Last night we watched this projected, and I found it tremendously satisfying. I deliberately had NOT gone back beforehand to review RAH's comments at the top of the thread, so that I could let the movie wash over me without preconceived notions of things to look out for. We thought the colors were absolutely gorgeous, especially notable in the first part of the film, and the audio was most satisfying.
And now that I've gone back and re-read RAH's review ..... I did wonder whether the image was slightly softer than it might have been, especially in a few scenes where I couldn't zero in on what the main focus point was intended to be. (One of them was in the dungeon when all the characters are so beautifully arranged and seen from slightly above.) Sync issues would normally drive me nuts, so the ones here must lie just below my threshold. Audio seemed satisfyingly full and strong, but in my enjoyment of it I was picking up something I'd never noticed in any of my past lives -- two things, actually -- the telltale edits or takes from one line to another (with no ambient theater/audience noise to disguise that), and the decibel limiting or capping on some of Mr. O'Toole's most roaring declamations.
Overall, it confirms for me my long held impression of how great everything about the film is, from the script writing, casting, directing, pacing and editing, to the decisions on when music should be present and when it shouldn't. What a masterpiece. Now all we need is the ultimate transfer.
And now that I've gone back and re-read RAH's review ..... I did wonder whether the image was slightly softer than it might have been, especially in a few scenes where I couldn't zero in on what the main focus point was intended to be. (One of them was in the dungeon when all the characters are so beautifully arranged and seen from slightly above.) Sync issues would normally drive me nuts, so the ones here must lie just below my threshold. Audio seemed satisfyingly full and strong, but in my enjoyment of it I was picking up something I'd never noticed in any of my past lives -- two things, actually -- the telltale edits or takes from one line to another (with no ambient theater/audience noise to disguise that), and the decibel limiting or capping on some of Mr. O'Toole's most roaring declamations.
Overall, it confirms for me my long held impression of how great everything about the film is, from the script writing, casting, directing, pacing and editing, to the decisions on when music should be present and when it shouldn't. What a masterpiece. Now all we need is the ultimate transfer.
