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Posted by Brian Hendel (Member # 61) on June 25, 2011, 01:43 PM:
I'm sitting here watching James Cameron's Titanic on TV and I realize how much I like it and need the scope feature on super 8. I don't see them for sale often. Is it something that can be special ordered from CHC or a distributer in Germany? Any leads would be appreciated!
Posted by Jeroen van Ooijen (Member # 1104) on June 25, 2011, 04:38 PM:
I know that you can order it by CHC ,without sound around 900 Euro and with sound 1000 Euro.
You must ask Gian Luca,he has buy this movie around 2 years ago.
Good luck! ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on June 25, 2011, 06:49 PM:
Brian,
If you talk my wife into it I'll buy prints for both of us!
(...and Good Luck with that!)
Posted by Brian Hendel (Member # 61) on June 25, 2011, 09:44 PM:
Wow 1,000 Euros! I guess it's fitting that the most expensive film ever made should be the most expensive film ever released on super 8. I just wrote to Classic Home Cinema to see if it's still possible to get a print.
Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on June 26, 2011, 03:51 AM:
1000EUROS for a film on Super 8????
A joke surely?
Posted by Jeroen van Ooijen (Member # 1104) on June 26, 2011, 05:15 AM:
Brian let us know! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Posted by Gian Luca Mario Loncrini (Member # 1417) on June 26, 2011, 06:21 AM:
Hi guys.
First of all: to get that movie TWO orders at least must be placed. No chance to get one print if there are not at least two collectors willing to get it.
Jeroen is correct about the price... More or less. Consider that was the price I knew about two years ago. It could be possible it is a little more expensive, now.
For those who normally project in sync mode, I know there is the chance to get a print on polyester for 500 euro. Unstriped, of course.
[ June 26, 2011, 11:22 AM: Message edited by: Gian Luca Mario Loncrini ]
Posted by Brian Hendel (Member # 61) on June 26, 2011, 06:35 AM:
Gian - So how is the print quality? It better be incredible for that price!
Posted by Gian Luca Mario Loncrini (Member # 1417) on June 26, 2011, 06:51 AM:
Hi Brian, how are you?
Well, definitely a very good print. I was told the ones on polyester are definitely better than the ones on acetate (of course).
I posted some pictures here, some years ago. But they are not so good. Just to have an idea about the print, have a look here:
8mm forum
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on June 26, 2011, 09:38 AM:
Brian.... I'd love to have one of these, myelf. I can't afford it right now, but maybe later in the year/early next year. Let me know when you were thinking of purchasing and maybe we can do the 2 print order. I'd prefer striped, as I don't have a sync box.
Thx,
G
Posted by John Hourigan (Member # 111) on June 26, 2011, 10:05 AM:
Holy cow! -- for that amount of money, any print had better be damn-near perfect. While I enjoy film collecting, I can't bring myself to even think of spending that kind of dough on one film print. Too much more in life to enjoy than to spend that kind of money on a Super 8 print IMHO.
Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on June 26, 2011, 11:49 AM:
It certainly is a lot, but on the other hand if you think of what some of us were spending on Super 8 in the 80s and 90s, when there was a constant flow of tempting new releases, most of us must be spending far less nowadays in the course of a typical year.
Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on June 26, 2011, 12:55 PM:
Surely, there must be prints of this title on 16mm for less than that price.
quote:
Too much more in life to enjoy than to spend that kind of money on a Super 8 print IMHO.
Yes indeed.
Posted by Gian Luca Mario Loncrini (Member # 1417) on June 26, 2011, 01:15 PM:
I agree with you, Adrian.
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on June 26, 2011, 01:31 PM:
quote:
Surely, there must be prints of this title on 16mm for less than that price.
I think I saw a print on Ebay in the past year or so that sold for much more that 1000 Euros. Three hours of film is a lot of footage, and to strike that much costs money. I'm thinking of getting into 16mm later, but that means a decent projector, scope lens, splicer, rewinds, maintenance supplies, etc., so while I'm not looking to do that anytime in the near future, I'd certainly be willing to spend top dollar for a S8 print of a title I want. Yeah, it's a little pricey, but I'm certain I can sell nearly everything I have for what I have into it, if need be.
I've always stuck to my 'rule' of not going into debt for this hobby, and I haven't, and won't. Some common sense does apply to this, as well as any hobby.
