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Topic: THUNDERBALL --Derann import feature
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Gary Crawford
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 979
From: Manassas, VA. USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted February 27, 2007 03:01 PM
Just took delivery on this feature on Saturday....from a seller on Ebay. Price $299.00....luckily much cheaper than a new print from Derann's catalog..but this one is in pristine shape, so I'm sure new prints would be similar. Derann still has this in their latest catalog, so I thought I'd pass along a quick review.
I've been trying to come up with some new and different descriptive words to convey the sharpness of this print.....but I'm having a hard time. The cliches , "pin sharp", or "sharp as a tack" ..come to mind. It's in Scope , of course and combined with near perfect color renderings, it actually made me feel like I was in the theater in 1965 watching this film for the first time. I understand it came from a 35mm IB tech postive print and the printing job done with it is truly outstanding. Image is steady as a rock...sharp edge to edge with lots of detail.
Making it seem even more like a theatrical release are the cue marks at some of the reel changes of the original print...but actually , for me I liked them.
Sound is mono...and very strong (nice bass) recorded at a high level on the stripe, but not too strong to cause distortion.
Just an outstanding print. Mine was mounted on two almost overflowing 1600 foot reels.
I understand that Derann's You Only Live Twice is even nicer than this one, but I'd find that hard to believe.
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