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There is a lot of discussion around these two transfer being that the SE is approved and the Divimax isn't. For the record, the Divimax has better compression and is less dirt ridden. However, some believe the new transfer eliminated the blue hues that are a trademark of the film. It's also worth noting that the outdoor scenes look more like summer and less like fall in the new transfer. The last cap shows one where I feel the new transfer hit the nail right on the head. More information and comparisons about the transfers can be found here. http://www.horrordvds.com/reviews/a-m/h ... pare.shtml
Widescreen vs. Pan and Scan
Last edited by captainjoe on 03 Dec 2007, 04:12, edited 2 times in total.
I prefer the older transfer on the grounds of colour timing - we watched the 2003 transfer in film studies and it really does make the daytime scenes look like spring. It's a simple case of not colour timing the prints
bradavon wrote:
but I guess you're more intelligence than me.
Ivan Drago wrote:I prefer the older transfer on the grounds of colour timing - we watched the 2003 transfer in film studies and it really does make the daytime scenes look like spring. It's a simple case of not colour timing the prints
I can't agree more. The removal of dirt and better compression is great but the colours are all wrong.
Apparently Anchorbay/Starz knows about the mistake and is bringing out a new restored DVD in the fall. There's also a blu-ray coming out with the corrected colour-timing.
