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Tony Milman
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1336
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 19, 2008 02:59 PM

I did a search before posting but forgive me if I missed an entry

Was this film ever released on S8? I have seen 16mm films listed and many seem to be dupes but I don't remember an 8mm one.

If it was released, what was the quality like?

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Dave Cragg
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 166
From: Merseyside, Great Britain
Registered: Jun 2005

posted October 19, 2008 03:19 PM

Hi Tony,
could have sworn I've seen this on Ebay within the last year on Super 8.

Dave

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John W. Black
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 536
From: Deptford,N.J.
Registered: Mar 2008

posted October 19, 2008 04:04 PM

Tony,Many distributers put this out,all in fair pic quality,shouls be easy to find.

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Bill Brandenstein
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: California
Registered: Aug 2007

posted October 19, 2008 10:11 PM

I know for a fact that Niles did an 8-reel print of this, which is curious since the theatrical release was 7 reels. Oh well, keeps the projectionist busy. Anyway, if it's like other Niles prints, a VHS tape would be well ahead of the picture and sound quality.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 19, 2008 10:21 PM

'tis true!: if it's Niles you may as well go VHS!

The one Niles I have in my collection I always assumed was a faded print, but only later found out was a crappy one from the day it hit the loading dock!

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All I ask is a wide screen and a projector to light her by...

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Osi Osgood
Film God

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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted October 20, 2008 09:45 AM

Niles could occasionally put out a good print though.

One of the films I'm trying to get a beginning price on (from the owner before I sell it), "Pearl of the South Pacific", has very good color, (for some reasons, the bright daylight scenes have a somewhat bleached color, but the nighttime scenes are stunning), and when I checked the leader, it was surprisingly, a Niles print!

Even the negative they used was literally unspotted!

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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Athens,Greece
Registered: Jul 2008

posted October 20, 2008 11:29 AM

I have quite a few film from Niles.My general opinion is this:
Silent films are mostly execrable and should be avoided at all costs,in addition,all their titles can be found in better quality from other companies. Sound films are at least acceptable and at most, pretty good, as in the Sherlock Holmes series (The Basil Rathbone Universals) where they had a deal with the,then, current rights owners and worked from good originals.They hit their qualitative peak when they struck a deal for the Technicolored Benedict Bogeaus adventures of the fifties and produced first class prints. Unfortunately today,most have gone reddish !

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 20, 2008 11:43 AM

Osi,

My "Cattle Queen of Montana" is exactly the same way: bleached out daytime exteriors, yet lower light shots often quite nice.

The interesting part is when one of these bleached out shots fades to black, you have this roughly half second interval during the fade where the color becomes beautiful. It would be spectacular if the other 99.96% of the film looked that good!

I won't complain too much: the seller said the color wasn't good and I got it for less than a DVD would have cost me.

This was my first feature length film.

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All I ask is a wide screen and a projector to light her by...

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Athens,Greece
Registered: Jul 2008

posted October 20, 2008 11:45 AM

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE ,at 129 minutes,is complete on 8 x 400 reels and is a reasonably good print.

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Michael Hyde
Film Handler

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From: Dudley, West Midlands. UK
Registered: Dec 2006

posted October 21, 2008 01:32 AM

I bought my copy around 25yrs ago from derann,the quality quite good for its day,and will consider selling ifa fair price is offered,mounted on 2x1200 and 1x600 spools (8x400)its sat on the shelf now doing nothing.

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Brad Kimball
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1171
From: Highland Mills, NY USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 21, 2008 09:20 AM

I recently acquired a Niles print of this and haven't even had the opportunity to view it. So far, I just unwound some footage on the first reel to see if all the Main titles were intact and the condition of the first several feet. The picture from what I can see appears to be a bit dark. Can I really expect the print to look and sound cruddy? If so, I may only view the first reel and if I'm really disappointed - just stick with my DVD.

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Craig Hamilton
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Luton
Registered: Sep 2004

posted October 21, 2008 09:37 AM

Tony

Uncle Ian has a copy for sale on his list.

Craig

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Is Perry's Movies for Sale.

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Osi Osgood
Film God

Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted October 21, 2008 09:55 AM

Brad, couldn't get your e-mail address or send an e-mail. Could you contact me?

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