Last night I watched a 1080i hidef feed of Hitchcock's THE BIRDS. I
can tell you that I DISTINCTLY remember seeing this film
at the Jefferson Theater in Beaumont, Texas in '63 and being
impressed with how grainy and unattractive it was. This was not
untypical of Universal pictures at that time, which often times would
opt for cheap color labbing. I can remember many Universal film
that had this look.
Not so, the negative, apparently. Bright clear and sharp. The film
has always been problematic for me, but this time I did not miss
the humor and the unmistakable hint of environmentalism in the Daphne
DuMaurier story.
I recommend MGM HD for this kind of fun.
Kirby
Kirby McDaniel
MovieArt Original Film Posters
P.O. Box 4419
Austin TX 78765-4419
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