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Topic: Hannie Caulder on 8mm & DVD
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Barry Attwood
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Posts: 1411
From: Enfield, U.K.
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted April 16, 2007 05:42 AM
I've just watched the Region 2 DVD of "Hannie Caulder" to compare it to my Walton scope feature, well firstly you realise what a wonderful job Walton did in editing out about 8 minutes (at a guess), and how well their print measures up to the DVD. Admittedly the colours on the DVD are slightly better, but where my scope print has it over the DVD is that after the main credits it switches from a 2:35/1 image to about 1:85/1 until the very end credits, why this was done I do not know, which is strange when you realise this is an Anchor Bay (UK) release, and they usually release their DVD's as near correct as possible. The print used was quite good, just the odd line here and there (one thing strange are the titles, they are in Italian?). Perhaps as this was a budget release not too much work has gone into the DVD, shame really as this is one of my favourite Westerns, as it has viscious moments, combined with some fine comedic moments between the Clemens brothers played by Ernest Borgnine, Strother Martin & jack Elam. The gorgeous Raquel Welch in nothing but a blanket for much of the movie also helps. I often run my 8mm print, and was interested in what was missing from it, well not a lot, nothing of importance to the storyline anyway. This pops up on 8mm lists quite regularly, flat and scope, and is worth looking out for, as the colours of this Walton release are as strong today as when first released on most prints I've come accross.
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