So when I acquire an expensive title, I enjoy it, and it does not hamper my ability to enjoy life at all. We still travel, good times with family and friends, and live a nice life here. I have no regrets on what I've bought in the past and what I'll buy in the future.
Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on June 26, 2011, 01:35 PM:
Greg,
That's fair comment. I always try to keep the spending within the hobby, ie. sell something to pay for something.
My advice to you here though - save your money and put it towards a good 16mm print. It's way too much money for 8mm. Just my opinion.
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on June 26, 2011, 01:39 PM:
Fair comment as well, Mick. Thanks.
Posted by Colin Robert Hunt (Member # 433) on June 26, 2011, 02:48 PM:
At that price how much in your lifetime would it cost to run the film say one showing per year. Not good and very expensive per show. Titanic was shown in 70mm at the Empire Leicester Square on it's premire. I have the behind the scenes footage when this was run and Fred Fullerton was the projectionist among several others. I dont think the Super 8 print is as good. And maybe the 16mm version is a better bet. Personaly I have this on disc at a cost of £7.00 and that is a first clas print with 5.1 sond.
Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on June 26, 2011, 03:06 PM:
Colin,
Perhaps Classic would accept a trade-in of NO TIME FOR COMEDY for TITANIC!!
Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on June 26, 2011, 03:56 PM:
When I think about prints like this, my head tells me I could get a video projector for the same money and then have all the feature films available on disk up on my screen dirt cheap from there on out.
(Even if my heart tells me differently...)
Posted by Jeroen van Ooijen (Member # 1104) on June 26, 2011, 04:05 PM:
WHERE IS THE LOVE FOR THE HOBBY ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
Posted by Brian Hendel (Member # 61) on June 26, 2011, 04:09 PM:
Yes, you can't put a price on happiness as the saying goes. And what makes us happier than seeing a film we love projected on our home theater screen?! Meantime, just got a price quote back from CHC on Titanic... and it's a little lower than the 1,000 euros so I'm seriously thinking about it. I was told to check with Steve Osborne first since it may be a little lower ordering through him... will post what I decide to do.
Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on June 26, 2011, 04:32 PM:
In view of what sought-after modern 16mm films go for on eBay, I'm willing to bet £10 that if one of 'Titanic' comes up in very good condition, it will cost more than a new Super 8 print. And however good it is, I expect it would be bound to be widescreen at best and not 'scope. And another question is how many years are you willing to wait, with no certainty of getting one?
Posted by Brian Hendel (Member # 61) on June 26, 2011, 04:52 PM:
CHC says they also special order Titanic in 16mm scope... didn't ask the price though - but I'm sure it's higher than the super 8 print.
Posted by Oemer Yalinkilic (Member # 86) on June 26, 2011, 04:58 PM:
I don´t know how much CHC have to pay, but if you buy it direct from the lab, the price for 16mm is double of the 8mm price.
Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on June 26, 2011, 05:07 PM:
I was thinking along the lines of a used 16mm print - not new.
Posted by Adam Deierling (Member # 2307) on June 26, 2011, 05:08 PM:
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on June 26, 2011, 08:16 PM:
quote:
WHERE IS THE LOVE FOR THE HOBBY?
Thank you, Jeroen.
quote:
Yes, you can't put a price on happiness as the saying goes.
And, thanks, Brian. Let me know what Steve says, and let me know what that price is.
Since when was this forum created to bash what cost might be when it comes to acquiring sought-after prints? If you're into the $10 DVD and video, that's fine, but this is NOT the place for that discussion. Take it elsewhere!
Posted by Adam Deierling (Member # 2307) on June 26, 2011, 08:22 PM:
Here-here...Long live film!
Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on June 27, 2011, 04:15 AM:
Greg,
With respect, I don't think that anyone was "bashing" anything. It's just a discussion.
Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on June 27, 2011, 07:24 AM:
Since I'm the one that introduced the video projection angle into it, I'll take this one.
I'm not bashing anybody here either, just saying for myself that it's past the point where I could justify the cost.
If other people's economics allow them to do this, more power to them.
Since I want to also do projected video (also not only) when I got to buying a print like this unless I could make a spectacular deal that is the way I would go.
It's exactly the way I feel when somebody drives past in a Porsche. I wish I could afford one too, but at the end of the day it's still just a car and in proportion to my family's needs I can't justify it.
-if the proportions changed that would be different!
The love of the hobby is fine, but I want my kid to go to college even more.
