Well, that is interesting. I've seen THE BIRDS several times in 35mm over the years since it first came out, both in Australia (where a couple shots were censored on first release) and in the UK.
The only noticable sections of the film that were "grainy" were the ones where there were numerous composite optical special effects and blue screen work. It sounds like Universal may have done some digital tweaking of the various optical elements to make them look better. Hopefully, unlike VERTIGO, they haven't added any birds where none existed before. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Kirby McDaniel To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:02 PM Subject: [MOPO] THE BIRDS in Hi-Def 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 512 479 6680 www.movieart.net mobile 512 589 5112 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
