

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Alan Rik
Film God

Posts: 2211
From: New York City, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 28, 2016 09:20 PM

Hi Tom,
If possible you may want to include screen shots of that film. The reason I say this is because some of the prints were printed on the bluish side. It isn't technically defective, but the warmer prints are more highly sought after as they are truer to the original print color.

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Adrian Winchester
Film God

Posts: 2941
From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004

posted May 29, 2016 10:31 AM

Bluish prints is a subtle issue here. My print is a little bluish but I'd say it's absolutely right in relation to the theatrical look of this film. A later print from when the lab was frequently printing too blue would be detrimental, though. However, soon after I bought my copy (which was in the first year of release), I saw a reel that was printed with suprisingly warm colour and I was confident that was 'wrong'.

There can be an element of taste - e.g. I'm fortunate to own a rare 16mm print of 'Alien Resurrection' and one thing I really like about it is that it has vibrant colour instead of the bluish look intentionally given to the theatrical release!

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Adrian Winchester

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 30, 2016 04:37 AM

Judge by yourselves:

And this is the blueish print:

The first one has natural color (eg color skin), good saturation, and sharp.

While the second print is so much blueish (human skin is pale), and soft focu

ps: please disregard the $ sign.

BTW, How many Derann titles you know that have so many obvious diversity on print quality?

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Winbert

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

Posts: 7477
From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted May 30, 2016 04:49 AM

Plenty of them Winbert, especially those printed on two different stock types.

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"C'mon Baggy..Get with the beat"

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Graham Sinden
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1131
From: Kent, UK
Registered: Aug 2005

posted May 30, 2016 06:17 AM

I always thought the best Derann prints came from the early 1990's.

Graham S

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

Posts: 7477
From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted May 30, 2016 07:18 PM

Between 1986 and 1995..they did indeed Graham!
Priceless, halcyon days of film collecting!! [Smile]

The very very best!

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 30, 2016 08:53 PM

Guys, several members had contacted me thought that the $ sign because I was selling it. No..the picture was taken from a very old post of this very topic:

Blueis print vs good print (Aliens, Super 8mm Derann)

I was just copying and pasting it to safe the 8mmforum's server from the burden of storing too many the same pictures.
So...no I don't own nor sell it.

And now back to the topic [Wink]

Cheers,

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Winbert

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