I have a number of prints on DVD and on film too, basically because in those cases the satisfaction of having the film justified the extra cost (-the video is for convenience, obviously. Super-8 doesn't play well in the minivan for example.) The whole question is how much is that satisfaction worth to any one collector.
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on June 27, 2011, 07:51 AM:
Very well said, Steve.... and to clarify, I wasn't saying one particular person or persons was 'bashing', just the concept of print costs and paying for them was what was being bashed, or 'discussed'. I don't mean to ruffle feathers, but mine were ruffled a little bit, so I had to speak up. No harm, no foul. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on June 27, 2011, 08:06 AM:
I think it's also worth emphasising that being willing to buy a print of 'Titanic' doesn't necessarily mean that you have large amounts of disposable income. Some collectors have fairly fluid collections and if there's something they really want, they are willing to find and sell several items that they are less enthusiastic about in order to raise funds.
Personally, I think a possible (albeit risky) way to make some money would be to buy a new 16mm copy and put it on eBay! If it could be bought for about 1,900 Euros, I suspect a lab new 16mm scope 'Titanic' might go for significantly more!
Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on June 27, 2011, 08:23 AM:
I think the "how much does this cost" question is a sore point to a great many of us. It's one I have heard a few times when I do shows for the 99.9999% of the people I know that aren't film collectors.
It's something you can't explain to other people. I can't just justify over a thousand bucks for a film print to somebody else any more than they can justify a $5,000 set of golf clubs to me.
(-no offense intended to any golfers present here, we all need more fresh air!)
-but then again, it's really a rude question: not very much "live and let live."
My standard answer has always been "-more than a pizza, less than a car.".
Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on June 27, 2011, 01:17 PM:
It's not too much to pay if that super 8 print is as good as a 16MM.
Gian was kind enough to give me a spare reel of this feature (it's the scenes where the iceberg first strikes and all), and I must say that it is exceedingly sharp with very fine, (almost nonexistent) grain. It really is an exceptional print. I highly doubt a 16MM will be able to boast any better.
I know the 16MM crowd will always say that 16MM is always preferable, but there are many super 8 prints that not only equal but even surpass 16MM AND you have the option of a knock-out stereo soundtrack!
... and, as stated earlier, definitely check to see if the print (for instance, that 500 euro) is polyester or acetate.
That reel that I recieved from Gian is acetate, and that slight yellowishness of acetate film does effect the color spectrum just enough to be irratating (well, at least, to me).
Though nice, those screenshots do not do the print justice.
Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on June 27, 2011, 01:34 PM:
If we are OK for $450s for a Disney print (as that the price from Steve Osborne), I think that price for Titanic is fair enough because as far as the footage it is equal to 2 * Disneys.
{ps: remember when we are talking about super 8mm, we merely count on length of footage because the c*pyr*ghts is not paid)
Posted by Colin Robert Hunt (Member # 433) on June 27, 2011, 03:07 PM:
Mike Bo Time For Comedy would be a good part exchange, I have not contacted CHC yey but I'm sure they would make me a offer I could not refuse. On the next bring & buy if we get another convention I'm sure someone will snap this feature up. but the asking price is far to high on Super 8 for Titanic No one is going to really pay the price for this per showing. And really what is the resail selling price once you decide to sell? And the best Super 8 projector we have can still put a scratch through the print. For the love of film buying to me has been a loss of a job and so film prices are a no no. Even if I was in a good salery that price is far too high to pay for that gauge. Even the best print on 8 or 16 will not match the original premier showing and that's a fact.
Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on June 27, 2011, 04:01 PM:
Brian
One of the things you have to be wary of regarding S8 Scope is how the film is printed. Scope films will use the full frame ie the top and bottom with only a thin frame line to seperate the frames, this is where things go wrong in the sense that your aperture plate wont allow for that and as a result you wont be able to project the full image. I always thought that if Super8 projectors were fitted with a variable size aperture plate providing the lens can accommodate it that would be great, although in saying this some Scope prints seem fine but are still limited in the top/bottom projected on screen film area.
I understand long ago Kempski Scope prints did allow for the limitations of the aperture plate in the printing thus Kempski prints were sought after from collectors.
Another thing would be to check out who does the sound recording, its source and how its done.
Brian I think your best bet is a portable 35mm projector some big reels and a 35mm print from somewhere, just kidding, well almost.
Graham.
