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Topic: Walton Films Features: Unabridged?
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Hugh Thompson Scott
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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted August 19, 2013 07:10 PM
Yes they do Joe,it used to be a big "W", later on a globe. Their editing in the main was very good, indeed I was thrilled to bits that all the main & end credits had been retained on "One Million
Years BC", but missing the creation prologue which set the scene,
but was well annoyed when they buggered about with the main
titles on "Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General" and cut the
end titles, unforgivable, and I did complain at the time.Other than
that, all titles were intact on their features.
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Hugh Thompson Scott
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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
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posted August 20, 2013 06:36 PM
Isn't it amazing how you tend to lose track of prints you've owned,
I had totally forgotten "Reach For The Sky", until Dave mentioned it. A film I would have liked to have seen Walton release in colour,
I could have lived without a 'scope version, was the film "FERRY
TO HONG KONG", they did a superb 8 reel version, which I got
especially for my Dad many years ago, but the setting demanded colour.Have you many prints Joe from Walton, or are there any you're looking for?
[ August 20, 2013, 07:51 PM: Message edited by: Hugh Thompson Scott ]
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Robert Crewdson
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From: UK
Registered: Jun 2013
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posted August 25, 2013 07:56 AM
Hugh, by now Ferry to Hong Kong would be red, at least with B&W you still have the film.
Don't you just love these old war films, Reach for the sky, Angels One Five, etc, where your watching the hero in beautiful B&W, suddenly it changes to scratchy footage of a dog fight, then we return back to the pristine footage and the hero says 'That was too close for comfort, we nearly bought it this time'
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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
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posted August 25, 2013 08:49 AM
Sometimes they turn out to be much better than they were rated to be when they came out.
"Never So Few" a 1959 Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen and Peter Lawford, (A 1959 super 8 optical sound feature, though this print was re-released on super 8 in 1968, due to the popularity of Steve McQueen, hence this 1959 film film ending up as a optical super 8 feature) ...
I have ended up enjoying more than I thought I would. It's a slower moving war film, but more psycological in some ways so, for me, more enjoyable.
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Hugh Thompson Scott
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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
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posted August 26, 2013 05:32 AM
Hi Robert, I must say that the Walton colour features I have, still
have great colour, their print of "Matthew Hopkins-Witchfinder General", which was the first colour feature I bought on its
release, is still excellent, as are a host of them. The only Walton
colour fade I've encountered, is the 400' "Sea Wolves", which was
a secondhand purchase and came that way.
Regarding the "old stiff upper lip" stuff in Kenneth More type films
this is true, but remember that's how these people carried on,
a different world from today.
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Hugh Thompson Scott
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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
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posted August 29, 2013 03:32 PM
Like you Robert, I was in awe, but I wanted my favourite film, and
still is, "One Million Years B.C.", i was in shock when it was announced as a 200' B/W reel, then as a 200' COL/SND episode,
I was thrilled, my favourite sequence, the young Tyrannosaur
invading the shell peoples camp, the only fault, was the last gasp
as it died, was omitted from the clip, but thankfully in the feature was kept in.
Next to "Jason",this is a classic for me, "Star Wars" isn't even in the running, Raquel, I MUST give you my address.
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