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Melvin England
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Feb 2016

posted March 10, 2016 04:34 AM

Is it just me, or is this a good rule of thumb to go by?

In my rummaging through piles of second hand films over the years,there seems to be a trend that, if the condition of the outer box is lousy, it's pretty much certain that the film inside it has not been looked after very well. Scratches/burns/splices/erased sound etc.

What is your experience?

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Lee Mannering
Film God

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From: The Projection Box
Registered: Nov 2006

posted March 10, 2016 04:35 AM

As a very rough guide perhaps, but what do you do when the film has the wrong box? [Eek!]

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Melvin England
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Feb 2016

posted March 10, 2016 05:22 PM

Good point,Lee.

It has only happened to me once. Several years ago I bought a 2x 400' film in a double size white box marked "The Treasure of The Sierra Madre" (Bogart). Got it home. Reel one was. Reel 2 appears to be a middle reel from a horror feature which is actually pretty good!No idea which film it came from so I may even post some screen shots on here soon to see if anyone can help.
Anyway,finally got reel 2 of Sierra Madre at Blackpool last November so all is not lost.

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