tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post3346146900823509247..comments2024-01-02T15:27:47.049-05:00Comments on I'M IN A JESS FRANCO STATE OF MIND: Jess Franco Blu-rays: Comments/Critiques?Robert Monellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06309327472702575547noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-34735400727968235842013-09-11T16:45:21.494-04:002013-09-11T16:45:21.494-04:00Thanks for the feedback,Jared. This is a very nice...Thanks for the feedback,Jared. This is a very nice package, two versions, several documentary interviews including one with Jess on his first horror foray, and more. But I still find the color lacking and it's way too dark for long passages and way too dirty and filled with marks. So yes a full restoration would be preferred by me. But it still looks better than most previous versions and I do understand the financial factors. I just wish they would spend the extra time and money and maybe do a few less releases.Robert Monellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309327472702575547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-52324210321560300372013-09-09T17:56:13.954-04:002013-09-09T17:56:13.954-04:00I think this BD version of CHRISTINA looks quite g...I think this BD version of CHRISTINA looks quite good, actually. I think color and clarity are fantastic. It does look a little ragged, and too dark at times. But I don't think any of relative faults with this disc have anything to do with the video transfer, per se. The problem is that relatively little work went into restoring what I presume are the only remaining film elements at hand. I think the primary reason for this may be economic. BD releases are very, very expensive. They costs at least twice as much to produce as SD discs. So the relatively small market for these movies makes putting out a Blu ray a rather risky endeavor. I think the cost-saving comes in with the restoration process, doing very little to clean up dirt and debris and so on. Of course, this is all just speculation on my part, but I think these factors are probably what drives Kino's "as is" transfer policy. I sympathize with this decision, and give them a ton of leeway for it. I'd rather have this HD version of CHRISTINA than none at all. That goes for pretty much all the Redemption Blu ray releases. Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732365894416185000noreply@blogger.com