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Wizard of Oz HD

Posted by DavidLD (A) on September 28, 2009 at 04:30:40

WTBS ran the newly mastered version of this on their HD channel, and even on my 32" 720p set I was totally blown away by the quality of the new restoration. You can see fine detail in costumes and fabric textures I can hardly believe were somehow caught on the 1939 original film. Further, you can get a better appreciation for how much went into the original film. The tornado scene is still marvelous and the cgi people have nothing on the 1939 technology. I'm still in awe of how they did that.

This is an amazing film on a host of different levels and you have got to see the new remastering in HD or on the soon-to-be released Blu Ray disc.

If they can restore a 1939 film like this, can all classic films get the same treatment? The stunning detail in the B&W parts was perhaps the best of all. And the soundtrack never sounded better.

This was probably not cheap to do, but warranted given the long term popularity of the film. Will restoration costs come down so that similar technology can be applied to less popular but still classic films?

This was stunning after all the years of watching this movie with soft lines and faded colors. I was blown away.

David

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