bdc | 3rd October 2012 06:40 PM | Quote:
Originally Posted by Mojo
(Post 278472)
Started working my way through the Universal set with Dracula. I'm not a fan of Lugosi's Dracula, but I do agree it was very influential.
Interestingly, there's a nice piece on the restoration of the movie. One of the guys interviewed basically said he wanted the viewers to think that they ( the restoration team ) were "never there" - ie restoring it to its original state without interfering in the presentation. And they have done a beautiful job. Hammer, take note. | Dracula is probably the most important reason why I would pick this up.
Curious about the restoration (especially the audio) though.
The last restoration was very bright looking but had (most of) the original audio.
I always liked the hiss and pops on Dracula's audio as it made the film more moody imho. ;)
Edit:think I'll maybe be picking this up...still have my doubts about the audio but it sounds the restoration was very good.
Also noticed the slight zooming of the previous edition is gone. :) http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDRev...acula_1931.htm |