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  1. octobercountry

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) -- in Blu-ray

    "....The 1.85:1 elements we scanned is the same one Paramount had scanned in the past to create the 2.00:1 masters used in the Olive releases...." Heh, and now I'm even more confused. I was under the impression that an 1.85 version could not be created because no pre-cropped-for-superscope...
  2. octobercountry

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) -- in Blu-ray

    Over on another forum, it was stated that Frank Tarzi said (in an interview with "Cereal at Midnight") that the original negative still exists, but is in terrible shape and that the restoration would be expensive. My understanding was that the Superscope 2:1 aspect ratio was baked into the...
  3. octobercountry

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) -- in Blu-ray

    Apparently the original negative has finally been located and Kino is releasing a version at 1.85, taken from a new scan? If that is truly the case, this will be the first time anyone has EVER gotten to see this film in higher quality, since it was originally shot.
  4. octobercountry

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) -- in Blu-ray

    I have this on order, and am looking forward to going through all the extras. I am a bit ticked off about the missing Perspecta track, though. Oh, I know Perspecta was only "fake" stereo, but still it would have been nice to hear it. As for the aspect ratio, yep, it's a pity that the original...
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