Posted by Oemer Yalinkilic (Member # 86) on June 27, 2011, 04:50 PM:
A friend of mine have a 35mm for sale. If I remember right he wants 750 Euro for his print.
Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on June 27, 2011, 07:15 PM:
With due respect to Colin and any members basically saying it's too much to pay, I really think it comes down to the degree of satisfaction that the owner gets out of it. E.g. it's beyond me that someone finds it worthwhile to buy a Rolex watch costing thousands whilst I'm happy with a watch costing £30 or less. But for someone who loves 'Titanic', a new print on 8 or 16mm will be the ultimate collectable and something that only exists in tiny quantities compared to any other memorabilia. It might be a once in lifetime buy, partly financed by selling several other features.
It's impossible to justify in terms of how much it costs per screening, as it's crazy if you look at it in this way. I spent a lot on a new print of 'Aliens' soon after it was released and I must admit that I've only screened it all the way through twice, so I could say that each cost me about £175! But despite this, I still consider it one of the real 'jewels' of my collection and I remember that the shows when I screened it were amongst the most impressive and memorable I've ever organised; there was an extraordinary shared sense that everyone was watching 'the film' in my home, rather than a home-viewing version of it. I suppose just knowing that it can be unleashed on an audience whenever I choose is satisfying!
I'm uneasy about a situation in which 'the message' from a pro-film forum like this could be "don't buy new features". Perhaps the same would be said to anyone considering spending £500 on the much shorter 'A Hard Days Night' feature from CHC. If we encourage collectors to think they are acting strangely and perhaps even being decadent if they very occasionally buy one of the few remaining features that can still be ordered nowadays, then the reality is that we are hastening the end of the line for new product on Super 8, because every time a feature is sold, it's significant in helping to keep the dealer and the supporting lab and sound recording services in business. So it's not just features that are under threat if we discourage purchases, it's also the trailers, cartoons, etc, that some of us like to buy.
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on June 27, 2011, 08:43 PM:
Wow... thank you, Adrian!
I enjoy, very much, having our monthly screenings here at the house. "Dive-In Movies On Glenwood" has a pretty good following, so far, with 30-40 people attending each month, and not always the same ones, and many return guests. We stock the bar at our pool, everyone brings a dish of food to share (and there's always a fun theme for the food, planned around the film), then when it gets dark, we start the program. Many find it interesting and entertaining of the variety of trailers and the cartoon before the feature that, not once, have I repeated one (we've been doing this for two years now). These are the titles I've screened so far:
Show Boat
Grease (Scope)
Singin' In The Rain
Wizard Of Oz
Toy Story
Easter Parade
and several still planned for the rest of the season. I already have two new titles scheduled for next year, and hope to fill in the gap with 5-6 more. A price comes with that... now, I won't spend $1800 on a Star Wars print, but I will pay a fair price for other titles that I think worthy of my collection, and that will draw a crowd of our friends. What's the point, if you can't enjoy it with others? If I ever wanted to sell any of my prints, I know I could recoup the cost I spent, so I don't worry.
Anyway, my other two cents.
Oh, and Titanic would make a nice fall or spring screening (earlier start time).
Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on June 27, 2011, 11:23 PM:
Greg - sounds great, wish I was in the neighbourhood and on your invitation list! I agree that a lot of the pleasure that comes from owning a print is related to the enjoyment it can give to others. Spring next year would be highly topical in view of 15 April 2012 being the centenary of the Titanic sinking, but perhaps your audience would be too cold in mid-April.
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on June 27, 2011, 11:29 PM:
Yeah, that would definitley be a great day for a screening of Titanic. We started in March this year, and both March and April proved to be too cold. But we have a saying here in Tennessee... 'if you like Tennessee weather, stick around as it will change' We'll probably start up in May next year.
Posted by Colin Robert Hunt (Member # 433) on June 28, 2011, 10:40 AM:
Thanks Adrian and a good point made in respect of film collectors buying future releases. I have expressed my views and would not like to see the end of possible future releases on 8mm. I still have the money for the smaller films at a price more suitable to my curcumstances.
Graham a good point on Super 8 reduction scope prints. I have always liked the CineaVision process prints that came out in the 80's. The full frames was there, but prints had small masking in black either side of picture. I also thought the ratio looked more aceptable and apart from the loss of emultion area for picture. Not a great choice was avaiable and the prints have suffered from fading over the years but the process was a good idea.
Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on June 28, 2011, 12:37 PM:
Hi Brian. You have email by the way..
