8mm Forum: Damaged Container / Lousy Film ????

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Posted by Melvin England (Member # 5270) on 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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Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on 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!]

Posted by Melvin England (Member # 5270) on 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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