With next year being the Titanic anniversary my guess that it will be Titanic overload by the end of summer with merchandise and memorabilia including film materials being snapped up quickly. Perhaps it’s the ideal time if you feel the need to place an order or perhaps hang on for the inevitable used print sales to be offered in 2012? When GWTW was issued on 8 way back I quickly ordered a new print and at that time it was often quoted as being very expensive. All I would say is that the years of pleasure that film gave me projecting it to a house full of friends and often friends of friends was way beyond the initial outlay. Oh what fantastic memories! ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on June 28, 2011, 01:39 PM:
I've found just one problem with Cineavision prints ...
While thewy were printed in that lovely perfect "square" of the original scope image, (with the blacks bars on the left and right instead of the letterboxed adapted scope look of non scope films),
is that the edit lines from the original print can show up in the image.
I have a great Cineavision print, (completely unfaded, looks wonderful) of "Rooster Cogburn and the Lady" 400ft digest, and while it doesn't show up as much during daytime scenes, there is the flash from the light edit line everytime one shot changes to the next. You can get rid of most of it, but you can't get rid of all of it.
Bear in mind, however, that might just be because my projectors apeture allows for more film image on the screen.
Posted by Nick Field (Member # 2132) on June 28, 2011, 04:15 PM:
I hear that Titanic is set to be re-released again in 3D this time.
Posted by Colin Robert Hunt (Member # 433) on June 29, 2011, 02:59 PM:
Nick that's going to be some release. The lengh of the film may be a problem with this release, but who am I to judge. In regards to Cineavision Rooster Cogburn Osi I agree on the spiceing marks on the release. I have to my knowledge seen this on the flat version of this cutdown. I have the Ben Hur, Force Ten From Navorone and the trailer reals issueed in Cineavision and can re;port no problem with what you have described. I must be lucky because there is not much fade in my prints either. Once again if you use the Eumig projectors there is a generous ammlount of masking in the aperture plates against say the Elmo's. This was covered many years back in the 70's so not a new issue with these projectors.
Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on June 29, 2011, 04:00 PM:
Looking for the Ken 400' S8Sound edition with Webb/Stanwyck box
Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on June 30, 2011, 03:42 AM:
Joe. I think one of our local collectors has a copy of the 400ft version. If its of any help I can check to see if its still available, loan to run and check its OK on the old GS1200?
Nick. Mr Cameron has already primed us not to expect amazing 3D from the re working of Titanic, but no doubt we will go see it more than once as fans of the flick. The movie opens April 6th 2012 but 15 minutes of 3D footage was screened at CineEurope and the “King of the world” panning shot is said to be spectacular. My guess is that the demand to see it will be huge as the master works his magic.
Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on June 30, 2011, 05:05 AM:
Hi Colin
I still have a few Cineavision prints "Born Free" and "Jaws2". The colour disappeared long ago with "Born Free" much better now to watch on dvd on the VP....oops! did I say that ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
but still enjoy a Scope reel full of Tom and Jerry Cinavision prints.
Yikes! 186 minutes of Leo and Kate in 3D ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
a bit much for my poor old eyes, the last 2D to 3D conversion I watched was "Beauty and the Beast" and that was bad enough my old Super8 feature would have been much better. I see The Lion King is also being re-released in 3D, hope they do a better job of it.
As for a feature film on "Titanic" you cant beat the 1958 "A Night To Remember" in glorious Black and White and there are still plenty of Super8 prints around on that one.
Graham.
Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on June 30, 2011, 07:37 AM:
You are right A Night to Remember is such a super movie and we will be screening it here again as per usual on the 3rd July as per its original release date. John Merivale had such a sympathetic character in this version and I love it every time he is on screen. I’m looking forward to Sunday when the usual suspects come round for our annual screening, although I've never been sure if they keep coming for the film or the real ale..
Anyone else have a print?
Perhaps we can have a global synchronised super 8 screening this Sunday..
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on June 30, 2011, 07:06 PM:
We're actually screening "Meet Me In St. Louis" this Sunday evening... from a certain someone named Lee. ;-)
Posted by Brian Hendel (Member # 61) on July 11, 2011, 07:57 PM:
So after a little tossing and turning, I decided to order Titanic... after researching which was more cost efficient, I am going with a new print from Steve Osborne at The Reel Image (he orders it directly from Germany). The price is around $1,200 give or take. I think Greg was curious about what the price is right now. I know it's a bit high... but... it's only money, right! It is the 100 year anniversary after all... Will let everyone know how the print is. It better be beautiful!
Posted by Adam Deierling (Member # 2307) on July 11, 2011, 07:59 PM:
I am jealous! I am considering ordering Empire Strikes back from him. Saving all my pennies!
Posted by Maurizio Di Cintio (Member # 144) on July 12, 2011, 09:56 AM:
Brian, it's good you've made up your mind and are going for it - you won't be disappointed: I purchased a copy of TITANIC in Fall 2010 and is one of the gems in my collection: absolutely razor sharp with excellent, balanced colors.
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 12, 2011, 10:30 AM:
Brian, good luck with your Titanic print. I saw an excerpt of it at the BFCC a few years ago, where John Clancy had it pulse sync'd up to the DVD sound track. The print quality on that 25 foot screen was amazing!
Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on July 12, 2011, 10:38 AM:
Id only buy the Titanic feature for one little scene which I would completely wear out ...
Leonardo Di Crapio sinking into the inky depths, over and over and over and over and over again!
Posted by Gary Crawford (Member # 67) on July 12, 2011, 01:09 PM:
As far as what gauge ....I've found today's super 8 prints are really nice and sharp....PLUS... when re-recorded in good stereo...it just increases the value of the print and the viewing experience tremendously. provided you have a top projector....top bulb, lens...two blade shutter and all that...super 8 can be just fine. I sometimes show scope on a 16 foot outdoor screen...painted with Steve Osborne's screen paint..and in many cases...the 8mm prints actually looked better...certainly SOUNDED better. But if you are thinking of a showing in a huge venue...I guess 16 will win out.
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on July 12, 2011, 06:20 PM:
Hey Brian! Very good, my friend. Let us know when you get it and screen it. May need to add that for next year's 'Dive In Movies' lineup... though April may be a little chilly still.
Posted by Adam Deierling (Member # 2307) on March 09, 2012, 04:49 PM:
Brian, Did you ever get your print of Titanic? How is it?
Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on March 09, 2012, 07:39 PM:
Think this through Brian,It's a lot of lolly for a film,no matter how
much you like it,so if they've got to have two purchasers,then
that gives you some time to either get the required money saved,
or a cooling off period, where eventually the madness subsides
and Lord knows we've all been there, while another buyer
presents himself.I do hope Mrs Hendel doesn't read this Forum.
Also if you get it through Classic,I'm sure you could pay for it in
installments and that kind of takes the edge of it.To be honest
I think It's a bit of a cheek if you want to buy one of these films
and are expected to wait until they get a buyer for the second print,Telling them where to put it,preferably in a square box
would be my suggestion.Hope it works out for you.
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on March 09, 2012, 10:12 PM:
From what I remember, Brian did get his print, and is quite pleased. Review, Brian?
Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on March 10, 2012, 04:33 AM:
The super 8 print will probably be one of the only ways you will get to see the film in its original format from now on as any pending Blu-ray release after the 3D reissue will have been digitally touched up.
Posted by Greg Marshall (Member # 1268) on March 10, 2012, 06:52 AM:
That's sad.
Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on March 10, 2012, 12:42 PM:
I should have mentioned, that I DO have one reel from Titanic, it starts with the two young lovers escaping onto the top deck, and has the whole sequence with the inceberg hitting and then what follows afterwards. I think it runs about 17 or 18 minutes. It is quite sharp, to be sure!
Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on April 01, 2013, 04:40 AM:
I finally got around to seeing this full length print on Super 8. Wow. Incredible print. Beautiful colors, super sharp, and the sound is very good. This is definitely the crown jewel of prints on Super 8. The best print I own in terms of quality.
I saw this in the theatre once. Then once on VHS many years ago. While I wasn't such a fan of the romance part that is only a small part of the film. The main star of this film is the Titanic and seeing it on a 13ft scope screen as it topples and goes into the water was amazing! If you find a print and you like the film you will not regret purchasing it.
Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on April 01, 2013, 01:12 PM:
Then, there is the 200' Blackhawk subject with all the existing footage in S8
Posted by Ken Finch (Member # 2768) on April 01, 2013, 02:00 PM:
I recently viewed a TV programme about the Nazi version of "Titanic" and discovered that footage from this was used in "A Night to Remember" Have also noticed that the Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck starred version is available on DVD. Ken Finch.
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